Nanotechnology
Applications for
Clean Water
Micro & Nano Technologies
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Nanotechnology
Applications for
Clean Water
Edited by
Nora Savage
Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency
and
(in alphabetical order)
Mamadou Diallo
Materials and Process Simulation Center, Division of Chemistry
and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Jeremiah Duncan
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Anita Street
Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency
and
Richard Sustich
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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1. Water-supply engineering--Technological innovations. 2.
Water--Purification--Technological innovations. 3.
Water--Pollution--Prevention. 4. Nanotechnology. 5. Nanostructured materials. I. Savage, Nora F.
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To all whose true potential suffers for lack of clean water
Contents
Contributors ..........................................................................
xi
Foreword: The Potential of Nanotechnology for Clean Water
Resources ...............................................................................
Mihail C. Roco
xxiii
Series Editor’s Preface ...........................................................
xxv
Preface ................................................................................... xxvii
Acknowledgments ..................................................................
xxix
Introduction: Water Purification in the Twenty-First
Century—Challenges and Opportunities ...............................
Richard C. Sustich, Mark Shannon, and Brian Pianfetti
xxxi
Part 1
Drinking Water ........................................................
1
1 Nanometallic Particles for Oligodynamic Microbial Disinfection ...
Gordon Nangmenyi and James Economy
3
2 Nanostructured Visible-Light Photocatalysts for
Water Purification .........................................................................
Qi Li, Pinggui Wu, and Jian Ku Shang
17
3 Nanostructured Titanium Oxide Film- and Membrane-Based
Photocatalysis for Water Treatment ..............................................
Hyeok Choi, Souhail R. Al-Abed, and Dionysios D. Dionysiou
39
4 Nanotechnology-Based Membranes for Water Purification ............
Eric M.V. Hoek and Asim K. Ghosh
5 Multifunctional Nanomaterial-Enabled Membranes for
Water Treatment ............................................................................
Volodymyr V. Tarabara
6 Nanofluidic Carbon Nanotube Membranes: Applications for
Water Purification and Desalination ..............................................
Olgica Bakajin, Aleksandr Noy, Francesco Fornasiero,
Costas P. Grigoropoulos, Jason K. Holt, Jung Bin In,
Sangil Kim,and Hyung Gyu Park
7 Design of Advanced Membranes and Substrates for
Water Purification and Desalination ..............................................
James Economy, Jinwen Wang, and Chaoyi Ba
47
59
77
95
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8 Customization and Multistage Nanofiltration Applications for
Potable Water, Treatment, and Reuse ...........................................
Curtis D. Roth, Saik Choon Poh, and Diem X. Vuong
107
9 Commercialization of Nanotechnology for Removal of
Heavy Metals in Drinking Water ...................................................
Lisa Farmen
115
10 U.S.–Israel Workshop on Nanotechnology for Water Purification ...
Richard C. Sustich
131
Part 2
Treatment and Reuse ...............................................
141
11 Water Treatment by Dendrimer-Enhanced Filtration:
Principles and Applications ...........................................................
Mamadou S. Diallo
143
12 Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Disinfection and Microbial Control:
Merits and Limitations ..................................................................
157
Shaily Mahendra, Qilin Li, Delina Y. Lyon,
Lena Brunet and Pedro J.J. Alvarez
13 Possible Applications of Fullerene Nanomaterials in
Water Treatment and Reuse ..........................................................
So-Ryong Chae, Ernest M. Hotze, and Mark R. Wiesner
167
14 Nanomaterials-Enhanced Electrically Switched Ion Exchange
Process for Water Treatment .........................................................
Yuehe Lin, Daiwon Choi, Jun Wang, and Jagan Bontha
179
15 Detection and Extraction of Pesticides from Drinking
Water Using Nanotechnologies .......................................................
T. Pradeep and Anshup
191
Part 3 Remediation ...............................................................
213
16 Nanotechnology for Contaminated Subsurface Remediation:
Possibilities and Challenges ...........................................................
Denis M. O’Carroll
215
17 Nanostructured Materials for Improving Water Quality:
Potentials and Risks .......................................................................
Marcells A. Omole, Isaac K’Owino, and Omowunmi A. Sadik
233
18 Physicochemistry of Polyelectrolyte Coatings that Increase
Stability, Mobility, and Contaminant Specificity of Reactive
Nanoparticles Used for Groundwater Remediation ........................
Tanapon Phenrat and Gregory V. Lowry
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19 Heterogeneous Catalytic Reduction for Water Purification:
Nanoscale Effects on Catalytic Activity, Selectivity, and
Sustainability .................................................................................
