Modern Age Waste Water Problems: Solutions Using Applied Nanotechnology

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This book presents a picture of the advances in the research of theoretical and practical frameworks of wastewater problems and solutions. The book deals with a basic concept and principles of modern biological, chemical and technical approaches to remediate various hazardous pollutants from wastewater. The latest empirical research findings in wastewater treatment are comprehensively discussed. Examples of low-cost technologies are also included. The book is written for professionals, researchers, academics and students wanting to improve their understanding of the strategic role of environmental protection and advanced applied technologies. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Recent Advancement in Wastewater Decontamination Technology (Mohammad Shahadat, Akil Ahmad, Rani Bushra, Suzylawati Ismail, Shaikh Ziauddin Ahammad, S. Wazed Ali et al.)....Pages 1-22 Nanocomposite Materials for Wastewater Decontamination (M. Tauqeer, M. S. Ahmad, M. Siraj, A. Mohammad, O. Ansari, M. T. Baig)....Pages 23-46 Nano-materials for Wastewater Treatment (Anjali Tyagi, Anshika Tyagi, Zahoor A. Mir, Sajad Ali, Juhi Chaudhary)....Pages 47-67 Chitosan Based Nanocomposites as Efficient Adsorbents for Water Treatment (Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Mohammad Zain Khan, Suhail Sabir)....Pages 69-83 Graphene and Its Composites: Applications in Environmental Remediation (Uzma Haseen, Khalid Umar, Hilal Ahmad, Tabassum Parveen, Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim)....Pages 85-91 Fabrication of Polyaniline Supported Nanocomposites and Their Sensing Application for Detection of Environmental Pollutants (Mohammad Shahadat, Mohammad Oves, Abid Hussain Shalla, Shaikh Ziauddin Ahammad, S. Wazed Ali, T. R. Sreekrishnan)....Pages 93-147 A New Polyoxovanadate Based Hybrid Materials: A Promising Sensor for Picric Acid and Pd2+ Found in the Aqueous Environment (Mukul Raizada, M. Shahid, Farasha Sama)....Pages 149-193 Photocatalytic Decontamination of Organic Pollutants Using Advanced Materials (Krishnasamy Lakshmi, Venkatramanan Varadharajan, Krishna Gounder Kadirvelu)....Pages 195-212 Metal Oxide Nanostructured Materials for Water Treatment: Prospectives and Challenges (Sayfa Bano, Saima Sultana, Suhail Sabir)....Pages 213-231 Heavy Metal Remediation by Natural Adsorbents (Neha Dhingra, Ngangbam Sarat Singh, Talat Parween, Ranju Sharma)....Pages 233-250 Removal and Recovery of Heavy Metal Ions Using Natural Adsorbents (Amjad Mumtaz Khan, Sajad Ahmad Ganai)....Pages 251-260 Wastewater Treatments Plants and Their Technological Advances (Ngangbam Sarat Singh, Ranju Sharma, Talat Parween)....Pages 261-274 Bioremediation of Oil-Spills from ShoreLine Environment (Ranju Sharma, Ngangbam Sarat Singh, Neha Dhingra, Talat Parween)....Pages 275-291 Rainwater Harvesting and Current Advancements (Neha Dhingra, Ngangbam Sarat Singh, Ranju Sharma, Talat Parween)....Pages 293-307 Adsorptive Removal and Recovery of Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Solution/Effluents Using Conventional and Non-conventional Materials (Ashitha Gopinath, Kadirvelu Krishna, Chinnannan Karthik)....Pages 309-328 Graphene Based Composites of Metals/Metal Oxides as Photocatalysts (Asim Jilani, Mohammad Omaish Ansari, Mohammad Oves, Syed Zajif Hussain, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman)....Pages 329-337 Microbial Electrochemical Cell: An Emerging Technology for Waste Water Treatment and Carbon Sequestration (Abdul Hakeem Anwer, Mohammad Danish Khan, Mohammad Zain Khan, Rajkumar Joshi)....Pages 339-360