Environmental Engineering Reference
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future visiOn And future flOW Of tHOugHts
nanofiltration has been found to be extremely effective and visionary and will be very much in demand in the years to come
[36-39]. Vision, opportunity, and diligent truth will propel the scientist's vision toward a new scientific generation. The great-
ness and the faults of the technology are envisioned in its application. Bubble column reactors and AOPs are also pillars of the
ongoing review. Their applications in the field of environmental engineering are extremely purposeful, intricate, and far-reaching.
man's scientific vision and scientific endeavor is powered by a determination—the determination to serve the suffering millions.
The problem of drinking water is immense, and stringent hurdles need to be overcome in both developed and developing coun-
tries. So the ultimate target and vision is to make technology accessible to the common masses and venture out to heal the
wounds of science and technology. nanofiltration, AOPs, and the application of bubble column reactors is just a beginning. The
application areas of nanofiltration are absolutely far-reaching and visionary. The world will face new challenges in these
scientific domains in years to come.
AcknOWledgment
The author wishes to acknowledge Dr. Bhaskar Sengupta of Queen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom, under whose
guidance he did research work on ozonation of dyes in a bubble column reactor. The author gratefully acknowledges the con-
tributions of past and present teachers of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. Also, the contribution of staff, students, teachers,
and management of University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India, needs to be mentioned.
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