Metal, Metal-Oxides and Metal-Organic Frameworks for Environmental Remediation, 1st ed. 2021 Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World Series, Vol. 64

This book reviews principles, techniques and applications of metal, metal oxides, metal sulfides and metal-organic frameworks for removal and degradation of pollutants. Natural materials are often much more advanced than synthetic materials in terms of circularity and are functional, often biodegradable, recyclable and generate little waste. They are, therefore, a source of inspiration for new synthetic materials. In particular, recent research has focused on various types of functional materials such as organic, inorganic, nanostructured and composites for the remediation of environmental pollution.

Chapter 1 Metal Oxides as Decontaminants of Water and Wastewater

Kingshuk Dutta

Chapter 2 Photo-assisted antimicrobial activity of transition metal oxides

Rajini P Antony, Preethi L K and Tom Mathews

Chapter 3 Metal and Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Wastewater Decontamination

Chapter 4 MoS₂ based nanocomposites for treatment of industrial effluents

Chapter 5 Removal of priority water pollutants using adsorption and oxidation process combined with sustainable energy production

Sheen Mers Sathianesan Vimala, Omar Fransisco Gonzảlez, Rosario Moreno Virgen, Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj, Sheem Mers Sathianesan Vimala, Virginia Hernández Montoya, and Rigoberto Tovar Gómez

Chapter 6 Metal oxides for removal of arsenic contaminants from water

Tamil Selvan Sakthivel, Ananthakumar Soosaimanickam, Samuel Paul David, Anandhi Sivaramalingam, Balaji Sambandham

Chapter 7 Earth Abundant Materials for Environmental Remediation and Commercialization

Nimitha Jeba Ranjitham.J,   Adhimoorthy Prasannan, K. Sankarasubramanian, K.S. Prakash, Baskaran Ganesh Kumar

Chapter 8 Arsenic contamination: sources, chemistry and remediation strategies

Chapter 9 Mycoremediation: An elimination of metal and non-metal inclusions from polluted soil

Chapter 10 Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes in Wastewater Using Metal Organic Frameworks

Thabiso C. Maponya, Mpitloane J. Hato, Edwin Makhado, Katlego Makgopa, Manika Khanuja, and Kwena D. Modibane

Dr. Saravanan Rajendran has received his Ph.D in Physics-Material Science in 2013 from the Department of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, Chennai, India. He was awarded the University Research Fellowship (URF) during the year 2009-2011 by the University of Madras. After working as an Assistant Professor in Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Chennai, India during the year 2013-2014, he was awarded SERC and CONICYT-FONDECYT post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Chile, Santiago in the year of 2014-2017. He has worked (2017-2018) in the research group of Professor John Irvine, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, UK as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the framework of an EPSRC-Global Challenges Research Fund for the removal of Blue-Green Algae and their toxins. Currently, he is currently working as a Research Scientist, in the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tarapacá, Arica, Chile_. Also, Research Associate in SERC, Santiago, Chile. He is Associate Editor for the International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Springer). His research interests focus on the area of nanostructured functional materials, photophysics, surface chemistry and nanocatalysts for renewable energy and waste water purification. He has published several International peer-reviewed Journals, eight book chapters and seven books published by renowned international publishers.

Dr. Mu. Naushad is presently working as a Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He obtained his M.Sc and Ph.D Degree in Analytical Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India in 2002 and 2007, respectively.  He has vast research experience in the multidisciplinary fields of Analytical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Environmental Science. He holds several US patents

This volume widely discusses organic dye contaminants as well as heavy metal contaminants

Emphasized is a detailed working mechanism of effluents removal using functional materials

In additional to basics and the activity of materials, the future need and commercialization aspects of materials for a sustainable future is elaborated