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Preparation and Application of Polymer-Metal Oxide Nanocomposites in Wastewater Treatment: Challenges and Potentialities

Preparation and Application of Polymer-Metal Oxide Nanocomposites in Wastewater Treatment: Challenges and Potentialities

Victor Odhiambo Shikuku, Wilfrida N. Nyairo
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781799885917|ISBN10: 1799885917|EISBN13: 9781799887362
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8591-7.ch018
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Shikuku, Victor Odhiambo, and Wilfrida N. Nyairo. "Preparation and Application of Polymer-Metal Oxide Nanocomposites in Wastewater Treatment: Challenges and Potentialities." Research Anthology on Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Nanomaterials, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 393-407. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8591-7.ch018

APA

Shikuku, V. O. & Nyairo, W. N. (2021). Preparation and Application of Polymer-Metal Oxide Nanocomposites in Wastewater Treatment: Challenges and Potentialities. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Nanomaterials (pp. 393-407). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8591-7.ch018

Chicago

Shikuku, Victor Odhiambo, and Wilfrida N. Nyairo. "Preparation and Application of Polymer-Metal Oxide Nanocomposites in Wastewater Treatment: Challenges and Potentialities." In Research Anthology on Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Nanomaterials, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 393-407. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8591-7.ch018

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Abstract

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 that are recalcitrant to the conventional wastewater treatment technologies and the stringent allowable limits for contaminant levels set by environmental management authorities. The chapter discusses the developments in synthesis methods and application of polymer-metal oxides as emerging facile materials for wastewater treatment. The varying uses of polymer-metal oxides for different processes in water treatment under varying operational conditions and their performance for different pollutants are critically analyzed. Their strengths and inherent limitations are also highlighted. The chapter demonstrates that polymer-metal oxides are facile low-cost and efficient materials and can be integrated in wastewater and drinking water treatment systems.

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