The Polymer-Water Nexus

This book aims to guide and illuminate future pathways for utilizing these linkages to ensure the quality of water for drinking and other purposes. It delves into a critical yet underexplored domain: the polymer-water nexus. This nexus is a two-sided story: on one hand, polymers offer immense potential for water treatment and protection; on the other, their misuse can cause significant environmental damage. This book will serve multiple purposes for education, research, and industrial applications by providing valuable information in a comprehensive and practical format. The ultimate goal is to establish a sustainable bridge between polymer science and water chemistry, with careful consideration of environmental and climatic factors.

Chapter 1: Early Observations and Empirical Knowledge. - Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Polymer-Water Interactions. . - Chapter 3: The Critical Role of Polymers in Water Science and Technology. . - Chapter 4: Polymers for Water Purification and Treatment. . - Chapter 5: Polymers for Water Desalination. . - Chapter 6: Nano-Enabled Polymers: A New Era in Water Purification. - Chapter 7: Polymers for Controlling Naturally Occurring Biological Hazards, Pharmaceutical, and Industrial Contaminants. - Chapter 8: Mechanism of polymer transport for groundwater recharge: a bibliometric analysis. - Chapter 9: Types of polymers and their impact: A focus on Forever Chemicals. - Chapter 10: Study on the Effect of Contaminants Leaching from Geo-Polymers on Groundwater. - Chapter 11: Introduction of smart polymers as sensors. . - Chapter 12: Smart Polymers For Integrated Water Management Systems. - Chapter 13: Design Principles for Smart Polymer Sensors: Selectivity, Sensitivity, Stability, and Regeneration. . - Chapter 14: Applications for Specific Contaminants. - Chapter 15: Case Studies: Successful Applications of Smart Polymers in Water Quality Monitoring. - Chapter 16: Polymer Membranes Incorporating BiVO /TiO Photocatalysts for Industrial Wastewater Harvesting and Conservation. - Chapter 17: Polymer for water sustainability. . - Chapter 18: Case Studies on the Polymer-Water Nexus: Microplastic Degradation Using Catalyzed Wet Oxidation. . - Chapter 19: Suggested boundary for the polymer-water nexus, using advanced technologies and future directions.