Inorganic-Organic Composites for Water and Wastewater Treatment Volume 1

Water is regarded as an important element for sustainable development and many countries are attempting to provide clean water for municipal and industrial sectors. Owning to population explosion, industrial activities, agricultural practices and urbanisation, water bodies are polluted with various pollutants such as dyes, heavy metals, etc.. This first volume focuses on  utilization of different promising nanocomposites for water and wastewater remediation. It provides an overview of wastewater treatment technologies, and explores the performace of materials such as organic-inorganic polymer hybrids, hydroxyapatite, magnetic composites (with polymers and biomaterials), zeolites, and so on in water and wastewater decontamination. The present edition takes into account various types of pristine and modified materials in different water treatment methods such as adsorption, catalysis and photocatalysis. Recent advances and developments are discussed in this book, and it provides a valuable resource for researchers and professionals in different fields such as environmental and chemical engineering.

Wastewater Treatment Technologies.- Role of Water/Wastewater/Industrial treatment plants sludge in Pollutant Removal.- Organic-Inorganic Polymer Hybrids for Water and Wastewater Treatment.- Agricultural wastes utilization in water purification.- Photodegradation of Emerging Pollutants Using Catalysts Supported In Organic And Inorganic Composite Materials.- Zeolite for Treatment of Distillery Wastewater in Fluidized Bed systems.- Sequestration of Heavy Metal Pollutants by Fe3O4-based Composites.- Hydroxyapatite-Based Materials For Environmental Remediation.

Eric Lichtfouse is a research scientist at Aix-Marseille University and an invited professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University. His research interests include climate change, carbon, pollution and organic compounds in air, water, soils and sediments. He his teaching biogeochemistry and scientific writing. He is chief editor of the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters, and the book series Sustainable Agriculture Reviews and Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World.

Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu currently works for SgT Group as Head of Sustainability, and is based out of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is a renowned expert in the areas of Environmental Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprint Assessment (PCF) in various industrial sectors. He has five years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, research and development and textile testing and over a decade's of experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and ecological footprints assessment of various consumer products. He has published more than 100 research publications, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited over 100 books in the areas of Carbon Footprint, Recycling, Environmental Assessment and Environmental Sustainability.

Ali Khadir is an environmental engineer and a member of the Young Researcher and Elite Club, Islamic Azad University of Shahre Rey Branch, Tehran, Iran. He has published several articles and book chapters in reputed international publishers, including Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis and Wiley. His articles have been published in journals with IF greater than 4, including the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, and Journal of Water Process Engineering. He also has been the reviewer of journals and international conferences. His research interests center on emerging pollutants, dyes and pharmaceuticals in aquatic media, advanced water and wastewater remediation techniques and technology.