Photothermal Materials and Membranes for Solar-Driven Water Treatment
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2024
- Editors: Jaydevsinh M. Gohil, Kingshuk Dutta
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 7 8 8 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 7 8 9 - 0
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Request a sales quotePhotothermal Materials and Membranes for Solar-Driven Water Treatment provides comprehensive understanding of the chemistry of different photothermal materials, mechanistic pathways for light-to-heat energy conversion, design and development of various 3D evaporation systems configurations, and photothermal membranes for water treatment. The book contributes to the understanding of photothermal materials to system design for efficient solar-to-heat conversion and solar-steam generation and paves the way forward to meet increasing freshwater demand though sustainable and environmentally friendly approach.
In addition, it introduces in-depth different emerging concepts of steam-generation, gives the basics of solar light and solar light adsorbing materials’ function, efficiency and applications, discusses the preparation of photothermal materials and membranes, analyses the key characteristic properties of photothermal materials, elaborates on water evaporation using nature spired system design, and highlights the key commercialization approaches and technologies.
- Provides fundamental aspects of solar driven water treatment technologies and photothermal membranes and materials
- Analyzes, comprehensively, the designing of solar water evaporators and the choice and development of photothermal membranes and materials for solar driven water treatment
- Discusses performance parameters of photothermal membranes and materials to evaluate their efficacy in solar driven water treatment processes
Chemical engineers, materials scientists, and energy technologists in academia and industry working on water treatment, wastewater decontamination, photothermal materials and membranes, photocatalytic materials, membrane separation, membrane filtrationEnvironmentalists, policy makers, and regulatory bodies
Section 1: Solar distillation and photothermal materials
1. Overview of solar driven water treatment technologies
2. Photothermal materials – solar-to-heat conversion phenomena
3. Preparation methods for photothermal materials
4. Specific properties and standard methods for photothermal material analyses
Section 2: Design of solar water evaporators for desalination and wastewater treatment
5. 1D and 2D water channels for water evaporators
6. 3D and hierarchical solar water evaporators
7. Bioinspired designs for solar water evaporators
8. Solar-driven interfacial evaporators
Section 3: Photothermal membrane for desalination and wastewater treatment
9. Photothermal membrane distillation
10. Photothermal responsive (solar-intensified) RO membrane
11. Photothermal responsive (solar-intensified) NF membrane
12. Photothermal responsive (solar-intensified) UF membrane
Section 4: Photothermal and photocatalysis for water treatment
13. Photothermal-assisted photocatalytic degradation for wastewater treatment
14. Photothermal nanomaterials for solar water treatment
15. Biomass-based photothermal materials for water treatment
16. Photothermal antimicrobial materials for water disinfection
1. Overview of solar driven water treatment technologies
2. Photothermal materials – solar-to-heat conversion phenomena
3. Preparation methods for photothermal materials
4. Specific properties and standard methods for photothermal material analyses
Section 2: Design of solar water evaporators for desalination and wastewater treatment
5. 1D and 2D water channels for water evaporators
6. 3D and hierarchical solar water evaporators
7. Bioinspired designs for solar water evaporators
8. Solar-driven interfacial evaporators
Section 3: Photothermal membrane for desalination and wastewater treatment
9. Photothermal membrane distillation
10. Photothermal responsive (solar-intensified) RO membrane
11. Photothermal responsive (solar-intensified) NF membrane
12. Photothermal responsive (solar-intensified) UF membrane
Section 4: Photothermal and photocatalysis for water treatment
13. Photothermal-assisted photocatalytic degradation for wastewater treatment
14. Photothermal nanomaterials for solar water treatment
15. Biomass-based photothermal materials for water treatment
16. Photothermal antimicrobial materials for water disinfection
- No. of pages: 450
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 1, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443217883
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Jaydevsinh M. Gohil
Dr. Jaydevsinh M. Gohil, is currently employed as a Scientist in the Advanced Research School for Technology and Product Simulation of the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET), India. Prior to this appointment, he had served as a Pool Scientist at the Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials, CIPET, Bhubaneswar (Oct. 2015 - Nov. 2016) and as an Assistant Professor at Sardar Patel University, Anand, India (Aug.-Oct. 2015); and also worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Western Ontario, Canada (2011-2014) and at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India (2009-2011), sponsored by the Ontario Centers for Excellence/the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council /the BioGenerator Energy Solution Inc., Canada, and IIT Bombay/DOW Chemicals Co., respectively. He has been awarded a B.Sc. degree in Applied Chemistry in 2000 and a M.Sc. degree in Plastics Technology in 2002 by Sardar Patel University; and subsequently in 2008, received a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Bhavnagar University, while working as a Senior Research Fellow (at CSIR-CSMCRI, during 2006-2008) awarded by the CSIR, Govt. of India. His research interest includes materials development for membranes used in water treatment, molecular separation and energy conversion devices. As of now he co-authored 32 research/review publications and 04 book chapters in reputed international platforms, and edited/co-edited three books, one book published by Elsevier, and two books published by the American Chemical Society.
Affiliations and expertise
Scientist, Advanced Research School for Technology and Product Simulation (ARSTPS), Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Guindy, Chennai, IndiaKD
Kingshuk Dutta
Dr. Kingshuk Dutta, FICS, is currently employed as a Scientist in the Advanced Polymer Design and Development Research Laboratory of the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology, India. Prior to this appointment, he had worked as an Indo-U.S. Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell University, U.S.A. (2018-19) and as a National Postdoctoral Fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur, India (2016-17), both funded by the Science and Engineering Research Board, Govt. of India. Earlier, as a Senior Research Fellow funded by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India., he had carried out his doctoral study at the University of Calcutta, India (2013-16). He possesses degrees in both technology (B. Tech. and M. Tech.) and science (B. Sc.), all from University of Calcutta. He was also a recipient of the prestigious Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and National Scholarship, both from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. His research interest lies in the fields of electrochemical, photoelectrochemical and bioelectrochemical devices, wastewater treatment, as well as polymer blends/composites and biodegradable polymers. Until date, he has contributed to 62 experimental and review papers in reputed international platforms, 35 book chapters, 1 patent application, and many national and international presentations. In addition, he has edited/co-edited four books published by Elsevier, two books published by the American Chemical Society, and one book published by Wiley. He is currently serving as a Review Editor for Frontiers in Nanotechnology and Frontiers in Fuels, and has also served as a guest associate handling editor for Frontiers in Chemistry and a peer-reviewer for over 190 journal articles, conference papers, book chapters and research project proposals. He is a life member and an elected fellow of the Indian Chemical Society, a life member of the International Exchange Alumni Network (U.S. Department of State) and a member of the Science Advisory Board (U.S.A.). Earlier, he had held memberships of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (U.S.A.), the International Association of Advanced Materials (Sweden), the Institute for Engineering Research and Publication (India) and the Wiley Advisors Group (U.S.A.).
Affiliations and expertise
Scientist, Advanced Polymer Design and Development Research Laboratory (APDDRL), School for Advanced Research in Polymers (SARP), Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Devanahalli, Bengaluru, India