Bioinspired Water Harvesting, Purification, and Oil-Water Separation. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bharat Bhushan.
• Authors: Bhushan, Bharat
• Contents: Introduction: Water Supply and Management.- Overview of Arid Desert Conditions, Water Sources, and Desert Plants and Animals.- Selected Water Harvesting Mechanisms – Lessons from Living Nature.- Bioinspired Flat and Conical Surfaces for Water Harvesting.- Bioinspired Triangular Patterns on Flat Surfaces for Water Harvesting.- Commercial Applications, Projections of Water Collection, and Design of Water Harvesting Towers.- Bioinspired Water Desalination and Water Purification Approaches Using Membranes.- Selected Oil-water Separation Techniques - Lessons from Living Nature.- Bioinspired Oil-Water Separation and Water Purification Approaches Using Superliquiphobic/philic Porous Surfaces and External Stimuli.- Closure.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (232 pages)
• Subjects: Materials science; Biomaterials; Thin films; Environmental engineering; Biotechnology; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- Water Supply; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Materials science; Water supply & treatment; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Materials--Surfaces; Water-supply
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030421328
• Related ISBNs: 9783030421311
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.