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Heavy Metals Removal Techniques from Industrial Waste Water

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Advanced Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation of Water

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Abstract

Regarded as pollutants heavy metals like Arsenic (As), Hg (Mercury), Zn (Zinc), Cd (Cadmium), Thallium (Tl) and Pb (Lead) not only pose a serious threat on water ecosystem but also on human health owing to their highly toxic, non-biodegradable, and carcinogenic behavior. With industrial advancement it has become one of the foremost sources of heavy metals instigating it into different component of ecosystem air, water and soil. Various techniques are currently available which are used for the treatment of discharge of various industries often laden with noxious metal particles. This chapter discusses in brief current wastewater treatment procedures for removal of heavy metals.

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Abbreviations

CNTs:

Carbon Nanotubes

EDTA:

Ethylenediamine Tetra acetic acid

IP:

Interfacial polymerization

NTA:

Nitrilotriacetic acid

NF:

Nanofiltration

MF:

Microfiltre

PAN:

Polyacrylonitrile

PES:

Polyethersulfone

PP:

Polypropylene

PVDF:

Polyvinylidene fluoride

RO:

Reverse Osmosis

UF:

Ultra-filtration

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  1. Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

    Nimmy Srivastava, Arushi Yashi & Trisha Rathore

  2. Department of Chemistry, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Jharkhand, Ranchi, India

    Jayeeta Chattopadhyay

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Srivastava, N., Chattopadhyay, J., Yashi, A., Rathore, T. (2022). Heavy Metals Removal Techniques from Industrial Waste Water. In: Roy, S., Garg, A., Garg, S., Tran, T.A. (eds) Advanced Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation of Water. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83811-9_5

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