Nanotechnology is finding numerous uses in the water industry, including high surface area filtration media, membranes for desalination plants, and fundamental new methods for desalination. This book provides a comprehensive overview from a global perspective, presenting the latest research and developments in the use of nanotechnology for water purification and desalination. It effectively demonstrates the role of nanotechnology in water treatment.

Bimodal UV-Assisted Nano-TiO2 Catalyst ¿ Crumb-Rubber Device for Treatment of Contaminated Water. Hierarchical Carbon and Hydrogels for Sensing, Remediation in Drinking Water, and Aquaculture Drug Delivery. Use of Nanomaterials in Water Remediation by Subcritical Water Process. Reduction of Priority Pollutants by Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron in Subsurface Environments. Nanotoxicity: Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems. SonoPhotoCatalytic Cavitation (SPCC) in Water Treatment. Bilge and Ballast Water Treatment Using Nanotechnology. Nanoengineered Organosilica Materials for the Treatment of Produced Water. Arsenic Removal Metrics that Commercialized the Drinking Water Market. Commercialization of Nano from Water Sensors to Membranes. Nano-Photocatalytic Materials for Environmental Applications. Engineered Polymers and Organic-Inorganic Hybrids as Antimicrobial Materials for Water Disinfection. Key Water Treatment Technologies and Their Use by Several Industrial Segments and Future Potential for Nanotechnology. Iron-based Magnetic Nanomaterials in Wastewater Treatment. Sustainable Clean Water: Closing the Cycle. Thin Film Nanocomposite Reverse Osmosis Membranes. Technological Developments in Water Defluoridation. Nanotechnology Tunneling in the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC): Nano Zerovalent Iron for Underground Water Remediation. Engineered Nanomaterials for Groundwater Defluoridation. Advances in Nanostructured Polymers and Membranes for Removal of Heavy Metals in Water. Point-of-Drinking Water Purification Innovation: The Water Initiative. WaterHealth International: Decentralized Systems Provide Sustainable Drinking Water. Electrospun Nanofibers in Water Purification. Light Activated Nanotechnology for Drinking Water Purification. Modified TiO2-based Photocatalytic Systems for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Water. Noble Metal Nanosystems for Drinking Water Purification: from Nanoparticles to Clusters. Water Desalination: Emerging and Existing Technologies. Challenges and Opportunities for Nanotechnology in the Energy-Water Nexus. Nanotechnology in Passive Atmospheric Water Capture. Evaluation of a Zinc Clinoptilolite (ZZ®) for Drinking water Treatment. Phosphorous Removal and Recovery Using Nanotechnology. Nanomaterials Persuasive in Long History of Pursuing Perchlorates. Stormwater Runoff Treatment Using. Bioswales Augmented with Advanced Nanoengineered Materials. Graphene: Applications in Environmental Remediation and Sensing. A quantitative high-throughput assay for detection of biologically active endocrine-disrupting chemicals in water. Novel Carbon-based Nano-Adsorbents for Water Purification. Engineered Nanomaterials for Landfill Leachate Treatment in the Humid Tropics: the Sri Lankan Perspective. Al13-Cluster Nanoflocculants for Remediation of DOCs and Colloidal Particles in Water. GE Water Provides Nanotech Product Solutions.