Current Trends and Perspectives in the Application of Polymeric Materials for Wastewater Treatment

• Other Authors: Otero, Marta (Editor), Coimbra, Ricardo N. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; waste silk; dopamine; iron particles; wastewater treatment; activated carbon microsphere; sodium lignosulfonate; Cr(VI); adsorption; modified polymeric resin; t-butyl phosphate impregnation; polymer based adsorbents; dye adsorption; response surface methodology; nano-MgO; structural modification; permeability; antifouling; color rejection; POME; fluoroquinolones; ultrasound radiation; mesoporous carbon; desirability function; thermodynamics; wastewater; cost analysis; ciprofloxacin; Polystyrene nanocomposite; modifications; characterizations; antibiotics; emerging contaminants; pharmaceuticals; polymeric adsorbents; magnetization; silver nanoparticles; microfiltration; membranes; biofouling; sputtering; magnetite; co-precipitation method; Rhodamine B; sodium dodecyl sulfate; selective adsorption; dysprosium; neodymium; fabric adsorbent; radiation; graft polymerization; molecular imprinting; polymer; sertraline; cross-reactivity; SSRI; template; sorbent; n/a
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Water is indispensable to the functioning of most known life forms, and good water quality is essential to human health, social and economic development, and ecosystem functioning. Nonetheless, population growth has been leading to the degradation and depletion of fresh water resources. Under these...