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Nanotechnology for Oil-Water Separation

From Fundamentals to Industrial Applications

  • 1st Edition - September 19, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Nisar Ali, Muhammad Bilal, Hafiz M. N. Iqbal, Ram K. Gupta, Tuan Anh Nguyen
  • Language: English

Nanotechnology for Oil-Water Separation: From Fundamentals to Industrial Applications explores how nanotechnologically engineered solutions (modified meshes, carbon nanotubes… Read more

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Description

Nanotechnology for Oil-Water Separation: From Fundamentals to Industrial Applications explores how nanotechnologically engineered solutions (modified meshes, carbon nanotubes, functionalized fabrics, textile or hybrid elements for bio-membranes, nanofibrous materials, and many more) can be used to remediate current damage to the environment for a better tomorrow. Design and fabrication of low-cost, effective and environmentally friendly micro/nanomaterials exhibiting strong wettability properties and mechanical and chemical stability are examined, along with current research developments and possible future directions, making this book an essential read for researchers, advanced students, and industry professionals with an interest in nanotechnology and sustainable (bio)technologies.

The increasing amounts of industrial substances released by petrochemical, steel or gas-generating plants and food-processing factories into water poses an ever more serious environmental threat. Due to the significant adverse impact on the natural ecosystem, aquatic organisms and human health, the scientific community has made its priority to find sustainable methods to separate oil-water mixtures.

Key features

  • Provides an "all-in-one" reference on oil-water separation using cutting-edge, cost-effective, and environmentally-friendly nanotechnology-based solutions
  • Sheds light on the proper disposal, management and treatment processes of petroleum wastewater
  • Includes a discussion on new developments and findings, as well as challenges and concerns with an indication of where the field may move in coming years

Readership

Academia: Researchers and advanced students from across nanotechnology, marine sciences, biotechnology, sustainability, materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, and environmental science. Industry: Chemical/biochemical, mechanical, and naval engineers, and scientists in oil-related industries; environmental professionals; R&D professionals with an interest in nanotechnology and sustainable (bio)technologies

Table of contents

1 Oil-water emulsion formationan overview 2 Environmental impact of nanomaterials 3 Principles of oil-water separation strategies 4 Nanotechnology for remediation of oilfield and refineries wastewater 5 Fiber membranes for oil/water separation 6 Carbon-based nanomaterials (graphene and graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, and carbon nanofibers) for oil-water separation 7 Chitosan-based composites for oil-contaminated water treatment 8 Membrane-based hybrid materials for oil/water separation 9 Electrospun nanofibers-based membranes for oil-water treatment 10 Application of electrospun fibers for oil/water separation 11 Electrospun fibers: promising materials for oil water separation 12 Regeneration/reuse capability of monolithic carbon xerogels-metal nanocomposites for crude oil removal from oil-in-saltwater emulsions 13 Toxicity of nanomaterials used in oilwater separation 14 Overview of demulsification techniques in the petroleum industry 15 Nanomaterials: fundamentals and applications 16 Bio-based aerogel absorbents for oil-water separation 17 Applications of superwettable materials for oil and water separation 18 The role of redox agents in oilwater separation 19 Magnetic polymer hybrid substances for water/oil separation 20 Bio-adsorbents for water-oil separation

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 19, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Nisar Ali

Nisar Ali is an Associate Professor in the Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of Applied and Health Sciences, A’Sharqiyah University, Oman. His research interest includes polymer/biopolymer hybrids and assembly materials, magnetic composite nanostructures, surface functionalization, wettability, and wastewater remediation.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, A’Sharqiyah University, Oman

MB

Muhammad Bilal

Muhammad Bilal is working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Previously, he served as an assistant/associate Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He earned his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in bioengineering and applied biotechnology. His main research activities are oriented to Environmental biotechnology, nanotechnology, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications, and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, liquid, and solid waste management. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles, 150 book chapters, 25 edited books. Dr. Bilal is the associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Environmental Science (Frontiers), and an editorial board member for several journals. He was listed as a highly cited researcher (Clarivate) in 2021 and holds several "highly cited papers" in WOS.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland

HI

Hafiz M. N. Iqbal

Hafiz M.N. Iqbal is a Research Professor in the School of Engineering and Sciences at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico. His areas of research are biomaterials, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, bioremediation, bio-catalysis, enzymes, immobilization, chemical engineering, green chemistry, algal biotechnology, and bioenergy.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Professor, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

RG

Ram K. Gupta

Ram Gupta is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University, Kansas, United States. His research focus is in green energy production and storage using nanomaterials, optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic heterojunctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, conducting polymers and composites as well as bio-based polymers, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, and bio-degradable metallic implants.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, USA

TN

Tuan Anh Nguyen

Tuan Anh Nguyen is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. He received a BS in physics from Hanoi University in 1992, a BS in economics from Hanoi National Economics University in 1997, and a PhD in chemistry from the Paris Diderot University, France, in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2004, and the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2005. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist at Montana State University, United States in 2006-09. In 2012 he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology. His research areas of interest include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities, complexiverse, and digital twins. He has edited more than 74 books for Elsevier, 12 books for CRC Press, 1 book for Springer, 1 book for RSC, and 2 books for IGI Global. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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