Timothy J. Strathmann, Charles J. Werth, and John R. Shapley
20 Stabilization of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles for
Enhanced In Situ Destruction of Chlorinated Solvents in
Soils and Groundwater ...................................................................
Feng He, Dongye Zhao, and Chris Roberts
ix
269
281
21 Enhanced Dechlorination of Trichloroethylene by
Membrane-Supported Iron and Bimetallic Nanoparticles ..............
S. M. C. Ritchie
293
22 Synthesis of Nanostructured Bimetallic Particles in PolyligandFunctionalized Membranes for Remediation Applications .............
Jian Xu, Leonidas Bachas, and Dibakar Bhattacharyya
311
23 Magnesium-Based Corrosion Nano-Cells for Reductive
Transformation of Contaminants ...................................................
Shirish Agarwal, Souhail R. Al-Abed, and Dionysios D. Dionysiou
337
24 Water Decontamination Using Iron and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles ...
Kimberly M. Cross, Yunfeng Lu, Tonghua Zheng, Jingjing Zhan,
Gary McPherson, and Vijay John
25 Reducing Leachability and Bioaccessibility of Toxic Metals in
Soils, Sediments, and Solid/Hazardous Wastes Using Stabilized
Nanoparticles .................................................................................
Yinhui Xu, Ruiqiang Liu, and Dongye Zhao
347
365
Part 4 Sensors .......................................................................
375
26 Nanomaterial-Based Biosensors for Detection of Pesticides and
Explosives ......................................................................................
Jun Wang and Yuehe Lin
377
27 Advanced Nanosensors for Environmental Monitoring ..................
Omowunmi A. Sadik
28 A Colorimetric Approach to the Detection of Trace Heavy
Metal Ions Using Nanostructured Signaling Materials ...................
Yukiko Takahashi and Toshishige M. Suzuki
391
417
29 Functional Nucleic Acid-Directed Assembly of Nanomaterials and
Their Applications as Colorimetric and Fluorescent Sensors for Trace
Contaminants in Water ..................................................................
427
Debapriya Mazumdar, Juewen Liu, and Yi Lu
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Part 5 Societal Issues ............................................................
447
Introduction to Societal Issues: The Responsible Development of
Nanotechnology for Water .............................................................
Jeremiah S. Duncan, Nora Savage, and Anita Street
449
30 Nanotechnology in Water: Societal, Ethical, and Environmental
Considerations ................................................................................
Anita Street, Jeremiah S. Duncan, and Nora Savage
453
31 Competition for Water ...................................................................
Jeremiah S. Duncan, Nora Savage, and Anita Street
32 A Framework for Using Nanotechnology To Improve
Water Quality .................................................................................
Michael E. Gorman, Ahson Wardak, Emma Fauss, and
Nathan Swami
463
491
33 International Governance Perspectives on Nanotechnology
Water Innovation ...........................................................................
David Rejeski and Evan S. Michelson
509
34 Nanoscience and Water: Public Engagement At and Below
the Surface .....................................................................................
David M. Berube
521
35 How Can Nanotechnologies Fulfill the Needs of Developing
Countries? ......................................................................................
David J. Grimshaw, Lawrence D. Gudza, and Jack Stilgoe
535
36 Challenges to Implementing Nanotechnology Solutions to Water
Issues in Africa ...............................................................................
Mbhuti Hlophe and Thembela Hillie
551
37 Life Cycle Inventory of Semiconductor Cadmium Selenide
Quantum Dots for Environmental Applications .............................
Hatice Sengül and Thomas L. Theis
561
Part 6 Outlook ......................................................................
583
38 Nanotechnology Solutions for Improving Water Quality ...............
Mamadou S. Diallo, Jeremiah S. Duncan, Nora Savage,
Anita Street, and Richard Sustich
585
Index .....................................................................................
589
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Contributors
Shirish Agarwal
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Souhail R. Al-Abed
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Pedro J.J. Alvarez
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rice University
Houston, TX, USA
Anshup
Department of Chemistry and Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, India
Chaoyi Ba
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
Leonidas Bachas
Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, USA
Olgica Bakajin
Molecular Biophysics and Functional Nanostructures Group
Chemistry, Materials, Earth, and Life Sciences Directorate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA, USA
David M. Berube
Professor of Communication and Coordinator of PCOST
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC, USA
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Dibakar Bhattacharyya
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, USA
Jagan Bontha
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA, USA
Lena Brunet
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rice University
Houston, TX, USA
So-Ryong Chae
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering
Duke University
Durham, NC, USA
Hyeok Choi
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Daiwon Choi
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA, USA
Kimberly M. Cross
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Mamadou S. Diallo
Materials and Process Simulation Center
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA, USA
Department of Civil Engineering
Howard University
Washington, DC, USA
Dionysios D. Dionysiou
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Contributors
xiii
Jeremiah S. Duncan
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI, USA
James Economy
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
Lisa Farmen
Crystal Clear Technologies, Inc.
