Surface Modified Carbons as Scavengers for Fluoride from Water

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sivasankar, Venkataraman (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Environment.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Hydrogeology.; Environmental management.; Biomaterials.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Environmental Management.

This book discusses the problems and feasible remediation of fluoride contamination in groundwater. The book investigates applications of various carbons derived from bio-mass and bio-polymers. It also inquires into surface modified carbons that use inorganic ions to help remove excess fluoride ions...

Table of Contents:

• 1 An overview on defluoridation of drinking water
• 2 – Fluoride a world ubiquitous compound its chemistry and ways of contamination
• 3 Health effects of direct or indirect fluoride ingestion
• 4 Methods of defluoridation Adsorption and regeneration of adsorbents
• 5 Syntheses and characterization of surface modified carbon materials
• 6 Applications of surface modified carbons in defluoridation
• 7 Adsorption investigations kinetic and isotherm models determination of thermodynamic parameters
• 8 Proposed mechanisms on fluoride sorption
• 9 Cost benefit analyses and comparative study on sorption capacity with other modified carbons
• 10 Treatment of fluorosis disease and prevention of negative effects (of fluoride ingestion)
• 11 Conclusions and recommendations for further researches and development in defluoridation processes. .