Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment

Pranav Deepak Pathak, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the MIT School of Bioengineering Sciences and Research, MIT Art, Design and Technological University, Pune, India. With more than 14 years of teaching experience in the fundamentals of biochemical engineering, wastewater treatment, biotransport, mass transfer, heat transfer, solid waste management, and reaction engineering, he has published more than 40 research articles and has three edited books and several book chapters to his credit. Himanshu J. Patel, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Pacific School of Engineering, Surat, Gujarat, India. He has 13 years of industrial experience. He is also a Schedule-I Environmental Auditor recognized by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and a PhD supervisor recognized by Gujarat Technological University. He has published two patents, eight review papers, and 25 research papers in various international journals, including publications from Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Wiley, etc., and has also published thirteen books. Anuja R. Jadhav, PhD, is Associate Professor at MIT School of Computing, MIT Art Design and Technology University, Pune, Maharashtra, India. With over 15 years of teaching experience, she holds multiple granted patents; notable among these are patents for an IoT-based smart helmet, a device for child safety and security, and a smart slate for online classes. Her contributions to academia extend beyond patents, as evidenced by her publications in esteemed journals, book chapters, and authored books.

Introduction PART I: CIRCULAR ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBRANE TREATMENT 1. Circular Economy Development in Wastewater Treatment Plants 2. New Approaches and Methodologies to Implement Water Reuse Under a Circular Economy Point of View 3. Graphene Oxide Membrane for Water and Wastewater Treatment: A Review 4. Effect of Functionality and Microstructure on the Development of Ceramic Membrane for Wastewater Treatment 5. Mixed-Matrix Membranes Development for Wastewater Treatment: A Review 6. Ceramic Membrane Structure-Transport Performance Correlation for Wastewater Treatment: Membrane Modification Strategies and Challenges PART II: ADSORPTION TREATMENT 7. Understanding the Significance of Alginate- and Chitosan-Based Interpenetrating Polymer Network Hydrogel for Removal of Dye and Heavy Metals from Wastewater 8. Adsorption Studies of Reactive Black 5 Using Activated Biochar Prepared by Co-Pyrolysis of Municipal Sewage Sludge (MSS)-Sugarcane Bagasse (SCB) 9. Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewater by Adsorption Using Functionalized Carbon-Based Adsorbents 10. Removal of Organic Acid from Wastewater by Adsorption: A Case Study of Acetic Acid, Propionic Acid, and Phenylacetic Acid onto a Banana Peel 11. Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solutions by Acid-Activated Neem Leaf PART III: OTHER ADVANCED TREATMENTS 12. Advanced Materials Based on Nanoparticles for Water and Wastewater Treatment: From Synthesis to Applications 13. Decontamination and Purification of Wastewater via Metal Nanoparticles: An Overview 14. Wastewater Treatment Coupled with Multifaceted Microalgae: Benefits and Challenges 15. Integrating a Microbial Fuel Cell into a Constructed Wetland for Wastewater Treatment 16. Recent Progress, Mechanisms, and Purification Efficiencies of Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment 17. Swine Wastewater Treatment by Electrocoagulation and Electrooxidation 18. Groundwater Quality Assessment of the Leading Water Supply Industry of Bangladesh, Dwasa Mods Zone 2: A Case Study