Handbook of Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment

Section I: Introduction to Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment: Fundamentals
1. Introduction to nanomaterials for wastewater treatment
2. Preparation, characterization and physicochemical properties of 0D, 1D, 2D nanomaterials and their role in wastewater treatment
3. Potential risk and application of nanomaterials in environmental management
4. Advanced Technologies for wastewater treatment: New Trends

Section II: Photocatalytic Nanocomposite Materials: Preparation and Applications
5. Introduction, basic principles, mechanism and challenges of photocatalysis
6. Doped TiO2 and doped mixed metal oxide based nanocomposite for photocatalysis
7. New graphene based nanocomposite for photocatalysis
8. Luminescent nanomaterials for photocatalysis
9. Magnetic nanomaterials based photocatalyst for photocatalysis
10. Nanomaterials for water splitting and hydrogen generation under visible light

Section III: Adsorbent Nanomaterials: Preparation and Applications
11. Nanomaterials for aAdsorption of pollutants and heavy metals: Introduction, mechanism and challenges
12. New graphene nanocomposites based adsorbents
13. Role of zeolite adsorbent in water treatment
14. Metal organic frameworks nanocomposite based adsorbents
15. Advanced nanocomposite ion-exchange materials for water purification

Section IV: Nanomaterials for Membrane Synthesis: Preparation and Applications
16. Nanomaterials for membrane synthsis: Introduction, mechanism and challenges for wastewater treatment
17. Carbon based nanocomposite membranes for water purification
18. Nanocomosite membranes for heavy metal removal
19. Responsive membranes for wastewater treatment.
20. Nanomaterial-based photocatalytic membrane for organic pollutants removal

Section V: Water Remediation Processes: Current Trends and Scale Up Issues
21. Introduction of water remediation processes
22. Nanocomposite photocatalyst based wastewater treatment processes
23. Nanomaterials based advanced oxidation processes for degradation of waste pollutants
24. Electro-oxidation processes for dye/coloured wastewater treatment
25. Fenton processes: Role of nanomaterials
26. Nanocomposite adsorbent based wastewater treatment processes
27. Nanocomposite/nanoparticle in membranes based separation for water remediation
28. Process for removal of micropollutants using nanomaterials
29. Antimicrobial activities of nanomaterials in wastewater treatment
Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment: Concluding

Nanotechnology has the potential to substantially improve current water and wastewater treatment processes. The synthesis methods and physiochemical properties of nanomaterials and noble metal nanoparticles, make their performance and mechanisms efficient for the treatment of various pollutants. These are presented in this book.

The processing of nanomaterials are subject to technical bottlenecks such as aggregation, difficult separation, leakage into the contact water, as well as potential adverse effects for ecosystem and human health. This book covers the fundamentals of nanomaterials, photocatalytic nanocomposite materials, nanomaterials used as a adsorbents and water remediation processes, their current status and challenges for mass production.

Handbook of Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment: Fundamentals and Scale up Issues provides coverage of the nanomaterials used for wastewater treatment. It explores the major applications of nanomaterials for effective catalysis and adsorption. The book also provides in depth information about the properties and application of  new advanced nanomaterials for wastewater treatment processes. This is an important reference source for researchers, aimed at solve some basic and advanced problems related to the use of nanomaterials for the development of wastewater treatment processes and technologies.

• Explains the properties of the most commonly used nanomaterials used for wastewater treatment
• Describes the major nanoscale synthesis and processing techniques for wastewater treatment
• Assesses the major challenges for using nanomaterials on a mass scale for wastewater treatment

Materials Scientists and Engineers in academia and R&D