Focusing on the theoretical fundamentals of adsorption technology, this book offers a practical approach to water treatment. It covers essential concepts for conducting experimental adsorption studies, process modeling, and adsorber design. With the rising significance of micropollutants in water systems, it emphasizes their competitive adsorption alongside background organic matter, making it a vital resource for understanding and addressing contemporary water quality challenges.
Focusing on the scientific principles behind drinking water treatment, this publication covers essential processes such as filtration, coagulation, softening, and deironing. It presents the theoretical foundations and practical applications in a clear and concise manner, making complex concepts accessible. The book serves as a valuable resource for understanding the mechanisms involved in ensuring safe drinking water through various treatment methods.
Water is essential for all life, making the preservation of aquatic ecosystems and protection of water resources critical for sustainable development. Water quality is primarily influenced by its constituents—substances dissolved or suspended in it. A thorough understanding of these constituents' occurrence, behavior, and fate is necessary for accurate water quality assessment. This underscores the significance of hydrochemistry, the scientific discipline focused on water constituents and their interactions in both natural and anthropogenic water cycles. This textbook serves as an introductory guide to hydrochemistry, emphasizing reaction equilibria in aquatic systems and their mathematical representations. It is tailored for students in environment-related fields beginning their hydrochemical studies, requiring only basic knowledge of General Chemistry. The content is also beneficial for continuing education. Key topics include the structure and properties of water, concentration measures, colligative properties, chemical equilibria, gas-water partitioning, acid/base reactions, precipitation/dissolution, calco-carbonic equilibrium, redox reactions, complex formation, and sorption. The text features numerous figures and tables, over 50 examples, and more than 60 problems for readers to solve, with complete solutions provided in a separate chapter.
