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.
1. Nanotechnology for Oil-Water Separation - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. 1 Oil-water emulsion formation–an overview - p. 1 8. 2 Environmental impact of nanomaterials - p. 25 9. 3 Principles of oil-water separation strategies - p. 49 10. 4 Nanotechnology for remediation of oilfield and refineries wastewater - p. 83 11. 5 Fiber membranes for oil/water separation - p. 105 12. 6 Carbon-based nanomaterials (graphene and graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, and carbon nanofibers) for oil-water separation - p. 131 13. 7 Chitosan-based composites for oil-contaminated water treatment - p. 153 14. 8 Membrane-based hybrid materials for oil/water separation - p. 177 15. 9 Electrospun nanofibers-based membranes for oil-water treatment - p. 205 16. 10 Application of electrospun fibers for oil/water separation - p. 229 17. 11 Electrospun fibers: promising materials for oil water separation - p. 261 18. 12 Regeneration/reuse capability of monolithic carbon xerogels-metal nanocomposites for crude oil removal from oil-in-saltwater emulsions - p. 289 19. 13 Toxicity of nanomaterials used in oil–water separation - p. 359 20. 14 Overview of demulsification techniques in the petroleum industry - p. 373 21. 15 Nanomaterials: fundamentals and applications - p. 403 22. 16 Bio-based aerogel absorbents for oil-water separation - p. 437 23. 17 Applications of superwettable materials for oil and water separation - p. 469 24. 18 The role of redox agents in oil–water separation - p. 497 25. 19 Magnetic polymer hybrid substances for water/oil separation - p. 519 26. 20 Bio-adsorbents for water-oil separation - p. 533 27. Index - p. 561
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.
1. Nanotechnology for Oil-Water Separation - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. 1 Oil-water emulsion formation–an overview - p. 1 8. 2 Environmental impact of nanomaterials - p. 25 9. 3 Principles of oil-water separation strategies - p. 49 10. 4 Nanotechnology for remediation of oilfield and refineries wastewater - p. 83 11. 5 Fiber membranes for oil/water separation - p. 105 12. 6 Carbon-based nanomaterials (graphene and graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, and carbon nanofibers) for oil-water separation - p. 131 13. 7 Chitosan-based composites for oil-contaminated water treatment - p. 153 14. 8 Membrane-based hybrid materials for oil/water separation - p. 177 15. 9 Electrospun nanofibers-based membranes for oil-water treatment - p. 205 16. 10 Application of electrospun fibers for oil/water separation - p. 229 17. 11 Electrospun fibers: promising materials for oil water separation - p. 261 18. 12 Regeneration/reuse capability of monolithic carbon xerogels-metal nanocomposites for crude oil removal from oil-in-saltwater emulsions - p. 289 19. 13 Toxicity of nanomaterials used in oil–water separation - p. 359 20. 14 Overview of demulsification techniques in the petroleum industry - p. 373 21. 15 Nanomaterials: fundamentals and applications - p. 403 22. 16 Bio-based aerogel absorbents for oil-water separation - p. 437 23. 17 Applications of superwettable materials for oil and water separation - p. 469 24. 18 The role of redox agents in oil–water separation - p. 497 25. 19 Magnetic polymer hybrid substances for water/oil separation - p. 519 26. 20 Bio-adsorbents for water-oil separation - p. 533 27. Index - p. 561
