Nano and bio-based technologies for wastewater treatment : prediction and control tools for the dispersion of pollutants in the environment /
edited by Elvis Fosso-Kankeu.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents Preface xv
Part 1: Occurrence of Emerging Pollutants in Water and Possible Risks 1
1 Geochemical Prediction of Metal Dispersion in Surface and Groundwater Systems 3 Martin Mkandawire
2 From Priority Contaminants to Emerged Threat: Risk and Occurrence-Based Analysis for Better Water Management Strategies in Present and Future 41 Hussein N. Nassar and Sherif A. Younis
3 Advances in Chromatographic Determination of Selected Anti-Retrovirals in Wastewater 105 Gbolahan Olabode and Vernon Somerset
4 Liquid Extraction and Determination of Selected Organophosphorous Pesticides in Wastewater and Sediment Samples 129 Vernon Somerset and Luleka Luzi-Thafeni
Part 2: Nano and Bio-Based Technologies for Wastewater Treatment 147
5 Coal Power Plant Wastewater Treatment by Thermal and Membrane Technologies 149 J.G. Redelinghuys, E. Fosso-Kankeu, G. Gericke and F. Waanders
6 PAHs Released From Coal Tars and Potential Removal Using Nanocatalysts 169 N. Mukwevho, E. Fosso-Kankeu and F. Waanders
7 Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles for Water Treatment 205 Nour Sh. El-Gendy and Basma A. Omran
8 Carbon Nanotubes in the 21st Century: An Advancement in Real Time Monitoring and Control of Environmental Water 265 Sadanand Pandey, Gopal Krishna Goswami, Hussein Kehinde Okoro and Elvis Fosso-Kankeu
9 Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell for Wastewater Treatment: A New Approach 303 Sajana T.K, Soumya Pandit, Dipak A. Jadhav, Md. Abdullah-Al-Mamun and Elvis Fosso-Kankeu
10 Design of a Down-Flow Expanded Granular Bed Reactor (DEGBR) for High Strength Wastewater Treatment 339 M. Njoya, Y. Williams, Z. Rinquest, M. Basitere and S.K.O. Ntwampe
11 Phycoremediation: A Solar Driven Wastewater Purification System 373 Namita Khanna, Akshayaa Sridhar, Ramachandran Subramanian, Soumya Pandit and Elvis Fosso-Kankeu
12 Technologies for Remediation of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Samples 429 Charlton van der Horst and Vernon Somerset
13 Removal of Heavy Metal Pollutants from Wastewater Using Immobilized Enzyme Techniques: A Review 459 Soumasree Chatterjee, Soumya Pandit and Elvis Fosso-Kankeu
Index 481
About the Author Elvis Fosso-Kankeu has a doctorate degree from the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical and Mineral Engineering at the North-West University in South Africa. His research focuses on the prediction of pollutants dispersion from industrial areas, and on the development of effective and sustainable methods for the removal of inorganic and organic pollutants from polluted water. He has published more than 120 papers including journal articles, book chapters and conference proceeding papers.