The Polymer-Water Nexus: Addressing Water Challenges for a Sustainable Future [Hardcover]

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 Inl%