Emerging pollutant treatment in wastewater. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: S.K. Nataraj.
• Authors: Nataraj, S. K
• Contents: 1. Introduction to Emerging Pollutants and their treatment techniques; 1.1. Definition and origin of EPs; 1.2. Classification of EPs; 1.3. WHO guidelines on EPs; 1.4. Health risks and toxicity associated with EPs; 1.5. Environmental hazard associated with EPs; 1.6. Need of detection and quantification of EPs; 1.7. Need of removing/separation/treatment of EPs; 1.8. Fundamentals of Water treatment; 1.9. Challenges in EPs characterization; 2. Methods to Detect Emerging Pollutants; 2.1. Existing analytical tools for EPs detection and their theoretical limitation; 2.2. Instrumentation and their limitation for detecting EPs; 2.3. Advancements in APIs detection and quantification; 2.4. Advancements in heavy metals and other metal ion detection and quantification; 2.5. New protocols to detect and quantification of organic contaminants; 2.6. Detection and quantification of endocrine disrupting chemicals; 2.7. Detection and quantification of Pathogens and other micro-pollutants; 2.8. Detection and quantification of Microplastics; 2.9. Summary on detection and quantification of EPs; 3. Limitations of existing treatment techniques in removing emerging pollutants; 3.1. List of analytical tools used for different EPs; 3.2. Limitations of existing analytical tool in detecting EPs; 3.3. Limitations of existing techniques in removing EPs from contaminated source; 3.4. Physical and chemical nature of EPs; 3.5. Physical methods and their limitations to remove EPs; 3.6. Chemical methods and their limitations to remove EPs; 3.7. Biological methods and their limitations to remove EPs; 3.8. Need of advance materials and methods to remove EPs; 4. Membrane processes for removal emerging pollutants; 4.1. Size and surface characteristics of EPs; 4.2. UF and MF for removal of Micropollutants; 4.3. NF and RO for treatment of EPs; 4.4. Electrodialysis for removal of charged EPs; 4.5. Forward Osmosis for concentration and removal of EPs; 4.6. MD and Hybrid-MD process for removal of EPs; 4.7. Hybrid-Membrane Processes for removal of EPs; 4.8. Limitations of Membrane-based separation process in treating EPs; 5. Polymer/Resin-based techniques to removal of emerging pollutants; 5.1. Use of polymer and resins in removing EPs; 5.2. Polymer-based adsorbents and chelating agents in removing EPs; 5.3. Polymer complexes for removal of EPs; 5.4. Polymer Nanocomposite for removal of EPs; 5.5. Resin-based fixed beds for removal of EPs; 5.6. Composite resins and their limitation in removing EPs; 5.7. Recycling and regeneration of polymers and resins; 5.8. Limitations of Polymers and Resins in removing EPs; 6. Functional Materials-based Microcleaners and Adsorbents; 6.1. Polymer-based functional materials for removal of EPs; 6.2. Polyelectrolyte complexes in removing EPs; 6.3. Carbon-based functional materials for removal of EPs; 6.4. 2D materials-based functional materials for removal EPs; 6.5. MOFs, COFs and ZIFs in removal of EPs; 6.6. Gels and Aerogels in removal of EPs; 6.7. Liquid membrane in removing EPs; 6.8. Ion-exchange method for removal of EPs; 7. Nanomaterials-based water filter for emerging pollutants; 7.1. Polymer-nanocomposite for removal of EPs; 7.2. Graphene and other carbaneous nanomaterials for EPs removal; 7.3. Nanocleaners; 7.4. Nanomaterials-based filters for capturing EPs; 7.5. Nano-adsorbents for removal of EPs; 7.6. Fenton and Fenton-type catalysts for degradation of EPs; 7.7. Recovery and reuse of nanomaterial-based; 7.8. Limitations of nanomaterials for EP removal applications; 8. Micro-plastic pollutants: Identification, detection and Removal Techniques; 8.1. Definition and threat of microplastics; 8.2. Microplastics in ground water; 8.3. Microplastics in wastewater; 8.4. Microplastics in ecosystem; 8.5. Microplastics source detection and removal strategies; 8.6. Physical detection and removal of microplastics; 8.7. Bio-based Microplastics removal strategies; 8.8. Advances in detection and treatment of Microplastics; 9. Nanocleaners, Nano-Pollutants and Nanotoxicity; 9.1. Dependency on nanomaterials; 9.2. Nanomaterial-based waste; 9.3. Identification of nano-pollutants; 9.4. Assessment of nanomaterials as potential EPs; 9.5. Nanotoxicity; 9.6. Health risks involved associated with exposure to nanomaterials; 9.7. Prevention and methods to treat and manage nanomaterials; 10. Policies efforts to curb use of plastics and removal of emerging pollutants; 10.1. Recognition of EPs threat; 10.2. WHO guidelines on handling EPs in different sectors; 10.3. International treaties and consensus on EPs; 10.4. Need for stringent regulations; Summary and Future Prospectus on EPs treatment technologies;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 628.162; Water -- Purification; Water -- Purification -- Technological innovations; Sewage -- Purification; Sewage -- Purification -- Technological innovations; Pollutants
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000554878; 9781000554830; 9781003214786
• Related ISBNs: 9781032103242
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