Biography
Biography: Ajay Kumar Mishra
Abstract
Presently clean and safe drinking water is a prior requirement of the society. Water pollution due to toxic metals and organic compounds remains a serious problem to the environment and public health. Heavy metal ions, and dyes are often found in the environment as a result of industrialization. They are known to be common contaminants in wastewater and many of them are highly toxic. Thus, there is a need to develop technologies that can remove toxic pollutants found in wastewaters. Several methods are available; including membrane technology, but adsorption is one of the more popular methods for the removal of pollutants from the wastewater. Biopolymers represent an interesting and attractive alternative as adsorbents because of their particular structure, physico-chemical characteristics, chemical stability, high reactivity and excellent selectivity towards aromatic compounds and metals. Adsorption on biopolymers and their derivatives are known to remove pollutants from water. The current focus of the talk will be the recent advancement in nanocomposites with the synthesis of adsorbents containing polysaccharides, in particular modified biopolymers and also the advantages of the removal of pollutants from the wastewater.
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