Novel Water Treatment and Separation Methods

Due to increasing demand for potable and irrigation water, new scientific research is being conducted to deal with wastewater from a variety of sources. Novel Water Treatment and Separation Methods: Simulation of Chemical Processes presents a selection of research related to applications of chemical processes for wastewater treatment, separation techniques, and modeling and simulation of chemical processes.

Among the many topics are:

• degradation of herbicide
• removal of anionic dye
• efficient sun-light driven photocatalysis
• removal of copper and iron using green activated carbon
• defluoridation of drinking water
• removal of calcium and magnesium from wastewater using ion exchange resins
• degradation of vegetable oil refinery wastewater
• novel separation techniques, including microwave-assisted extraction and more

The volume presents selected examples in wastewater treatment, highlighting some recent examples of processes such as photocatalytic degradation, emulsion liquid membrane, novel photocatalyst for degradation of various pollutants, and adsorption of heavy metals. The book goes on to explore some novel separation techniques, such as microwave-assisted extraction, anhydrous ethanol through molecular sieve dehydration, batch extraction from leaves of Syzygium cumini (known as jambul, jambolan, jamblang or jamun), and reactive extraction. These novel separation techniques have proved be advantageous over conventional methods.

The volume also looks at modeling and simulation of chemical processes, including chapters on flow characteristics of novel solid-liquid multistage circulating fluidized bed, mathematical modeling and simulation of gasketed plate heat exchangers, optimization of the adsorption capacity of prepared activated carbon, and modeling of ethanol/water separation by pervaporation, along with topics on simulation using CHEMCAD software.

The diverse chapters share and encourage new ideas, methods, and applications in ongoing advances in this growing area of chemical engineering and technology. It will be a valuable resource for researchers and faculty and industrialists as well as for students.

Dr. Bharat A. Bhanvase is currently working as Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. His research interests are focused on conventional and cavitation-based synthesis of nanostructured materials, ultrasound-assisted processes, polymer nanocomposites, heat transfer enhancement using nanofluid, process intensification, and microreactors for nanoparticle and chemical synthesis. He has published many articles in international and national journals and has presented papers at international and national conferences. He has written several book chapters in internationally renowned books and applied for three Indian patents. He is the recipient of a Summer Research Fellowship from the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India, in 2009. He has more than 13 years teaching experience. He has completed several research projects with the University of Pune. He is a reviewer for several international journals. Dr. Bhanvase completed his BE in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pune, his ME in Chemical Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth University Pune, and his PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Pune, India.

Rajendra P. Ugwekar, PhD, is currently working as Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. His research interests are focused on hydrogen energy, nanotechnology, wastewater treatment, and heat transfer enhancement using nanofluid. He has published several articles in international and national journals and has presented papers at international and national conferences. He has more than 22 years of teaching experience and several years of industrial experience as well. He has completed research projects received from the All India Council for Technical Education and has several advanced students working with him. He has worked as Head of the Department at Anuradha Engineering College, Chikhali, Buldhana, India, and at the Priyasharshani Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur, India. He is a trainer and motivator for entrepreneurship.

Raju B. Mankar, PhD, is currently Director of the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology in Nagpur, India. He is also the former Vice-Chancellor of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University in Lonere-Raigad, India. Professor Mankar was the Nominee of His Excellency, the Vice President of India on the Court of Pondicherry University during 2007–2010. He is also the Nominee of His Excellency, the Governor of Maharashtra on the Board of Management of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik, India. He is the Member of Western Regional Committee, Mumbai, of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, and also a Member of Pravesh Niyantran Samiti, Government of Maharashtra. He has been nominated as a Council Member by the President of the Institution of Engineers (India), as an "Eminent Engineering Personality". Professor Mankar has served as Vice-Chairman of the Governing Council, Engineering Staff, College of India, Hyderabad, by the President Institution of Engineers (India) for several years. A Life Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Professor Mankar is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and a Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). He is also Fellow of DAAD, Federal Republic of Germany.