Nanotechnology applications in water purification and waste water treatment: A review

Proceedings of the International Conference on Nanoscience, Engineering and Technology, ICONSET 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 285-291

  Dhakras, Prathamesh A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

antimicrobial nanomaterials; carbon nanotubes; membranes; nanofilteration; Nanotechnology; site remediation; waste water treatment; water purification

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVE; DEGREE OF FUNCTIONALIZATION; FLUX RATES; HIGH REACTIVITY; ISSUES AND CHALLENGES; MESOPOROUS SILICA; NANOFILTERATION; NANOSORBENTS; SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY; SITE REMEDIATION; SIZE DEPENDENT; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER PURIFICATION; LARGE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAS; NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DENDRIMERS; MEMBRANES; MICROORGANISMS; NANOSCIENCE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PURIFICATION; REUSABILITY; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; CARBON; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; YARN;

WATER SUPPLY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84862869491     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICONSET.2011.6167965     Document Type: Conference Paper

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