Overview
- The latest research on nanostructure materials for biosensors, its potential, and applications
- Emphasis on nanotechnological perspectives of sustainable development in water technology
- Detailed discussion of the highly useful role of nanomaterials in water filtration, wastewater treatment, and environmental applications
Part of the book series: Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences (NALIS)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Back Matter
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About this book
The establishment of clean, safe water is one of the major challenges facing societies around the globe. The continued urbanization of human populations, the increasing manipulation of natural resources, and the resulting pollution are driving remarkable burden on water resources. Increasing demands for food, energy, and natural resources are expected to continue to accelerate in the near future in response to the demands of these changing human populations. In addition, the complexity of human activities is leading to a diversity of new chemical contaminants in the environment that represent a major concern for water managers. This will create increased pressure on both water quantity and quality, making it increasingly difficult to provide a sustainable supply of water for human welfare and activities.
Although protection of water resources is the best long-term solution, we will also need innovative novel approaches and technologies to water treatment to ensure an adequatesuperior quality resource to meet these needs. Solving tomorrow’s water issues will require unique approaches that incorporate emerging new technologies.
Great advances have been made in the area of nanotechnology. Due to their unique physical and chemical properties, nanomaterials are extensively used in antibacterial medical products, membrane filters, electronics, catalysts, and biosensors. Nanoparticles can have distinctly different properties from their bulk counterparts, creating the opportunity for new materials with a diversity of applications. Recent developments related to water treatment include the potential use of carbon nanotubes, nanocompositae, nanospheres, nanofibers, and nanowires for the removal of a diversity of chemical pollutants. By exploiting the assets and structure of these new materials, such as increased surface area, high reactivity, and photocatalytic action, it will be possible to create technologies that can be very efficient at removing and degrading environmental pollutants. Understanding and using these unique properties should lead to innovative, cost-effective applications for addressing the complexities of emerging needs for water treatment and protection. Although still in the early stages, research into the application of nanotechnology shows great promise for solving some of these major global water issues. This comprehensive text describes the latest research and application methods in this rapidly advancing field.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Thirugnanasambandham Karchiyappan, Ph.D. is pursuing a career that contributes the valuable teaching and research in the area of Chemistry and Engineering. He completed Bachelors & Master’s degree in Chemistry from Bharathiyar University, Tamilnadu, India and did Ph.D. in Chemistry (Anna University, Tamilnadu, India) by studying industrial wastewater treatment. He has been focused the research area ofwastewater and drinking water purification, biogas generation, CO2 capture, biodegradable polymers and fermentation technology. He has published twenty five research articles in international peer review journals and attended the more than ten seminars or conferences. Presently, working as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in UEM, Brazil.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advanced Research in Nanosciences for Water Technology
Editors: Ram Prasad, Thirugnanasambandham Karchiyappan
Series Title: Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02381-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-02380-5Published: 18 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-02381-2Published: 04 February 2019
Series ISSN: 2523-8027
Series E-ISSN: 2523-8035
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 457
Number of Illustrations: 28 b/w illustrations, 91 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbiology, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Water, general, Ecotoxicology
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Chemical Manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharma