Environmental Nanotechnology and Applications

Week 1: Nanotechnology – Introduction, classification based on dimension or type of nanomaterials, impact of nanoscale on material properties

Lecture 1: Introduction of Nanotechnology

Lecture 2: Types of nanomaterials/nanocomposites

Lecture 3: Properties of nanomaterials/nanocomposites

Week 2: Synthesis of nanomaterials – Bottom-up and Top-down approach, modes of synthesis for size and shape control, green synthesis of nanomaterial

            Lecture 4: Nanomaterial synthesis through different methods: Top-down approach- I

            Lecture 5: Nanomaterial synthesis through different methods: Top-down approach- II

            Lecture 6: Nanomaterial synthesis through different methods: Bottom-up approach- I

            Lecture 7: Nanomaterial synthesis through different methods: Bottom-up approach- II

            Lecture 8: Green synthesis of nanomaterials

Week 3: Characterization of nanomaterials and nanocomposites – environmentally relevant characterization using SEM, TEM, BET, XRD, XPS and FTIR etc.

            Lecture 9: Morphological Characterization of Nanomaterials (TEM)

            Lecture 10: Morphological Characterization of Nanomaterials (SEM)

            Lecture 11: Specific surface area and Pore size of Nanomaterials (BET)

            Lecture 12: Crystallographic structure of Nanomaterials (XRD)

            Lecture 13: Elemental Composition of Nanomaterials (XPS)

            Lecture 14: Spectroscopic characteristics of Nanomaterials

            Lecture 15: Identification of functional groups of Nanomaterials (FTIR)

Week 4: Application of nanomaterials in environmental remediation – briefing the conventional water/wastewater treatment units, potential modification of water and wastewater treatment by employing nanomaterials

            Lecture 16: Conventional water/ wastewater treatment

            Lecture 17: Nanotechnology in water/wastewater treatment-I

            Lecture 18: Nanotechnology in water/wastewater treatment-II

Week 5: Nanotechnology in adsorptive removal of pollutants – Synthesis of nano-adsorbents, optimization of nano-adsorption units for operating parameters, adsorption capacity of pollutants, adsorptive removal efficiency

            Lecture 19: Basics of Adsorption

            Lecture 20: Synthesis and properties of nano-adsorbent

            Lecture 21: Nano-adsorbent in pollutant removal from wastewater- I

            Lecture 22: Nano-adsorbent in pollutant removal from wastewater- II

Week 6: Nanomaterials in photocatalysis – Photocatalyst preparation, modifications, UV/solar photocatalytic system, photocatalytic treatment of wastewater

            Lecture 23: Basics of Photocatalysis

            Lecture 24: Nano-photocatalyst preparation and modification-I

            Lecture 25: Nano-photocatalyst preparation and modification-II

            Lecture 26: Nano-photocatalyst modification and characterization

            Lecture 27: Photocatalysis for wastewater treatment- I

            Lecture 28: Photocatalysis for wastewater treatment- II

Week 7: Removal of pollutants using nanofiltration technique – principle of nanomembrane filtration, synthesis and characterization of nanomembranes, design of nanofiltration unit, water/wastewater treatment efficiency using nanomembrane unit

            Lecture 29: Basics of membrane filtration

            Lecture 30: Nanomembrane synthesis and characterization

            Lecture 31: Nanomembrane in water and wastewater treatment- I

            Lecture 32: Nanomembrane in water and wastewater treatment- II

Week 8: Nano-biochar, Nanomaterial based disinfection / leaching and Risk assessment – Nano-biochar preparation and modification, Selection of nano-disinfectants synthesis, modification and disinfection kinetics, Environmental impacts of nanomaterials – exposure and risk assessment, Dose-response, mechanism of toxicity, ecotoxicological impacts of nanomaterials

            Lecture 33: Nano-biochar and biochar composites

            Lecture 34: Basics of disinfection – I

            Lecture 35: Basics of disinfection – II

            Lecture 36: Nano-disinfectants for wastewater treatment

            Lecture 37: Nanomaterial leaching, toxicity and risk assessment – I

            Lecture 38: Nanomaterial leaching, toxicity and risk assessment - II

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