Nanoclays in Water and Wastewater Treatment

Nanotechnology applications for wastewater research have a significant impact in maintaining the long-term quality, availability, and viability of water supplies. Nanoclays in Water and Wastewater Treatment: Technical, Economic and Scale-up Aspects presents a detailed review of cutting-edge research on the use of these materials in water applications including treatment, remediation, sensing, and pollution prevention. Various nanoparticles and nanomaterials that could be used in water remediation (zeolites, carbon nanotubes, self-assembled monolayer on mesoporous supports, biopolymers, single-enzyme nanoparticles, zero-valent iron nanoparticles, bimetallic iron nanoparticles, and nanoscale semiconductor photocatalysts) are discussed. The book also covers waterborne infectious diseases as well as waterborne pathogens, microbes, and toxicity.

The book will be a valuable reference resource for academic researchers and professional engineers who are working on the development of supported catalysts for wastewater treatment applications.

• Presents the latest research on the use of nanoclays in water and wastewater treatment
• Covers nanoclay synthesis, properties, and processing techniques for wastewater treatment
• Explains various uses of nanoclays for the removal of emerging pollutants such as hazardous dyes, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products, per and poly fluorinated alkyl substances, and potentially toxic elements from water and wastewater, including adsorption, advanced oxidation process, and photocatalysis
• Assesses the major challenges for using nanoclays for scaled-up water and wastewater treatment
• Contains extensive case studies