Understand the future of water treatment with this groundbreaking introduction
There are few more requirements for human life more vital than clean water. Increasingly, however, both developed and developing countries are facing significant challenges to the maintenance of clean water sources, with population growth, industrial pollution, hazardous water contamination, and climate impact all taking a toll. With conventional methods of water purification proving less and less satisfactory, attention is increasingly turning to biopolymers extracted from natural sources, such as cellulose and chitosan, for their potential as renewable water treatment agents.
Biopolymers for Water Purification provides an overview of this growing field of study and its recent developments. It covers key techniques for synthesizing and modifying biopolymers, as well as their roles in treating water pollution and meeting targeted water quality requirements. The result is a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this field with potentially immense ramifications for long-term human life. It is the first book solely dedicated to the engineering of biopolymer-based membranes for water purification and promises to become a landmark in the field.
Biopolymers for Water Purification readers will also find: - Detailed treatment of important polymers including chitin, glycogen, kerating, and more- Discussion of ongoing challenges and directions for future research- Introduction to the history and characterization of biopolymers
Biopolymers for Water Purification is a useful reference for polymer chemists, water chemists, materials scientists, engineering scientists, and advanced postgraduate researchers in any of these or related fields.
There are few more requirements for human life more vital than clean water. Increasingly, however, both developed and developing countries are facing significant challenges to the maintenance of clean water sources, with population growth, industrial pollution, hazardous water contamination, and climate impact all taking a toll. With conventional methods of water purification proving less and less satisfactory, attention is increasingly turning to biopolymers extracted from natural sources, such as cellulose and chitosan, for their potential as renewable water treatment agents.
Biopolymers for Water Purification provides an overview of this growing field of study and its recent developments. It covers key techniques for synthesizing and modifying biopolymers, as well as their roles in treating water pollution and meeting targeted water quality requirements. The result is a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this field with potentially immense ramifications for long-term human life. It is the first book solely dedicated to the engineering of biopolymer-based membranes for water purification and promises to become a landmark in the field.
Biopolymers for Water Purification readers will also find: - Detailed treatment of important polymers including chitin, glycogen, kerating, and more- Discussion of ongoing challenges and directions for future research- Introduction to the history and characterization of biopolymers
Biopolymers for Water Purification is a useful reference for polymer chemists, water chemists, materials scientists, engineering scientists, and advanced postgraduate researchers in any of these or related fields.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to biopolymers: history, structure, classification, types and uses2. Extraction of biopolymers from nature and their characterization
3. Synthesis of biopolymers and characterization
4. Chemical modification of natural polymers and characterization#
5. Water pollution issues-Introduction
6. Importance of water and quality requirements
7. Microcellulosemembranes for water purification
8. Nanocellulose and their composites membranes for water purification
9. Lignin polymers, their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes
10. Hemi-cellulose polymers and their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes for water purification
11. Protein polymers their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes for water purification
12. Starch polymers their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes for water purification
13. Lipid polymers their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes for water purification
14. Chitosan polymers their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes for water purification
15. Chitin and nanochitinpolymers and their composites membranes for water purification
16. Nucleic acid polymers, their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes for water purification
17. Peptide polymers, their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes for water purification
18. Glycogen polymers, their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes for water purification
19. Keratin polymers, their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes for water purification
20. Gelatin polymers, their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes for water purification
21. Shellac polymers, their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes
22. Natural rubber based polymers, their blends, and IPNs, gels and composites membranes for water purification
23. Gutta percha polymers, their blends, IPNs, gels and composites membranes
24. LCA of natural polymer membranes for water purification
25. Lab to Industry scaling up process of natural polymer membranes: challenges and opportunities
26. Future challenges and perspectives
