Innovations in nanotechnology for water treatment

Nanotechnology, Science and Applications

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Gehrke, Ilka ^a   Geiser, Andreas ^a   Somborn Schulz, Annette ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nanoadsorbents; Nanomembranes; Nanometals; Nanotechnology; Photocatalysis; Water technology

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; AQUAPORIN; CARBON NANOTUBE; DENDRIMER; DRINKING WATER; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; MAGNETITE; NANOMATERIAL; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION; CATALYST; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ECOTOXICITY; EUROPE; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW; MEMBRANE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84920520345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11778903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NSA.S43773     Document Type: Review

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