Preface
1. Application of nanomaterials in bio-electrochemical water treatment
Ram Prasad* and K. Thirugnanasanbandham
School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University
Department of Chemistry, State University of Maringá, Brazil
2. Nanomaterials in the development of biosensors. Application in the determination of pollutants in water
Germán A. Messina, Matías Regiart, Sirley V. Pereira, Franco A. Bertolino, Pedro R. Aranda, Julio Raba, Martín A. Fernández Baldo*Instituto de Química de San Luis (INQUISAL) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Universidad Nacional de San Luis (UNSL), Chacabuco 917, D5700BWS, San Luis, Argentina.
3. Water and wastewater treatment using bioelectrochemical systems
Emre Oğuz Köroğlu
Department of Environmental Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey
4. New technologies to remove halides from water: An overview
J. Rivera-Utrilla1*, M. Sánchez-Polo1, A.M.S. Polo1, J.J Lopez-Peñalver1, M.V. López-Ramón2
1Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Granada, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, ES18071-Granada, Spain
2Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Science, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
5. Clay-based nano-composites: Potential materials for water treatment applications
Rabia Nazir1*, Lubna Tahir1
1Applied Chemistry Research Centre, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Lahore, Pakistan
6. Silver nanoparticles as a biocide for water treatment applications
Renat R. Khaydarov1*, Olga Gapurova1, Ilnur Garipov1, Lutfi Firdaus2
1Institute of Nuclear Physics, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2University of Bengkulu, Indonesia
7. Emerging pollutants degradation using Fe-doped TiO2 under UV and visible light
Irwing M. Ramírez-Sánchez1*, Erick R. Bandala2,3
1Universidad de las Americas, Puebla. Sta. Catarina Martir, Cholula 72810 Puebla. Mexico
2Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, 89119-7363 Nevada, USA
3Graduate Program Hydrologic Sciences. University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV 89557, USA
8. Bionanocomposite materials based on titanium oxide/clay for waste water treatment
Soulaime chkirida, Nadia zari, Rachid Bouhfid*, Abou El Kacem Qaiss
Université Mohammed V Rabat, Faculté des sciences, Av Ibn batouta BP 1014, Rabat, Morocco
9. Improvement of mechanical properties of hydro-thermal aged glass fiber reinforced polymer composites through nano-TiO2 and Al2O3
Ramesh Kumar Nayak1* and Bankim Chandra Ray2
1School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
2Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Rourkela, Odisha
10. Water pollution remediation techniques with special focus on adsorption
Sujata Mandal*, C. Muralidharan1, A.B. Mandal
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai- 600 020
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About the Author: Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is associate with Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India since 2005. His research interest includes microbiology, plant-microbe-interactions, sustainable agriculture and microbial nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles & book chapters and five patents issued or pending, and edited or authored several books. Dr. Prasad has twelve years of teaching experience and he has been awarded the Young Scientist Award (2007) & Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal (2009) by the International Society for Ecological Communications; FSAB fellowship (2010) by the Society for Applied Biotechnology; the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA (2014); Outstanding Scientist Award (2015) in the field of Microbiology by Venus International Foundation; BRICPL Science Investigator Award (ICAABT-2017) and Research Excellence Award (2018). He has been serving as editorial board member: Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition, Academia Journal of Biotechnology including series editor of Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, Springer Nature, USA. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, USA and presently, working as Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Thirugnanasambandham Karchiyappan, Ph.D. is pursuing a career that contributes the valuable teaching and research in the area of Chemistry and Engineering. He completed Bachelors & Master's degree in Chemistry from Bharathiyar University, Tamilnadu, India and did Ph.D. in Chemistry (Anna University, Tamilnadu, India) by studying industrial wastewater treatment. He has been focused the research area of wastewater and drinking water purification, biogas generation, CO2 capture, biodegradable polymers and fermentation technology. He has published twenty five research articles in international peer review journals and attended the more than ten seminars or conferences. Presently, working as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in UEM, Brazil.
