Separations of Water Pollutants with Nanotechnology

Satinder Ahuja is a leading expert on water quality improvement. He earned his PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He worked for Novartis Corp. in various leadership positions for over 25 years and taught as an adjunct professor at Pace University for over 10 years. As president of Ahuja Consulting, he advises on water quality issues relating to chemicals and pharmaceuticals. A member of the executive committee of the Rivers of the World Foundation (ROW), Dr. Ahuja has organized numerous global symposia on improving water quality, including presentations for the American Chemical Society and UNESCO. Dr. Ahuja has published numerous papers and more than 25 books. His latest books are Contaminants in Our Water (ACS, 2020); Evaluating Water Quality to Prevent Future Disasters (Elsevier, 2019); Advances in Water Purification Techniques (Elsevier, 2019); and Chemistry and Water (Elsevier, 2017).

1. Overview
2. Detecting nanomaterials
3. Assessing the environmental impact of anthropogenic nanoparticles
4. A review of nanomaterials for water purification
5. Association of nanoparticles with genetic materials
6. Enhancing water security
7. Nanomembranes
8. Inorganic nanoadsorbents
9. Remediation of VOC
10. Micro- and nanostructured cellulose-based scaffold for water purification
11. Plant derived bionanomaterials and their applications
12. Remediation of heavy metals
13. Remediation of pharmaceuticals
14. Remediation of pesticides
15. Remediation of contaminants of emerging concern
16. Photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics
17. Sustainable nanotechnolgy