Water Management Social and Technological Perspectives

Exponential growth in population and improved standards of living demand increasing amount of freshwater and are putting serious strain on the quantity of naturally available freshwater worldwide.Water Management: Social and Technological Perspectives discusses developments in energy-efficient water production, management, wastewater treatment, and social and political aspects related to water management and re-use of treated water. It features a scientific and technological perspective to meeting current and future needs, discussing such technologies as membrane separation using reverse osmosis, the use of nanoparticles for adsorption of impurities from wastewater, and the use of thermal methods for desalination. The book also discusses increasing the efficiency of water usage in industrial, agricultural, and domestic applications to ensure a sustainable system of water production, usage, and recycling. With 30 chapters authored by internationally renowned experts, this work offers readers a comprehensive view of both social and technological outlooks to help solve this global issue.

PrefaceSection 1: Social PerspectiveWater security and the rise of sectarian conflict in YemenWater Diplomacy: Solving the equations of conflict, economic growth, social wellbeing and ecosystem demandAchieving Effective Water Management and Access within Africa’s Socio-Political and Cultural Complexities: Issues and Policy Directions/OptionsSection 2: Freshwater by DesalinationThe Capability of Forward Osmosis in Irrigation Water SupplyRecent advancements in the application of microbial desalination cells for water desalination, wastewater treatment, and energy productionEffect of the Draw Solution on the Efficiency of Two-stage FO-RO/BWRO for Seawater and Brackish Water DesalinationFreshwater production using Multiple-Effect EvaporatorFreshwater Production by Multi-Stage Flash (MSF) Desalination ProcessSection 3: Wastewater Treatment: Membrane and Polymer Based ProcessModelling of Pore-blocking Behaviors of Low-pressure Membranes during Constant-pressure Filtration of an Agro-industrial WastewaterSodalite and Chitosan based Composite Membrane Materials for Treatment of Metal-containing Wastewater in Mining OperationsThe removal of phenol and phenolic compounds from wastewater using Reverse Osmosis: Process modelling, simulation, and optimizationSection 4: Wastewater Treatment: Oxidation and Electrochemical ProcessIndustrial Three Phase Oxidation Reactor for Wastewater TreatmentElectrolytic Treatment of Wastewater for Reuse Purposes, Case Study of the New Damietta Harbor PlantsInactivation of waterborne pathogens in municipal wastewater using ozonePhotocatalytic oxidation of non-acid oxygenated hydrocarbons: Application in GTL process water treatmentSection 5: Wastewater Treatment: Adsorption ProcessBio-sorption of Methylene Blue Dye Using Anise Tea ResidueLIBS Technique as an Evaluation Tool for Improving Industrial Wastewater Quality by Different Adsorption MethodsLow cost adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal: A reviewSection 6: Wastewater Treatment: Biological ProcessesApplication of natural zeolite in textile wastewater treatment: Integrated photodegradation and anaerobic digestion systemMathematical Process Modeling and Biokinetics of Activated Sludge ProcessesHythane (H2 and CH4) production from petrochemical wastewater via anaerobic digestion processAnaerobic degradation of lipid-rich wastewaterSection 7: Water NetworksRegeneration-Recycling of Industrial Wastewater to Minimise Usage of Freshwater Using Water Cascade AnalysisTotal Site Water Integration Considering Multiple Water Reuse HeadersExploring Water Reuse Opportunities in a Large-Scale Milk Processing Plant through Process IntegrationSection 8: Water ManagementA Case of Waste-Water Management Modelling at Southern Singapore Sea: Application for Coral Reefs ProtectionCatchments as Asset Systems: A Transdisciplinary Approach for Integrated Water Resources ManagementWater Efficiency Lapses and Sustainable Solutions: Educational Buildings in Johannesburg South Africa Section 9: Water-Energy NexusSimultaneous Optimization of Water and Energy in Integrated Water and Membrane Networks: A Case for Water-Energy NexusInteraction of Energy Consumption, Energy Quality and Freshwater Production in Multi Effect Desalination Process

Iqbal M. Mujtaba, PhD, is a Professor of Computational Process Engineering in the School of Engineering at the University of Bradford. Thokozani Majozi, PhD, is a full professor in the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at Wits University where he also holds the NRF/DST Chair in Sustainable Process Engineering. Mutiu Kolade Amosa, PhD, is currently a Research Fellow in Sustainable Process Engineering in the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a trained Chemical Engineer with Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Chemical Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and Ahmadu Bello University, respectively. Dr. Amosa obtained his Ph.D. Degree in Environmental Process Engineering from the International Islamic University Malaysia and won the best doctoral award. He also won the most highly cited researcher award at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2017. Dr. Amosa is a permanent staff of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) – the Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency in Nigeria, where he works as a Senior Chemical Engineer at the agency’s headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. He is also an International Research Expert and member of the Environmental Engineering and Management Research Group, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety at Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Previously, Dr. Amosa served as a Research Fellow between 2011 and 2012 under the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) endowment of the Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria where he worked on drilling fluid technologies; and development of zeolites and molecular sieves for petroleum refining applications. He also served as research/teaching assistant under the Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Centre (BERC) at International Islamic University Malaysia where he worked on several research projects relating to environmental process engineering between 2012 and 2015. He currently serves as an Editor for Cogent Engineering Journal (Taylor & Francis Group), and he is an award winning reviewer (awarded by Publons in 2017) for many reputable journals and conferences. Dr. Amosa is a corporate member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE); Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE); Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors (AEESP); International Water Association (IWA); the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE); amongst others. Widely published and cited, he focuses his research on process design, modelling and optimization; environmental process engineering; sustainable process systems engineering; less common separation technologies and their wide applications; and development of micro- & nano-porous materials.