Polymeric Materials for Clean Water

Abstract

Intro; Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1 Background; References and Future Reading; 2 Mechanisms of Polymer Polymerization; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Radical Polymerization; 2.3 Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization; 2.4 Ionic Polymerization; 2.5 Stereoregulation in Radical and Ionic Polymerization; 2.6 Coordination Polymerization; 2.7 Ring-Opening Polymerization; 2.8 Multimode Polymerization; 2.9 Summary and Future Directions; References and Further Readings; 3 Polymer's Characterization and Properties; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Polymer Characterizations 3.2.1 Mass Spectrometry3.2.2 Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC); 3.2.3 X-ray Diffraction (XRD); 3.2.4 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR); 3.2.5 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR); 3.2.6 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS); 3.3 Polymer Properties; 3.3.1 Physical Properties; 3.3.2 Chemical Properties; 3.4 Summary; References and Future Readings; 4 Polymers for Coagulation and Flocculation in Water Treatment; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Polymeric Materials; 4.3 Polymers in Coagulation-Flocculation; 4.3.1 Synthetic Polymeric Coagulants; 4.3.2 Natural Polymeric Coagulants 4.4 The Underlying Mechanisms of the Process of CF4.5 A Peep into the Peculiarities of Polymeric Coagulants and the Operational CF Mechanism(S); 4.6 Research Gap; 4.7 Summary; References and Future Reading; 5 Polymer and Polymer-Based Nanocomposite Adsorbents for Water Treatment; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Polymer Adsorbent for Organic Pollutants; 5.2.1 Nonpolar Polymer for Hydrophobic Organic Pollutant; 5.2.2 Polar Polymer for Hydrophilic Organic Pollutant; 5.2.3 Advanced Polymer Adsorbents; 5.2.3.1 Hyper-Cross-Linked Polymers 5.2.3.2 Bifunctional Polymer Adsorbents for Water-Soluble Organic Compounds5.3 Polymer Adsorbents for Inorganic Pollutant; 5.3.1 Polymers for Cationic Adsorption; 5.3.1.1 Polymeric Cation Exchanger; 5.3.1.2 Polymer Chelating Adsorbents; 5.3.1.3 Polymer-Based Nanocomposite Adsorbents; 5.3.2 Polymer for Inorganic Anions; 5.4 Summary; References; 6 Polymer-Based Catalysts for Water Purification: Fundamentals to Applications; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Synthetic Methods; 6.3 Properties; 6.3.1 Photocatalysts; 6.3.2 Catalytic Supports; 6.3.3 Photosensitizers; 6.4 Applications; 6.4.1 Dyes 6.4.2 Hydrocarbons6.4.3 Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals; 6.5 Summary; References and Future Readings; 7 Polymers as Water Disinfectants; Abstract; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Antimicrobial Polymers for Controlling Water Microbes; 7.3 Properties of Chitosan; 7.4 Chitosan Synthesis; 7.5 Chitosan in Water Disinfection; 7.5.1 Chitosan Nanocomposite as Superior Water Disinfectant; 7.6 Summary; References and Future Readings; 8 Polymers for Membrane Filtration in Water Purification; Abstract; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Polymers Used for Membrane Filtration; 8.2.1 Polymers for RO; 8.2.2 Polymers for NF