Carbon-Based Materials and Composites for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Carbon-Based Materials and Composites for Water and Wastewater Treatment discusses the potential utilization of carbon-based materials and composites for the removal of various type of contaminants in water bodies due to their unique features, such as earth-abundance, recyclability, low-cost of production processes, and stability. As carbon can be derived from many types of raw materials and process techniques, the book covers various sources of raw materials from synthetic or natural precursors that have high carbon content, along with their synthesis processes. This synthesized carbon is used in different types of water and wastewater treatment technologies, including adsorbents, membranes, photocatalysts, electrodes, and fenton-catalysts.The book covers the application and efficiency of these carbon-based technologies in the removal of different type of pollutants from water bodies. The feasibility, practicability and economic aspects of using carbon-based materials in water and wastewater treatment are also described in the book

Dr Abu Hassan Nordinis a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malysia. His research interests include: (1) water and wastewater treatments and (2) surface functionalization. He has authored or co-authored more than 45 publications in international journals, book chapters and conference proceedings/seminar papers/presentations Dr Ahmad Ilyas Rushdan is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. His expertise includes biodegradable polymers, biopolymers, polymer composites, and polymer gels. Additionally, Dr. Ahmad Ilyas specializes in material engineering, specifically in the areas of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites, biocomposites, cellulose materials, and nano-composites. Dr Luqman Chuah Abdullah is Professor at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He obtained his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. His research areas include water and wastewater treatment, chemical processing, material engineering, oleochemical and environmental engineering. He has published more than 600 publications: including journals, proceedings, books and technical articles in the various fields of chemical, material and environmental engineering