This book compiles 15 chapters about the synthesis, characterizations, and application of many kinds of magnetic adsorbents for water treatment. It is devoted to the scientific community that works with adsorption technologies for water treatment and remediation. Specifically, for professors and Ph.D. students. It is expected that this book serves as an interesting background for researchers in the field of magnetic adsorbents for water treatment.

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Lucas Meili, is working as Full Professor in the Center of Technology at Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Prof. Meili graduated in Chemical Engineering at Federal University of Rio Grande (Brazil) and obtained his Doctor degree in Chemical Engineering at Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil) in 2009. He is permanent member of Chemical Engineering post-graduation program and also of Materials post-graduation program. His areas of interest are focused in separation processes, water and wastewater treatment, and synthesis of materials. Particularly he has interest in adsorption and advanced oxidation processes. He has several international publications in Chemical Engineering, focusing in adsorption, development of adsorbents and advanced oxidation processes. Guilherme Luiz Dotto is professor in Chemical Engineering Department at Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Is a permanent member of the Chemical Engineering post-graduation program and also of the Chemistry post-graduation program. Is B.Sc. in Food Engineering, M.Sc. in Food Engineering and Ph.D. in Food Engineering. His research is focused on the following areas: transport phenomena, unit operations, wastewater treatment, physicochemical treatments for wastewater and separation processes. In specific, has specialty in adsorption/biosorption of contaminants from aqueous solutions, preparation and characterization of biomaterials and nanobiomaterials, wastewater treatment, wastes management and reuse, drying of biomaterials, statistical optimization, experimental design, response surface methodology, linear and non-linear regression analysis. In these research areas, has more than 160 published articles and is reviewer of more than 100 international journals. Its H-index is 25.

Inhalt
PrefaceGordon McKay
Chapter 1. Fundamentals of AdsorptionPamela Sepulveda, Alessandro Erto, José Leandro da Silva Duarte, and Lucas Meili
Chapter 2. Methods of Synthesis of Magnetic AdsorbentsThiago Lopes da Silva, Talles Barcelos da Costa, Henrique Santana de Carvalho Neves, Meuris Gurgel Carlos da Silva, and Melissa Gurgel Adeodato Vieira
Chapter 3. Magnetic Biosorbents and their Application in Water RemediationPamela Y. Quintas, Emiliano F. Fiorentini, María N. Oviedo, and Leticia B. Escudero
Chapter 4. Lignocellulosic Wastes as Precursor of carbonaceous magnetic adsorbents of organic and inorganic pollutants adsorptionPaola Rodríguez-Estupiñán, Yaned Milena Correa-Navarro, Liliana Giraldo, and Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján
Chapter 5. Magnetic Biochar Fibers for Copper RemovalIoannis Anastopoulos and Ioannis Pashalidis
Chapter 6. Treatment of Landfill Leachate with Magnetic AdsorbentsMir Amir Mohammad Reshadi, Alireza Bazargan, and Gordon McKay
Chapter 7. Removal of Emerging Pollutants and Toxic Metals using Magnetic AdsorbentsJúlia Resende de Andrade, Giani de Vargas Brião, Meuris Gurgel Carlos da Silva, and Melissa Gurgel Adeodato Vieira
Chapter 8. Magnetically Modified Biological Materials for Dyes RemovalIvo Safarik, Eva Baldikova, Jitka Prochazkova, and Kristyna Pospiskova
Chapter 9. Regeneration of magnetic adsorbents saturated by organic pollutants using advanced oxidation technologiesYe Xiao and Josephine M. Hill
Chapter 10. Magnetic Nanofibers for Contaminants Removal from WaterAndrei V. Igansi, Bruna S. Farias, Luiz A. A. Pinto, and Tito R. S. Cadaval Jr.
Chapter 11. Magnetic solid phase-based sorbents for isolation/pre-concentration and removal of pesticidesWan Aini Wan Ibrahim and Hamid Rashidi Nodeh
Chapter 12. Characterization and application of Fe-magnetic materials and nanomaterials for application in the aqueous matrices decontaminationPamela Sepúlveda, Ricardo Salazar, L. Carolina Espinoza, and Alejandra García García
Chapter 13. Advanced Magnetic Adsorbents Prepared from Emulsion Template for Water TreatmentYongfeng Zhu, Hui Yu, Bin Mu, and Aiqin Wang
Chapter 14. Chitosan Based Magnetic AdsorbentsJuliana M. N. dos Santos and Guilherme L. Dotto
Chapter 15. Methods used for performance enhancement of iron based magnetic adsorbents in water systemsParmila Devi and Anil K. Saroha