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Advanced Nanomaterials for Water Engineering and Treatment: Nano-Metal Oxides and Their Nanocomposites

Advanced Nanomaterials for Water Engineering and Treatment: Nano-Metal Oxides and Their Nanocomposites

Rabia Nazir
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 43
ISBN13: 9781522521365|ISBN10: 1522521364|EISBN13: 9781522521372
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2136-5.ch005
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Nazir, Rabia. "Advanced Nanomaterials for Water Engineering and Treatment: Nano-Metal Oxides and Their Nanocomposites." Advanced Nanomaterials for Water Engineering, Treatment, and Hydraulics, edited by Tawfik A. Saleh, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 84-126. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2136-5.ch005

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Nazir, R. (2017). Advanced Nanomaterials for Water Engineering and Treatment: Nano-Metal Oxides and Their Nanocomposites. In T. Saleh (Ed.), Advanced Nanomaterials for Water Engineering, Treatment, and Hydraulics (pp. 84-126). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2136-5.ch005

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Nazir, Rabia. "Advanced Nanomaterials for Water Engineering and Treatment: Nano-Metal Oxides and Their Nanocomposites." In Advanced Nanomaterials for Water Engineering, Treatment, and Hydraulics, edited by Tawfik A. Saleh, 84-126. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2136-5.ch005

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Abstract

Loading of water with multifarious pollutants has dwindled the availability of quality fresh water and put questions on reliability and efficacy of conventional water treatment technologies. Also the quest for developing robust and cost-effective methods with minimum impact on environment had driven the focus of researchers and technologists on new technological developments. Nanotechnology – better referred as Aqua-nanotechnology in this regard provides scientists a new dimension to deal this big problem with small particles having application in 1) water treatment, 2) remediation, and 3) pollution prevention. This chapter will focus on fabrication and use of advance nanomaterials categorized as nanoadsorbents and nanoatalysts for these three main areas. A range of materials exploited in this regard are single and mixed metal oxides and their composites with polymer, clay, carbon based materials etc. while keeping focus on technological developments taken place over the period in regard with treating water and waste water.

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