Nanotechnologies for Environmental Remediation: Applications and Implications

✍ Scribed by Giusy Lofrano, Giovanni Libralato, Jeanette Brown (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 332
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this book discussing the principles of green chemistry and green engineering an international team of investigators present significant recent developments in applying nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology to the area of environmental remediation. The opening chapters introduce candidate nanomaterials, properties, mechanisms that enable the applications, the advantages and limitations compared to existing processes and commercial research requirements. It then explores the detection and application of nanomaterials in photocatalytic processes and as adsorbents, and also covers the effect of nanoparticles in the activated sludge process. Later chapters focus on the effects of nanoparticles on crops, the risks associated with the presence of nanoparticles in the environment, and lastly the environmental effects of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) on land remediation.

This timely, multi-author contributed volume is aimed at students, technicians, and academics interested in the role, risks and benefits of nanotechnology in modern environmental contexts.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Progress in Nanomaterials Applications for Water Purification....Pages 1-24
Nanomaterials for Water Remediation: Synthesis, Application and Environmental Fate....Pages 25-60
The Use of Al and Fe Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Micropollutants....Pages 61-114
Environmental Nanoremediation and Electron Microscopies....Pages 115-136
Adsorption and Desorption Properties of Carbon Nanomaterials, the Potential for Water Treatments and Associated Risks....Pages 137-182
Nanomaterials for Adsorption and Heterogeneous Reaction in Water Decontamination....Pages 183-219
Nano Based Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceuticals....Pages 221-238
Removal of Copper, Iron and Zinc from Soil Washing Effluents Containing Ethylenediaminedisuccinic Acid as Chelating Agent Through Sunlight Driven Nano-TiO2-Based Photocatalytic Processes....Pages 239-253
Impact of Silver Nanoparticles on Wastewater Treatment....Pages 255-267
Environmental Effects of nZVI for Land and Groundwater Remediation....Pages 269-286
Use of Nanoparticles for Reduction of Odorant Production and Improvements in Dewaterability of Biosolids....Pages 287-310
Presence, Behavior and Fate of Engineered Nanomaterials in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills....Pages 311-325

✦ Subjects

Nanotechnology;Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology;Analytical Chemistry;Monitoring/Environmental Analysis;Characterization and Evaluation of Materials