Nanoscale Materials in Water Purification

Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.Dr. Pasquini graduated in Chemistry from the Federal University of Uberlândia in 1998. He earned his master's degree in Physicochemical Sciences in 2000 and his PhD in Physicochemical Sciences in 2004 from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He completed a PhD internship in 2003 and a postdoctoral fellowship in 2005 at the École Française de Papeterie et des Industries Graphiques in Grenoble, France. From 2004 to 2008, Dr. Pasquini served as the coordinator of the Research and Development Group in Paints at AW Faber-Castell SA. He was an Assistant Researcher at the University of Aveiro's CICECO - Center for Research in Ceramic and Composite Materials between 2008 and 2009. Currently, he is a Professor at the Chemistry Institute of the Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil, where he has coordinated the Postgraduate Program in Biofuels.Dr. Pasquini is actively involved in projects related to the valorization and chemical modification of plant macromolecules, as well as the development of new materials derived from renewable sources. His research focuses on applications such as polymer materials, composites, nanocomposites, nanofibers, spherical nanoparticles, and membranes.Shao-Yuan (Ben) Leu is Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. His research focuses on the treatment of waste water. Deepu A. Gopakumar works as Post-doctoral fellow at School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. His research focuses on nanocellulose-based polymer membranes for water treatment.

• Introduction for nanomaterials :-state of art, new challenges and opportunitiesSabu Thomas, Daniel Pasiquini, Shao-Yuan Leu and Deepu Ambika Gopakumar1. Nanocellulose based membranes for water purificationDeepu Ambika Gopakumar, Daniel Pasiquini, Sabu Thomas and Shao-Yuan Leu2. Polymer /carbon Nanotubes Mixed Matrix membranes for water purificationMohammad Hossein Davood Abadi Farahani Vahid Vatanpour3. Dendritic Polymer Enhanced UltrafiltrationMichael Arkas4. Development of Mixed Matrix Membranes: Incorporation of Metallic Nanoparticles in Polymeric membranesJorge Garcia-Ivars5. Water Treatment by Molecularly Imprinted MaterialsCostas Kiparissides6. ElectrospunNanofibrous Filtration MembranesIrene Bonadies7. Electrospinning: A versatile fabrication technique for nanofibrous membranes for use in desalinationShiao-Shing Chen8. Electrospun Nanofibrous Filtration Membranes for Heavy metals and dyes removalPratima Solanki9. Electrospinning: A fiber fabrication technique for water purificationMaria Wasim, Aneela Sabir and Tahir Jamil10. Carbon Nanotubes Based Membranes for water purificationJieun Lee11. Carbon Nanotubes for Advancing Separation MembranesXuan Zhang12. Carbon Nanotube and Grapheme oxide Based MembranesAneela Sabir and Tahir Jamil13. Graphene-based materials for water purificationAlireza Khataee14. Iron oxide nanomaterials for water purificationAndrews Grace15. Iron oxide nanomaterials for the removal of heavy metals and dyes from waste waterMubarak Mujawar16. Magnetic metal/metal oxide nanoparticles and their nanocomposites material for the removal of the water pollutantsManash Ranjan Das Sr.17. Surface modifiications of Magnetic nanoparticles for water purificationLuís Carlos de Morais18. Magnetic nanoparticles for water purificationKonstantinos Simeonidis19. Noble metal nanoparticles for water purificationEwa Kowalska20. Semiconductor Photocatalysis for water purificationCarolina Belver21. Recent advances in Photocatalytic Detoxification of waterSuresh Pillai22. Semiconductor photocatalysis for water purificationYouji Li Sr.23. Nanoscale Materials for Arsenic Removal from WaterAbhijit Maiti24. Challenges and opportunities of Graphene-based materials in current desalination and water purification technologiesShadi W. Hasan