Carbon Nanotubes for Clean Water

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW                     

CHAPTER 2: Water Pollutants

2.1          Organic Pollutants                                                                                                       

2.2          Inorganic Pollutants                                                     

2.3          Biopollutants                   

2.4          Others (Nanopollutants and Radioactive Species)                                         

CHAPTER 3: Carbon Nanotube                                                

3.1          CNT Synthesis                                                                                

3.1.1      CNT Growth Mechanisms                                                         

3.2          CNT Characterization                                                   

3.3        CNT for Water Purification                          

CHAPTER 4: Adsorption               

4.1          Important Definitions                                  

4.2          Isotherm Models

4.3          CNT Functionalization

4.4          CNT Composite                                                                                             

4.5          Research Gaps                                                                                                              

4.6          Conclusion And Further Reading                                                           

CHAPTER 5: Catalysis    

5.1          Photocatalysis                                 

5.2          Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation

5.3          NanoBiohybrid Catalysis

5.4          Research Gaps                                                                                                              

5.5          Conclusion And Further Reading                                                           

CHAPTER 6: Membrane And Filtration

6.1          CNT Membrane: Overview                                       

6.2          Membrane Types

6.3          Fabrication Methods

6.4          Characterization                                                                            

6.5          CNT Membrane in Water Purification

6.6          Research Gaps                                                                                                              

6.7          Conclusion And Further Reading                                                           

CHAPTER 7: Disinfection

7.1          Antimicrobial Mechanism

7.2          SWCNT in Water Disinfection

7.2.1      SWCNT  Functionalization  and Its Composite

7.3          MWCNT in Water Disinfection                                                                

7.3.1      MWCNT Functionalization and Its Composite                                  

7.4          Research Gaps                                                                                                              

7.5          Conclusion And Further Reading                                                           

Chapter 8: Sensing and Monitoring

8.2          Water Pollutants Monitoring Methods

8.3          Research Gaps                                                                                                              

8.4          Conclusion And Further Reading                                                           

List of Symbols and Abbreviations