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"Written by a team of global experts, Nanotechnology for Environmental Contamination covers the latest methods for using nanomaterials, processes, and tools to remediate toxin-contaminated water, air, soil, groundwater, and wastewater. This groundbreaking work discusses the use of nanotechnolog...

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Corporate Author: McGraw-Hill Companies
Other Authors: Ram, Manoj Kumar, Andreescu, Silvana, Ding, Hanming
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Series:McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
Subjects:
Sanitary engineering > Equipment and supplies.
Environmental protection > Equipment and supplies.
Nanofiltration.
Nanostructured materials.
Biological decontamination.
Decontamination (from gases, chemicals, etc.)
Air > Purification > Photocatalysis.
Water > Purification > Photocatalysis.
Nanotechnology.
Pesticides > Environmental aspects.
Environmental engineering.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Decontamination using nanotechnology / Manoj K. Ram
  • Preparation and application of inner-skin hollow fiber nanoporous membrane / Guojun Zhang
  • Photocatalytic inactivation: air-water / Hanming Ding
  • Application of a nano TiO2 catalyst in wastewater treatment / Zhemin Shen
  • Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants in nanosemiconductor film electrodes under visible light irradiation / Hongjie Wang
  • Disinfection by nanoparticles / Christian O. Dimkpa
  • Water disinfection and wastewater decontamination by solar photocatalysis using nanomaterials / S. Malato
  • The role of nanotechnology for decontamination of chemical warfare agents / G.K. Prasad
  • Nanostructured bioassemblies for environmental bioremediation / Silvana Andreescu
  • Reactive nanoparticles for the treatment of chlorinated dense nonaqueous phase liquids in soil and groundwater / Tanapon Phenrat
  • Persistent pesticides: detection and control using nanotechnology / Sunandan Baruah
  • Nanomaterials as a means of decontamination of chemical and biological warfare agents and related toxins / Liyana Wajira Ariyadasa
  • Removal of dense nonaqueous phase liquids from groundwater using nanotechnology / Jeffrey L. Ullman
  • Summary.