This book covers major areas in advanced technologies for treating industrial effluents contaminated with heavy metals. It also includes selected in-situ sustainability studies involving advanced computational techniques and artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the sustainability aspects of the investigated technologies.
This book covers major areas and recent developments in advanced technologies for treating industrial effluents contaminated with heavy metals. It also includes selected in-situ sustainability studies involving advanced computational techniques and artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the sustainability aspects of the investigated technologies and processes. It enables readers to choose suitable treatment strategies for specific scenarios and familiarizes them with emerging computational and AI-based approaches.
Features:
- Discusses the potential of emerging technologies for heavy metal recovery/removal from wastewater
- Includes recent developments in various wastewater treatment technologies and their implications on industrial ecosystem
- Explores potential applications of smart material and geo-polymeric substances for metals removal from aqueous environment
- Reviews the climate change and sustainability aspects of metal removal technologies
- Examines computational and AI models-based approaches for heavy metal monitoring and prediction
This book is intended for researchers and graduate students in the field of environmental engineering, chemical engineering, and wastewater treatment.
Chapter
1. Recent advancements in heavy metals removal techniques for
industrial effluents
Chapter
2. Biochar-based adsorption: A green and
efficient approach for water remediation from heavy metals
Chapter
3.
Hydrotalcites as advanced materials for adsorptive removal of heavy metals
from wastewater
Chapter
4. Nanoparticles assisted wastewater treatment for
heavy metals removal
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5. Advanced oxidation processes for treatment of
heavy metals contaminated wastewater
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6. Application of photocatalyst
and photo-electrocatalyst for heavy metals removal
Chapter
7. Recent
advancements in membrane-based techniques for heavy metals removal
Chapter
8.
Applications of smart nano-materials for heavy metals removal in aqueous
environment
Chapter
9. Bio-film based wastewater treatment systems for heavy
metals contaminants industrial effluents
Chapter
10. Applications of
filamentous fungi and yeasts for heavy metal removal in wastewater treatment
systems
Chapter
11. Resource recovery from heavy metals contaminated sludge
of effluent treatment plants
Chapter
12. Heavy Metal Pollution in Mining
Industry: Treatment and Management Approaches
Chapter
13. Heavy metals
removal from wastewater: A Systematic Approach to Circular Bioeconomy and
Bibliometric Analysis
Chapter
14. Application of machine learning and AI for
treatment of heavy metals contaminated wastewater
Chapter
15. Heavy Metal
Contamination in Aqueous Environment: Policy Framework and Governance
Dr. Vineet Kumar Rathore is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (Gujarat) India. He completed his PhD on the topic Studies on removal of fluoride and arsenic from contaminated water from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India in 2018. His research interests include treatment of groundwater and industrial wastewater with the help of technologies such as adsorption, photocatalytic degradation, advanced coagulation etc., solid waste management, LCA and development of advanced materials for environmental applications. He has published 12 SCI/Scopus indexed publications in highly reputed international journals, authored 03 book chapters and participated in several international conferences. He has also developed a novel water treatment system for the removal of extremely hazardous components like arsenic and fluoride from contaminated groundwater and got this technology patented and is currently under the evaluation phase in the rural areas of Chhattisgarh.
Dr. Nitin Kumar Singh is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Marwadi University, India. He holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from IIT Roorkee, an M. Tech. in Environmental Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, and a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow. His research expertise includes wastewater treatment, waste valorisation, green synthesis, environmental monitoring, and sustainability assessment. Dr. Singh has authored 43 SCI-indexed publications (h-index: 26, i10-index: 40), 6 Scopus-indexed papers, 21 book chapters, and 14 conference papers. He has also edited 6 international books with reputed publishers. He is also part of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board-approved Environmental Audit Team at Marwadi University, and serves as a Testing Engineer in an NABL-accredited Chemical Testing Laboratory. His accolades include multiple international travel grants (DST, Indo-EU, MOST Taiwan), innovation awards, and a fellowship from Tata Trusts & Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, GOI. He has presented his research works at global forums in Malaysia, Israel, Taiwan, the UK, and Nepal.
