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Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Using Membrane Technology

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Membranes for Water Treatment and Remediation

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Abstract

Overexploitation and pollution of freshwater resources throughout the world have led to a rising scarcity of potable water. As the population increases, industrial, agricultural, and domestic activities increase accordingly to cater to the growing needs. Treatment of wastewater via different technologies have been gaining interest in recent times. Among the various physical, chemical and biological methods utilized for wastewater treatment, adsorption has been found to be the most simple, inexpensive and efficient technology. Adsorptive membranes have become key constituents in water treatment schemes because of their high pollution removal capability. It is a cost-effective technique to attain a remediated effluent. The role of membranes in wastewater treatment process can increase system reliability as well as lower process cost. The realization of the potential for membrane-based innovations in wastewater treatment requires a deeper understanding of the membrane structure and mechanism of the process. The present work reviews the various promising membranes in recent literature for remediation of water pollution.

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Karmakar, S., Barman, S.R. (2023). Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Using Membrane Technology. In: Nadda, A.K., Banerjee, P., Sharma, S., Nguyen-Tri, P. (eds) Membranes for Water Treatment and Remediation. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9176-9_2

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