Details the water research applications of nanotechnology in various areas including environmental science, remediation, membranes, nanomaterials, and water treatment At the nano size, materials often take on unique and sometimes unexpected properties that result in them being tuned to build faster, lighter, stronger, and more efficient devices and systems, as well as creating new classes of materials. In water research, nanotechnology is applied to develop more cost-effective and high-performance water treatment systems, as well as to provide instant and continuous ways to monitor water quality. This volume presents an array of cutting-edge nanotechnology research in water applications including treatment, remediation, sensing, and pollution prevention. Nanotechnology applications for waste water research have significant impact in maintaining the long-term quality, availability, and viability of water. Regardless of the origin, such as municipal or industrial waste water, its remediation utilizing nanotechnology can not only be recycled and desalinized, but it can simultaneously detect biological and chemical contamination. Application of Nanotechnology in Water Research describes a broad area of nanotechnology and water research where membrane processes (nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, and nanoreactive membranes) are considered key components of advanced water purification and desalination technologies that remove, reduce, or neutralize water contaminants that threaten human health and/or ecosystem productivity and integrity. Various nanoparticles and nanomaterials that could be used in water remediation (zeolites, carbon nanotubes, self-assembled monolayer on mesoporous supports, biopolymers, single-enzyme nanoparticles, zero-valent iron nanoparticles, bimetallic iron nanoparticles, and nanoscale semiconductor photocatalysts) are discussed. The book also covers water-borne infectious diseases as well as water-borne pathogens, microbes, and toxicity approach.

Details the water research applications of nanotechnology invarious areas including environmental science, remediationmembranes, nanomaterials, and water treatmentAt the nano size, materials often take on unique and sometimesunexpected properties that result in them being 'tuned'to build faster, lighter, stronger, and more efficient devices andsystems, as well as creating new classes of materials. In waterresearch, nanotechnology is applied to develop more cost-effectiveand high-performance water treatment systems, as well as to provideinstant and continuous ways to monitor water quality.This volume presents an array of cutting-edge nanotechnologyresearch in water applications including treatment, remediationsensing, and pollution prevention. Nanotechnology applications forwaste water research have significant impact in maintaining thelong-term quality, availability, and viability of water. Regardlessof the origin, such as municipal or industrial waste water, itsremediation utilizing nanotechnology can not only be recycled anddesalinized, but it can simultaneously detect biological andchemical contamination.Application of Nanotechnology in Water Research describesa broad area of nanotechnology and water research where membraneprocesses (nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, andnanoreactive membranes) are considered key components of advancedwater purification and desalination technologies that removereduce, or neutralize water contaminants that threaten human healthand/or ecosystem productivity and integrity. Various nanoparticlesand nanomaterials that could be used in water remediation(zeolites, carbon nanotubes, self-assembled monolayer on mesoporoussupports, biopolymers, single-enzyme nanoparticles, zero-valentiron nanoparticles, bimetallic iron nanoparticles, and nanoscalesemiconductor photocatalysts) are discussed. The book also coverswater-borne infectious diseases as well as water-borne pathogensmicrobes, and toxicity approach.