Description
Functionalized nanomaterials have extremely useful properties, which can outperform their conventional counterparts because of their superior chemical, physical, and mechanical properties and exceptional formability. They are being used for the development and innovation in a range of industrial sectors. However, the use of functionalized nanomaterials is still in its infancy in many industrial settings. Functionalized nanomaterials have the potential to create cheaper and more effective consumer products and industrial processes. However, they also could have adverse effects on the environment, human health, and safety, and their sustainability is questionable, if used incorrectly. This book discusses the opportunities and challenges of using functionalized nanomaterials in a variety of major industrial sectors.Handbook of Functionalized Nanomaterials for Industrial Applications provides a concise summary of the major applications of functionalized nanomaterials in industry today. It covers the enhancements in industrial techniques and processes, due to functionalized nanomaterials, showing how they substantially improve the performance of existing procedures, and how they can deliver exciting consumer products more cheaply. Emphasis is given to greener approaches, leading to more sustainable products and devices. The legal, economical, and toxicity aspects of functionalized nanomaterials are also discussed in detail.- Highlights established industrial applications of functionalized nanomaterials and discusses their future potential for a range of industrial sectors- Discusses how functionalized nanomaterials are being used to create new types of commercial products and devices- Assesses the challenges of using functionalized nanomaterials in industry, setting out major safety and regulatory challenges
Table of Contents
List of contributorsPrefaceSection 1Different kinds of functionalized nanomaterial forindustrial use nanomaterials1. Functionalization of nanomaterials for industrialapplications: recent and future perspectivesSukanchan Palit and Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain1.1 Introduction1.2 The vision of the study1.3 Nanotrends in industrial development1.4 Potential of nanomaterials1.5 What are functionalized nanomaterials?1.6 The use of functionalized nanomaterials in industry1.7 Current research on nanomaterials1.8 Recent scientific research in the field of functionalizednanomaterials1.9 The scientific vision of energy and environmentalsustainability1.10 Recent research in environmental protection and industrialecology1.11 Integrated water resource management and human factorengineering1.12 Groundwater remediation and nanotechnology1.13 Future research trends in nanotechnology and nanomaterials1.14 Conclusion and future perspectivesReferencesFurther reading2. Mixed-matrix membranes incorporated withfunctionalized nanomaterials for water applicationsWoon-Chan Chong, Chai-Hoon Koo and Woei-Jye Lau2.1 Introduction2.2 Mixed-matrix membranes incorporated with carbon-basednanomaterials2.3 Mixed-matrix membranes incorporated with titania-basednanomaterials2.4 Mixed-matrix membranes incorporated with othernanomaterials2.5 Adsorptive mixed-matrix membranes for heavy-metal removal2.6 Conclusion and future remarksReferencesSection 2Functionalized nanomaterial for catalysis industry3. Photocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction for energyconversion and storage of functional nanomaterialsK. Kaviyarasu, C. Maria Magdalane, A. Raja, N. Matinise,N. Mayedwa, N. Mongwaketsi, Douglas Letsholathebe, G.T. Mola,Naif AbdullahAl-Dhabi, Mariadhas Valan Arasu, G. Ramalingam,S.B. Mohamed, Abdulgalim B. Isaev, K. Kanimozhi, A.K.H. Bashir,J. Kennedy and M. Maaza3.1 Introduction3.2 ConclusionReferences4. Functionalized metal-based nanoelectrocatalystsfor water splittingR.M.P.I. Rajakaruna and I.R. Ariyarathna4.1 Introduction4.2 Functionalized nanoelectrocatalysts for HER4.3 OER catalysts4.4 Bifunctional electrocatalysts4.5 SummaryReferences5. Functionalized nanographene for catalysisSantosh Bahadur Singh and Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain5.1 Nanographene: an introduction5.2 Functionalization of nanographene5.3 Catalytic properties and applications of functionalizednanographene5.4 Industrial, environmental, and health issues of nanographene5.5 Conclusions and future aspectsReferencesSection 3Functionalized nanomaterials for biomedical,pharmaceutical, agriculture, and agri-food industrySection Functionalized nanomaterial and biology6. Biocompatible nanodelivery systems for thedelivery of bioactive compoundsH. Turasan and J.L. Kokini6.1 Introduction6.2 Fabrication methods of biopolymer-based nanodeliverysystems6.3 ConclusionsReferences7. Biopolymer-based nanomaterials for food, nutrition,and healthcare sectors: an overview on theirproperties, functions, and applicationsMohammad Reza Kasaai7.1 Introduction7.2 Sources, structure, and characteristics7.3 Preparation of biopolymer-based nanomaterials7.4 Applications of biopolymer-based nanomaterials7.5 Conclusions7.6 Future perspectivesFundingConflict of interestsReferencesFurther reading8. Surface functionalization of PLGA nanoparticles fordrug deliveryJoana A.D. Sequeira, Irina Pereira, Anto´ nio J. Ribeiro,Francisco Veiga and Ana Cl´audia Santos8.1 Introduction: background and driving forces8.2 Active targeting by surface functionalization of PLGAnanoparticles8.3 Noncovalent functionalization of PLGA nanoparticles8.4 Nucleic acid-functionalized PLGA8.5 Concluding remarksAcknowledgementsReferences9. Biomedical-related applications of functionalizednanomaterialsMafalda R. Almeida, M´ arcia C. Neves, Sergio Morales-Torres,Mara G. Freire, Joaquim L. Faria, Vale´ ria C. Santos-Ebinuma,Cl´audia G. Silva and Ana P.M.
