Description
Environmental nanotechnology is considered to play a key role in shaping of current environmental engineering and science practices. This book titled "Environmental Nanotechnology" covers the advanced materials, devices, and system development for use in the environmental protection. The development of nano-based materials, understanding their chemistry and characterization using techniques like X- Ray diffraction, FT-IR, EDX, scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), high resolution-TEM, etc is included. It also highlights the scope for their applications in environmental protection, environmental remediation and environmental biosensors for detection, monitoring and assessment.
Key Features:
- Covers basic to advanced Nano-based materials, their synthesis, development, characterization and applications and all the updated information related to environmental nanotechnology.
- Discusses implications of nanomaterials on the environment and applications of nanotechnology to protect the environment.
- Illustrates specific topics such as ethics of nanotechnology development, Nano-biotechnology, and application in wastewater technology.
- Includes applications of nanomaterials for combating global climate change and carbon sequestration.
- Gives examples of field applications of environmental nanotechnology.
This book covers advanced materials, devices, and system developments for use in environmental protection. The development of nano-based materials, understanding its chemistry and characterization by the use of X-Ray diffraction, FT-IR, EDX, scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and high resolution-TEM give the scope for their application in environmental protection, environmental remediation, and environmental biosensors for detection, monitoring, and assessment. The green chemistry based on nano-based materials prevents pollution and controls environmental contaminants.
Table of Contents
- Environmental Nanotechnology: An Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Properties of Nanomaterial
1.3 Major applications in nanotechnology
1.4 Type of nanoparticles
1.5 Types of Engineered Nanoparticles
1.6 Properties
1.7 Nanotechnology - Environmental Applications:
References
2. Chemical Synthesis of Nanomaterial
2.1 Introduction
2.2 General Method of Synthesis
2.3 Advance Synthesis Methods
2.4 Experimental procedure
References
- Biological Synthesis of Nanomaterial
- Natural Nanomaterial
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Synthesis of Nanomaterial
3.3. Biological synthesis of nanomaterial
References
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Natural Polymers
4.3 Natural Adsorbents
4.4 CNTs
4.5 Nano biomaterial
4.6 Nanosized Organisms
4.7 Diatoms
4.8 Nanobacterium
4.9 Nanoparticles in Soil
4.10 Clay
4.11 Clay Minerals
4.12 Organically modified clay minerals
4.13 Minerals
4.14 Nanoparticles from Volcanic Eruption
4.15 Nanoparticles from Space
Reference
- Developments of Nano composite
- Nano based - waste water treatment technology
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Classification of nanocomposite
5.3 Preparation of different types of nanocomposite
5.4 Nano-magnetite
5.5 Iron-carbon composite
5.6 Carbonaceous nanomaterial
5.7 Nanosorbent material
5.8 Graphene/ magnetite nanocomposite
5.9 Carbon nanotube/chitosan nanocomposite
5.10 Starch/SnO2 nanocomposite
5.11 Guar gum/Al2O3 (GG/AO) nanocomposite
5.12Alkali-activated magnesium slag-based nanostructural composite
5.13 Polyaniline zirconium (IV) silicophosphate nanocomposite
5.14 Clay/polymer nanocomposite hydrogels
5.15. PbO/SiO2 Nanocomposite
5.16 PS/Ag Nanocomposite Spheres
5.17 Polyaniline (PANI)/graphene (GN) nanocomposites
5.18 Carbon/metal nanocomposites
5.19 Bio-nanocomposite
5.20 Polylactide-Based Bionanocomposites
5.21 Fabrication of Unique Magnetic Bionanocomposite
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6.1 Introduction
6.2 Techniques for water purification
6.3 Metal based nano-adsorbents
6.4 Carbon nanotubes adsorbents
6.5 Bio-adsorbents
- Membrane filtration
6.7 Nanofiber membranes
6.8 Nanocomposite membranes
6.9 Nanomaterials - water treatment
6.10 Nanosorbents
6.11 Photocatalyst
6.12 Dendrimers in water treatment
6.13 Other Nanomaterials
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- Nano technological applications: Sustainable Energy
- Advance Instrumentation: characterization of synthesized material
- Membrane filtration technology
- Nanoparticles: Health and Environmental Risk
- Advance Research case studies
- Glossary
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Application of nanotechnology in energy sector
7.3. Nanotechnology and solar energy
7.4. Nanotechnology and wind energy
7.5 Nanotechnology and biomass energy (biofuel)
7.6 Application of Nano catalyst for biodiesel production
7.7 Nanotechnology for electric transmission
References
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Development aspects of analytical techniques
8.3 Characterization Techniques
References
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Membrane Filtration
9.3 Membrane bioreactor
9.4 Development of Membrane Bioreactors
9.5 Membrane performance
9.6 Interactions with membrane material
9.7 Biological activity
9.8 Membranes and membrane processes- challenges
9.9 Nanofiber membranes
9.10 Biological membranes
9.11Nano composite membranes for water/wastewater treatment
9.12 Membranes and biofilm attachment
9.13 Desalination by membrane technology (case study)
Tio2- Nano Photo catalysis in the pretreatment of seawater reverse osmosis Desalination
9.14 Membrane Technology for Desalination of water
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10.1 Introduction
10.2 Health Hazards
10.3 Physicochemical properties of nanoparticles hazard:
10.4 Toxicity of nanoparticle:
10.5 Toxicity- Health Hazards
10.6 Nanomaterial health effects
10.7 Toxicity to plants
10.8 Environmental hazards
10.9 Risk / hazard management for nanomaterial
10.10 Nanomaterial releases to the environment
10.11 Fate and transport of nanomaterial in the environment
10.12 Analysis in environmental matrices
10.13 Release to environment
10.14 Eco toxicity and analysis of nanomaterial in the aquatic environment
10.15 Effect of Nanomaterial on Critical Ecosystem
10.16 OSHA Legislation
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Photo catalytic Degradation of Dyes: based on Advance Semiconducting Nanoparticles
11.1 Introduction
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