Books in the Sustainable Water Developments - Resources, Management, Treatment, Efficiency and Reuse series

Realizing that water, energy and food are the three pillars to sustain the growth of human population in the future, this book deals with all the above aspects with particular emphasis on water and energy. In particular, the book addresses applications of membrane science and technology for water and wastewater treatment, energy and environment. The readers are also offered a glimpse into the rapidly growing R & D activities in the ASEAN and the Middle East regions that are emerging as the next generation R & D centers of membrane technologies, especially owing to their need of technology for water and wastewater treatment. Hence, this book will be useful not only for the engineers, scientists, professors and graduate students who are engaged in the R & D activities in this field, but also for those who are interested in the sustainable development of these geographical regions. Thus, it is believed that the book will open up new avenues for the establishment of global collaborations to achieve our common goal of welfare of the human society.

Due to increasing demand for water potable and irrigation, water suppliers have to use alternative resources. They either have to regenerate wastewater or deal with contaminated surface water. This book brings together the experiences of various experts in preparing innovative materials selective for arsenic and chromium and performing innovative processes for removal of these two elements from water and will be of interest to engineers and decision makers responsible for safe water production and delivery. The book is divided into two parts. The first part presents the studies on preparation of innovative materials with improved affinity towards arsenic as well as chromium. The second part shows the innovative methods for removal of these toxic elements and discusses the chromatographic, membrane, and hybrid systems. The book is the first ever scientific work addressed to two most harmful elements appearing in water and provides a comprehensive review of materials and methods useful for making the water safe. The book discusses in detail the various fabrication techniques for sorbents and membranes that are now commercially available and employed or in the development stage and to be commercialized in the next decades. Some of the technologies described in the second part will be implemented at industrial scale in the future as well.

Due to increasing demand for water potable and irrigation, water suppliers have to use alternative resources. They either have to regenerate wastewater or deal with contaminated surface water. This book brings together the experiences of various experts in preparing innovative materials selective for arsenic and chromium and performing innovative processes for removal of these two elements from water and will be of interest to engineers and decision makers responsible for safe water production and delivery. The book is divided into two parts. The first part presents the studies on preparation of innovative materials with improved affinity towards arsenic as well as chromium. The second part shows the innovative methods for removal of these toxic elements and discusses the chromatographic, membrane, and hybrid systems. The book is the first ever scientific work addressed to two most harmful elements appearing in water and provides a comprehensive review of materials and methods useful for making the water safe. The book discusses in detail the various fabrication techniques for sorbents and membranes that are now commercially available and employed or in the development stage and to be commercialized in the next decades. Some of the technologies described in the second part will be implemented at industrial scale in the future as well.

The book outlines the discussion on innovative approaches for producing membranes for water treatment applications.

Providing an understanding of the fate and mitigation strategies for emerging and geogenic contaminants in the groundwater: removal techniques and mitigation approaches; treatment strategies, including bioremediation and natural attenuation; environmental assessment, groundwater vulnerability, health effects and regulations.

The book outlines the discussion on innovative approaches for producing membranes for water treatment applications.