“Aquananotechnology: Global Prospects provides a comprehensive roadmap for emerging technologies for the water industry. From access to water to repair of the water infrastructure, this is an encyclopedia of how to solve our worldwide water problems. It is a must read for water technologists.”
– Vincent Caprio, Founder, Water Innovations Alliance Foundation, Shelton, Connecticut, USA

“Governments, as well as businesses in sectors as diverse as agriculture, power generation, and manufacturing, know that water is central to their economic activities. Aquananotechnology: Global Prospects highlights water technologies that continue to push the boundaries of material science and innovation to reach new breakthroughs of cost and performance—vital for sustainable economic growth and profitability.”
– Snehal Desai, Dow Water and Process Solutions, Edina, Minnesota, USA

“With water quality and scarcity destined to be enduring global megatrends for next century, Aquananotechnology: Global Prospects depicts an impressive array of breakthrough approaches to water treatment. The topics span from innovations in ridding drinking water of trace contaminants to cutting-edge technologies to solve the newest water challenges, such as those posed by fracking and the treatment of ballast water on cargo ships.”
– Deane Dray, water investment analyst and advisor to the United Nations, New York City, USA

“The world needs diverse solutions to our pressing water scarcity and quality challenges. This book showcases a refreshing variety of forward-thinking approaches through a distinctly global perspective. I recommend this as a must read for experienced practitioners and newcomers alike.”
– Dr. Phil Rolchigo, Pentair, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Aquananotechnology: Global Prospects
Published:September 24, 2014 by CRC Press
Content: 887 Pages | 340 B/W Illustrations
Edited by David E. Reisner, PhD and T. Pradeep, PhD

Features
– Includes contributions from world-class experts in the use of nanotechnology in water science
– Describes the latest methods in water purification and desalination related to nanotechnology
– Covers high surface area nanomaterials used in point-of-use (POU) systems at the faucet to eliminate contaminants that pass through the municipal water supply
– Provides extensive references at the end of each chapter to enhance further study
– Offers a global perspective of the role of nanotechnology in water treatment

Summary
The world’s fresh water supplies are dwindling rapidly—even wastewater is now considered an asset. By 2025, most of the world’s population will be facing serious water stresses and shortages. Aquananotechnology: Global Prospects breaks new ground with its informative and innovative introduction of the application of nanotechnology to the remediation of contaminated water for drinking and industrial use. It provides a comprehensive overview, from a global perspective, of the latest research and developments in the use of nanotechnology for water purification and desalination methods.

The book also covers approaches to remediation such as high surface area nanoscale media for adsorption of toxic species, UV treatment of pathogens, and regeneration of saturated media with applications in municipal water supplies, produced water from fracking, ballast water, and more. It also discusses membranes, desalination, sensing, engineered polymers, magnetic nanomaterials, electrospun nanofibers, photocatalysis, endocrine disruptors, and Al13 clusters. It explores physics-based phenomena such as subcritical water and cavitation-induced sonoluminescence, and fog harvesting.

With contributions from experts in developed and developing countries, including those with severe contamination, such as China, India, and Pakistan, the book’s content spans a wide range of the subject areas that fall under the aquananotechnology banner, either squarely or tangentially. The book strongly emphasizes sorption media, with broad application to a myriad of contaminants—both geogenic and anthropogenic—keeping in mind that it is not enough for water to be potable, it must also be palatable.

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Once again, the Water Innovations Alliance Foundation recommends Aquananotechnology: Global Prospects.

Regards,

Vincent Caprio
Founder & Executive Director
Water Innovations Alliance Foundation
vince@waterinnovationsfoundation.org
203-733-1949
www.waterinnovations.org