Portland, OR, USA
Emma Fauss
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA, USA
Francesco Fornasiero
Molecular Biophysics and Functional Nanostructures Group
Chemistry, Materials, Earth, and Life Sciences Directorate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA, USA
Asim K. Ghosh
Water Technology Research Center
University of California
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Michael E. Gorman
Department of Science, Technology and Society
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA, USA
Costas P. Grigoropoulos
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, USA
David J. Grimshaw
Practical Action
Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby, UK
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Contributors
Lawrence D. Gudza
Practical Action
Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby, UK
Feng He
Environmental Engineering Program
Department of Civil Engineering
Auburn University
Auburn, AL, USA
Thembela Hillie
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Pretoria, South Africa
Mbhuti Hlophe
Department of Chemistry
North-West University (Mafikeng Campus)
Mmabatho, South Africa
Eric M.V. Hoek
California NanoSystems Institute
University of California
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Water Technology Research Center
University of California
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Jason K. Holt
Molecular Biophysics and Functional Nanostructures Group
Chemistry, Materials, Earth, and Life Sciences Directorate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA, USA
Ernest M. Hotze
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering
Duke University
Durham, NC, USA
Jung Bin In
Molecular Biophysics and Functional Nanostructures Group
Chemistry, Materials, Earth, and Life Sciences Directorate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA, USA
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xv
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, USA
Vijay John
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA, USA
Isaac K’Owino
Department of Chemistry
Center for Advanced Sensors & Environmental Monitoring
State University of New York at Binghamton
Binghamton, NY, USA
Sangil Kim
Molecular Biophysics and Functional Nanostructures Group
Chemistry, Materials, Earth, and Life Sciences Directorate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA, USA
Qi Li
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
Qilin Li
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rice University
Houston, TX, USA
Yuehe Lin
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA, USA
Ruiqiang Liu
Environmental Engineering Program
Department of Civil Engineering
Auburn University
Auburn, AL, USA
Juewen Liu
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
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Contributors
Gregory V. Lowry
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pitsburgh, PA, USA
Yunfeng Lu
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Yi Lu
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
Delina Y. Lyon
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rice University
Houston, TX, USA
Shaily Mahendra
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rice University
Houston, TX, USA
Debapriya Mazumdar
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
Gary McPherson
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA, USA
Evan S. Michelson
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
New York University
New York, NY, USA
Gordon Nangmenyi
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
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xvii
Aleksandr Noy
Molecular Biophysics and Functional Nanostructures Group
Chemistry, Materials, Earth, and Life Sciences Directorate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA, USA
Denis M. O’Carroll
Department Civil & Environmental Engineering
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Marcells A. Omole
Department of Chemistry
Center for Advanced Sensors & Environmental Monitoring
State University of New York at Binghamton
Binghamton, NY, USA
Hyung Gyu Park
Molecular Biophysics and Functional Nanostructures Group
Chemistry, Materials, Earth, and Life Sciences Directorate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA, USA
Tanapon Phenrat
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pitsburgh, PA, USA
Brian Pianfetti
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
Saik Choon Poh
CH2MHILL
Los Angeles, CA, USA
T. Pradeep
Department of Chemistry and Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, India
David Rejeski
Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Washington, DC, USA
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Contributors
S. M. C. Ritchie
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Mihail C. Roco
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA, USA
Chris Roberts
Department of Chemical Engineering
Auburn University
Auburn, AL, USA
Curtis D. Roth
DXV Water Technologies, LLC
Tustin, California, USA
Omowunmi A. Sadik
Department of Chemistry
Center for Advanced Sensors & Environmental Monitoring
State University of New York at Binghamton
Binghamton, NY, USA
Nora Savage
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC, USA
Hatice Sengül
Institute for Environmental Science and Policy
Department of Civil and Materials Engineering
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL, USA
Jian Ku Shang
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
Mark Shannon
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
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John R. Shapley
Department of Chemistry
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
Jack Stilgoe
Practical Action
Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby, UK
Demos
London, UK
Timothy J. Strathmann
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
Anita Street
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC, USA
(Environmental Scientist and Program Analyst, at U.S. Department of Energy,
Energy and Enviromental Security Directorate, Office of Intelligence and
Counterintelligence, Washington, DC, USA, as of November 2008)
Richard C. Sustich
Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, USA
Toshishige M. Suzuki
Research Center for Compact Chemical Processes
National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Nathan Swami
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA, USA
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