Victor Shikuku

The emergence of a plethora of water contaminants as a result of industrialization has introduced complexity to water treatment processes. Such complexity may not be easily...

To address energy security and climate-change concerns, substitutes are needed for petroleum-based transportation fuels. In addition to electricity and natural gas, biofuels are...

Adsorption remains one of the most effective methods of decontamination of water. Adsorption processes are governed by multiple factors which contribute to the overall efficiency...

Water scarcity has been exacerbated by environmental pollution caused by increasing global industrialization and urbanization. This has led to continued research for more...

This chapter discusses water pollution control and abatement strategies in relation to emerging contaminants. The pollution prevention measures described in the chapter can...

This chapter discusses water pollution control and abatement strategies in relation to emerging contaminants. The pollution prevention measures described in the chapter can...

The occurrence of heavy metals, dyes, micronutrients, phenols, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products (PPCPs) in water resources continue to raise environmental concerns...

Access to safe drinking water is one of the most pressing challenges in the 21st century. New and better technologies for the treatment of wastewater are critically needed....

Defluoridation of drinking water is a subject of great concern due to the side effects of exposure to fluorine such as fluorosis, damage to vital organs such as the brain, liver...

The search for efficient and sustainable wastewater treatment technologies is a subject of continuing research. This is due to the emergence of new classes of water contaminants...

A major issue that has remained prevalent in today’s modern world has been the presence of chemicals within water sources that the public uses for drinking. The associated health...

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), namely the Fenton oxidation, ozonation, electrochemical oxidation, and photocatalysis, are potential alternative techniques for dye removal...

This chapter describes an up-to-date critique of the use of adsorption as a wastewater treatment technique for the removal of dyes. The topics range from the classification of...

The search for efficient and sustainable wastewater treatment technologies is a subject of continuing research. This is due to the emergence of new classes of water contaminants...

The ever-increasing production of plastics and concomitant poor plastic waste disposal systems explain the recent rising concerns over the occurrence of microplastics in...

This chapter discusses water pollution control and abatement strategies in relation to emerging contaminants. The pollution prevention measures described in the chapter can...

Biochars have been extensively applied in soil remediation, carbon sequestration, and in climate change mitigation. However, in recent years, there has been a significant...

The objective of this work was to investigate the occurrence and fate of five heavy metals in water, sludge, and sediments from a conventional municipal wastewater treatment...

Geopolymers are amorphous aluminosilicates with some varied applications. However, the use of geopolymers in water treatment is a relatively new subject. This chapter discusses...