Nanotechnology for environmental decontamination [electronic resource] /
edited by Manoj K. Ram, Silvana Andreescu, Hanming Ding.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 430 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Decontamination using nanotechnology / Manoj K. Ram and Ashok Kumar -- Preparation and application of inner-skin hollow fiber nanoporous membrane / Guojun Zhang ... [et al.] -- Photocatalytic inactivation: air-water / Hanming Ding -- Application of a nano TiO₂ catalyst in wastewater treatment / Zhemin Shen ... [et al.] -- Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants in nanosemiconductor film electrodes under visible light irradiation -- Hongjie Wang, Bin Zhou, and Xu Zhao -- Disinfection by nanoparticles / Christian O. Dimkpa, David W. Britt, and Anne J. Anderson -- Water disinfection and wastewater decontamination by solar photocatalysis using nanomaterials / S. Malato ... [et al.] -- The role of nanotechnology for decontamination of chemical warfare agents / G.K. Prasad -- Nanostructured bioassemblies for environmental bioremediation / Silvana Andreescu ... [et al.] -- Reactive nanoparticles for the treatment of chlorinated dense nonaqueous phase liquids in soil and groundwater / Tanapon Phenrat ... [et al.] -- Persistent pesticides: detection and control using nanotechnology / Sunandan Baruah and Joydeep Dutta -- Nanomaterials as a means of decontamination of chemical and biological warfare agents and related toxins / Liyana Wajira Ariyadasa and Sherine O. Obare -- Removal of dense nonaqueous phase liquids from groundwater using nanotechnology / Jeffrey L. Ullman -- Summary -- Appendix: Index of commercial companies engaged in remediation or decontamination using nanotechnology.
Sanitary engineering--Equipment and supplies. Environmental protection--Equipment and supplies. Nanofiltration. Nanostructured materials. Nanotechnology. Nanostructured materials--Design and construction. In situ remediation.