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Solar‐driven water treatment suffers from low efficiency due to the solar energy loss during the energy conversion, especially in the scale‐up operation. One promising solution is using microlenses (MLs) to enhance the photodegradation of organic contaminants in water. However, most MLs fabrications apply to 2D planar surface only, which restricts their potential applications. In this study, a flexible and scalable technology is presented to fabricate MLs on curved surfaces. Precursor microdroplets form in a dilution process and are converted to MLs by photopolymerization. Optical simulations and experiments are combined to establish the correlation between optical properties of MLs and the performance of ML‐functionalized reactors in photodegradation. It is demonstrated that surface MLs on all‐shaped reactors significantly enhance the photodegradation efficiency of organic contaminants under simulated solar light or natural indoor light, with a maximum improvement of 83 folds. The surface coverage and size distribution of MLs can be adjusted by varying the solution concentration and the dilution rate when generating microdroplets. In addition, fabrication of MLs on a larger scale is achieved over an area up to 250 cm2 $\left(\text{cm}\right)^{2}$. MLs on 3‐dimensional curved surfaces fabricated by the technique enable significantly enhanced, highly customized, and sustainable solar‐driven water treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This review of the literature published in 2011 deals with the physico-chemical processes used for water and wastewater treatment. The review is divided into seven sections, including coagulation/flocculation, sorption processes, filtration, sedimentation, flotation, oxidation, and air stripping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This review of the research literature published in 2010 deals with the physico-chemical processes used for water and wastewater treatment. The review is divided into seven sections, including coagulation/flocculation, sorption processes, filtration, sedimentation, flotation, oxidation, and air stripping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a review of literature published in 2009 that covered issues related physico-chemical processes used to treat water and wastewaters. The review is divided into six sections, including coagulation/flocculation, sorption processes, filtration, sedimentation/flotation, oxidation, and air stripping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a review of literature published in 2008 that covered issues related to the presence of pesticides and herbicides in the environment. The review is divided into nine sections, including analytical methods, toxicology, monitoring, ecology, fate and transport, modeling, risk assessment, management and minimization, as well as treatment strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A review of the research literature published in 2007 related to automotive wastes is presented. This includes solid wastes from automotive bodies and tires, and automotive emissions. Published literature related to toxicology and health effects of automotive wastes was also reviewed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This review of the literature published in 2007 deals with the issues related to the presence of pesticides and herbicides in the environment, mainly in soil, sediment, surface water, and groundwater. The review is divided into nine sections, including analytical methods, toxicology, monitoring, ecology, fate and transport, modeling, risk assessment, management and minimization, and treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a review on literature published in 2007 that covered issues related to the occurrence of petrochemicals in the environment, as well as methods and techniques used for the detection and chemical analysis of petroleum mixtures, together with the toxicity and impacts of various forms of petroleum spills. This review also included literature investigating petrochemicals in water and wastewater and their treatment options including biodegradation, advanced oxidation and modeling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This review summarizes the literature published during 2007 related to agricultural wastes. This review includes the following sections: waste characterization, waste management and pollution minimization, waste treatment, and waste recycle and reuse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]