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Application of Nanotechnology, Nanofiltration and the Future Vision of Environmental Engineering Science-A Critical Overview

Sukanchan Palit*

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.

Periodicity:May - July'2015
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.10.4.3477

Abstract

The world of Environmental engineering science is moving at a drastic pace in the midst of immense challenges and scientific vision. Environmental regulations and stringent environmental restrictions have urged the scientific domain to devise newer and innovative environmental engineering techniques. Advancement of science and technology, the wide vision for the future and the wide path towards progress are the torchbearers towards newer realm and newer environmental engineering paradigm. In such a crucial juncture of history and civilization, nanotechnology and application of nanofiltration are of utmost importance. In today's world, nanofiltration and environmental engineering science have an unsevered umbilical cord. Industrial wastewater treatment, drinking water treatment and application of membrane science today stands in the midst of immense scientific vision and world of truth and understanding. Nanotechnology and its intricacies are uncovered in this present century. The author with cogent and deep insight unravels the importance of nanofiltration in environmental pollution control and its vast and visionary frontiers. Environmental engineering paradigm is moving towards one visionary realm over another.

In this review paper the author with deep comprehension and cogent insight delineates the application of nanotechnology tools such as nanofiltration in environmental engineering science. The world of instinctive challenges and the vision for the future evolves into a new dimension and newer directions in the domain of nanofiltration and other membrane separation processes. The author also attempts with deep lucidity the recent scientific endeavour in nanofiltration and also future trends of application of nanotechnology tools in environmental engineering. The future vision is bright, wide and versatile as the author delves deep into the intricacies of nanofiltration thus evolving into true scientific vision. The world of nanofiltration and its application is relevant to the future of environmental engineering science. A critical overview is urgently needed due to the disastrous scenario of ecological imbalance and environmental catastrophes. Environmental sustainability is the need of the hour. Thus, in such a critical juncture , the importance of nanofiltration and application of nanotechnology rises vehemently above all environmental engineering concerns. This review rises far above other reviews due to the discussion of environmental sustainability and global water crisis. Today's world global water crisis and environmental sustainability have an unsevered umbilical cord. The author instinctively discusses the application of nanotechnology in environmental protection and also delineates the vision of nanofiltration technique.

Keywords

Nanofiltration, Nanotechnology, Membrane, Water, Sustainability.

How to Cite this Article?

Palit, S. (2015). Application of Nanotechnology, Nanofiltration and the Future Vision of Environmental Engineering Science-A Critical Overview. i-manager’s Journal on Future Engineering and Technology, 10(4), 38-48. https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.10.4.3477

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