Water Purification (Air, Water and Soil Pollution Science and Technology Series)

316 Pages·2009·8.08 MB·English

by  Nikolaj Gertsen

AIR, WATER AND SOIL POLLUTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SERIES

WATER PURIFICATION

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AIR, WATER AND SOIL POLLUTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SERIES

WATER PURIFICATION

NIKOLAJ GERTSEN
AND
LINUS SONDERBY
EDITORS

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CONTENTS

Preface ix

Chapter 1 Advanced Technologies Based on Ozonation for Water Treatment 1
Leonardo Morais Da Silva, Débora Vilela Franco,
Ismael Carneiro Gonçalves and Lindomar Gomes de Sousa

Chapter 2 Paradigm Shift from a Clean Ocean to a Bountiful Ocean:
An Essential Vision Revealed by Ecological Modeling of “Tidal
Flats - Central Bay Area Coupling” and “Benthic-pelagic
Ecosystem Coupling” 55
Akio Sohma

Chapter 3 Bank Filtration of Rivers and Lakes to Improve the Raw Water
Quality for Drinking Water Supply 137
Günter Gunkel and Anja Hoffmann

Chapter 4 Chitosan for Pesticide Control on Environmental Protection
and Water Purification 171
Cristóbal Lárez Velásquez and Enrique Millán Barrios

Chapter 5 Silica-supported CdS-sensitized TiO Particles in Photo-Driven
2
Water Purification: Assessment of Efficiency, Stability and
Recovery Future Perspectives 203
Ahed H. Zyoud and Hikmat S. Hilal

Chapter 6 Photo-degradation of Methyl Orange with Direct Solar Light Using
ZnO and Activated Carbon-supported ZnO 227
Hikmat S. Hilal, Ghazi Y. M. Nour and Ahed Zyoud

Chapter 7 Water Purification Using Compression and Absorption Heat Pumps 247
J. Siqueiros, A. Huicochea and J. A. Hernández
viii Nikolaj Gertsen and Linus Sonderby
Chapter 8 Why Vapor Pressure of a Volatile Liquid Decreases by Addition
of Solutes: A New Qualitative Model 275
Hikmat S. Hilal, and Ali Cheknane

Chapter 9 The Biotechnology of Phased Drinking Water Purification in the
Conditions of Astrakhan Region 285
L. T. Sukhenko

Chapter 10 Additional Purification of Water Bodies and Waste Waters with
Consorciums of Aquatic Plants Containing Microorganisms 289
I. N. Gogotov
Index 299