Publisher's Synopsis
The pressing need for more effective and sustainable use of water resources means that water treatment technologies that enable recycling of wastewater for agricultural and/or industrial purposes are becoming more and more important. Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) match this need, offering the potential of complete conversion of the pollutants to carbon dioxide, water and mineral salts. To date, AOP?s most significant disadvantages have been high investment and operating costs. Progress is based on more effective means of producing radicals and deeper insight into the reaction pathways that will offer radical generation at lower cost, as well as optimising process conditions and defining those applications where AOPs are most competitive. The highly successful AOP3 conference attracted delegates from more than 40 countries and all continents, with over 210 papers on the programme highlighting the following main topics: process combination; destruction of endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals; recycling and reuse; Fe processes; photocatalysis. Following a full peer review 54 papers have been selected for these proceedings; they feature the most recent advances in the fundamentals as well as the development and the application of AOPs, especially in the field of water recycling and reuse.
