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Nanotechnology in Water and Wastewater Treatment

Theory and Applications

  • 1st Edition - November 15, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Amimul Ahsan, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
  • Language: English

Nanotechnology in Water and Waste Water Treatment: Theory and Applications explores the unique physicochemical and surface properties of nanoparticles and highlights the advantage… Read more

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Nanotechnology in Water and Waste Water Treatment: Theory and Applications explores the unique physicochemical and surface properties of nanoparticles and highlights the advantages they provide for engineering applications. Applications covered include the generation of fresh water from surface water and seawater, the prevention of the contamination of the environment, and the creation of effective and efficient methods for remediation of polluted waters. Each chapter covers a different nanotechnology-based approach and examines the basic principles, practical applications, recent breakthroughs and associated limitations. This book is ideal for researchers and professionals in the fields of nanotechnology, water treatment and desalination.

In addition, it is also ideal for postgraduate students, industry and government professionals, managers and policymakers.

Key features

  • Gathers together the latest research and developments in the field from journal articles and conference proceedings
  • Discusses and evaluates the most economical and low cost treatment technologies
  • Presents information from related fields on the applicability, strengths and weaknesses of particular nanomaterials in key applications, thus allowing for the continuation and expansion of research in a range of fields

Readership

Researchers and professionals in the fields of nanotechnology, water treatment and desalination; postgraduate students; industry and government professionals, managers and policymakers

Table of contents

1. Principles and Mechanism of Adsorption for the Effective Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent for Water Reuse

2. Locally Derived Activated Carbon From Domestic, Agricultural and Industrial Wastes for the Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent

3. Nanoparticles as a Powerful Tool for Membrane Pore Size Determination and Mercury Removal

4. Overview of Potential Applications of Nano-Biotechnology in Wastewater and Effluent Treatment

5. Applications of Emerging Nanomaterials for Oily Wastewater Treatment

6. Comparative Impact Assessment of TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles to Rocket (Eruca sativa L) Plant

7. Photocatalytic Decolorization of Two Remazol Dyes Using TiO2 Impregnated Pumice Composite as Catalyst

8. Application of Nanomaterials for the Removal of Heavy Metal From Wastewater

9. Application of Nanoparticles for Disinfection and Microbial Control of Water and Wastewater

10. Forward Osmosis (FO) for Removal of Heavy Metals

11. Nanoparticles Enhanced Coagulation of Biologically Digested Leachate

12. Chitosan Nanocomposite Application in Wastewater Treatments

13. Application of Semiconductor Nanoparticles for Removal of Organic Pollutants or Dyes From Wastewater

14. Nanofiltration Membrane Technology Providing Quality Drinking Water

15. Application and Future Prospects of Reverse Osmosis Process

16. Nanoengineered Materials for Water and Wastewater Treatments

17. Nanotechnology Based Solutions for Wastewater Treatment

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 15, 2018
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Amimul Ahsan

Associate Professor Amimul Ahsan has nearly 15 years research, teaching, and industry experience. He has published extensively in water and environmental engineering, including 9 books, 16 book chapters, and over 125 journal articles. He has received 14 international awards, including “Who's Who in the World 2015,” “Leading Engineers of the World 2013,” and the “Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award (Science and Technology)” from Sultan Selangor (Chancellor, UPM) in 2015. He is editor-in-chief of five journals in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia, and founder of the Journal of Desalination and Water Purification and the Journal of Advanced Civil Engineering Practice and Research. He is involved with several collaborative research projects globally and has a Scopus h-index of 22. He was a former faculty member of the Department of Civil Engineering and key researcher at the Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia

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Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

Professor Ahmad Fauzi bin Ismail is the Founding Director of the Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), UTM. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom, under the Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship. Prof. Fauzi is the recipient of more than 200 prestigious national and international awards. Among his most notable accolades are the Mustafa Prize Award / (OIC/Muslim Nobel Prize) 2023 (the first Malaysian to receive the Award), The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prize in Engineering Sciences 2019, Merdeka Award 2014, Malaysian Toray Science & Technology Foundation Award 2013, and three consecutive Malaysia’s Rising Star Awards (2016–2018), Malaysian Young Scientist Award, 2001. He also received the ASEAN Young Scientist and Technologist Award 2000 and the Elsevier Groundbreaking Research Award, 2025.

Affiliations and expertise
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

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