Development of Efficient Water Purification Process for Removal of Hazardous Environmental Pollutants From Waste Water Using Advanced Nanocomposite Photo-Catalysts

Water pollution happens to be a panic and a deadly threat for the developing and developed nations. There has been a continuous quest from the government and NGO’s to supply p...potable water. Different techniques have been devised and various others are in process in order to make water fit for human consumption. Out of the various methodologies, development of visible light driven photo-catalysis system using advanced mesoporous polymeric-inorganic nanocomposite photo-catalyst remains a “method of choice” for removal of hazardous environmental pollutants from drinking water supply and waste water streams because of its effectiveness, simplicity and low coast. Thus it is interesting to preparing advanced mesoporous polymeric-inorganic nanocomposite photo-catalyst and used it as new synthetic nanocomposite photo-catalyst for removal of hazardous environmental pollutants from industrial waste water and drinking water supply. To the best of our knowledge, this will be the first attempt to prepared advanced mesoporous polymeric-inorganic nanocomposite photo-catalyst by economical and eco-friendly route and used it as synthetic nanocomposite photo-catalyst for removal of environmental pollutants such as synthetic dyes, pesticides, heavy metal ions and other toxic impurities. There are three primary objectives for this proposal that principally address the strategic goals of the new NSTIP initiative. The first, main goal is to promote scientific research in the development of visible light driven advanced mesoporous polymeric-inorganic nanocomposite photo-catalysts for purification of water. The second goal is to develop the process and experimental setup locally. The third goal is to promote the promising research field of nanotechnology by training and teaching researchers and students in the highly valued subjects of greenhouse gas remediation, the environment, and nanotechnology and by providing opportunities for technology transfer. This project is highly multidisciplinary, and the team members selected for this project have strong backgrounds in Physics, Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Material Science, and Environmental Sciences. This study will also provide a technical basis for applied research work, and the outcome of this research will be very useful for industrial applications of water purification and could be beneficial for SAWACO-WATER DESALINATION, RAHA Water Treatment Corporation, Jubail IWPP Plant, and other water purification companies in the Kingdom.