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Novel Techniques for Water Treatment

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dc.contributor.advisorMitra, Sushanta
dc.creatorDasgupta, Saumyadeb
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-26T15:29:08Z
dc.date.available2017-07-26T15:29:08Z
dc.date.copyright2016-08-26
dc.date.issued2017-07-26
dc.date.updated2017-07-26T15:29:07Z
dc.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMASc - Master of Applied Science
dc.description.abstractA rapid decline in the quality of drinking water sources across the world has emerged as a considerable threat to human life. Maintaining a continuous supply of clean drinking water is a challenging task in rural and marginalized communities, where conventional methods of monitoring and treatment cannot be implemented due to a lack of appropriate infrastructure and skilled personnel. Hence, the main focus of the present thesis is to develop better water quality monitoring and purification techniques targeted towards portable point-of-use systems. The approach towards better water quality monitoring involves the development of a rapid and portable concentrating device which can be used in conjunction with microfluidics based biosensor platforms to detect pathogens in contaminated water. The solution to the problem of water treatment involves the assessment of a naturally available antimicrobial agent, the Moringa oleifera seed extract, followed by its integration into a novel and truly sustainable device capable of removing bacterial loads from contaminated water.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/33336
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectChemical engineering
dc.subject.keywordsEshcherichia coli
dc.subject.keywordsWater treatment
dc.subject.keywordsWater quality monitoring
dc.subject.keywordsSustainable technology
dc.subject.keywordsBacteria
dc.subject.keywordsHollow fiber
dc.subject.keywordsPaper
dc.subject.keywordsMoringa oleifera
dc.subject.keywordsAntimicrobial
dc.subject.keywordsGlucose
dc.subject.keywordsBacillus subtilis
dc.subject.keywordsWater purification
dc.subject.keywordsWater treatment device
dc.titleNovel Techniques for Water Treatment
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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