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The latest developments in nanotechnology and detailed application methodologies to decontaminate water, air, soil, and food Written by a team of global experts, Nanotechnology for Environmental Decontamination summarizes the techniques to structure target-specific nanomaterial, and how to apply it to decontaminate the natural environment from microbes, heavy metals, industrial toxic chemicals, chemical warfare agents, and biowarfare agents.
Recent developments in nanotechnology enable environmental decontamination through several target-specific nanomaterials, processes, and tools. This groundbreaking work covers these innovative methodologies in complete detail. It is an ideal resource for both professionals and graduate-level students whose specialty is nanotechnology which is applicable to environmental decontamination.
Nanotechnology for Environmental Decontamination features
- A thorough overview of the most important developments in the field of decontamination
- Nanomaterial design methodologies for specific targets such as microbes, heavy metals, and chemical/bio agents
- Contributions from world-renowned leaders in nanotech decontamination
- Coverage of a wide variety of diverse applications
In-depth details on:
Progress in the control of decontamination using nanotechnology; Nanomaterials as a means of decontamination; Photocatalytic inactivation: air and water; Decontamination of heavy metals from water; Nanotechnology as a tool: Removal of a dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPLs) from the ground water; The remediation of microbes and toxic industrial chemicals from the wastewater; Reactive sorbent materials or systems for air-water remediation; The critical investigation of pesticides and explosive removal from soil and ground using innovative technology; Biocatalysts: the scavengers of chemical warfare agent, insecticides, pesticides, explosives, industrial toxic chemicals and heavy metals; Sequestration of greenhouse gases; Antimicrobial coatings and nanoemulsions used in decontamination; Commercial challenges of decontamination and nanotechnology
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CUTTING-EDGE NANOTECHNOLOGY TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DECONTAMINATION
Written by a team of global experts, Nanotechnology for Environmental Contamination covers the latest methods for using nanomaterials, processes, and tools to remediate toxin-contaminated water, air, soil, groundwater, and wastewater. This groundbreaking work discusses the use of nanotechnology to neutralize microbes, pesticides, heavy metals, industrial chemicals, chemical and biological warfare agents, and other toxic substances. In-depth details on the physics, chemistry, and technology of nanomaterials, nanostructures, and nanotechnology for decontamination are included in this authoritative resource.
- Preparation and application of inner skin hollow fiber nanoporous membrane
- Photocatalytic inactivation of water and air pollution
- Application of nano TiO, catalyst in wastewater treatment
- Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants at nanosemiconductor film electrodes under visible light irradiation
- Disinfection of microbes by nanoparticles
- Water disinfection and wastewater decontamination by solar photocatalysis using nanomaterials
- The role of nanotechnology for decontamination of chemical warfare agents
- Nanostructured bioassemblies for environmental bioremediation
- Reactive nanoparticles for the treatment of chlorinated dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPL) in soil and groundwater
- Persistent pesticides: detection and control using nanotechnology
- Decontaminating chemical and biological warfare agents and related toxins with nanomaterials
Synopsis
CUTTING-EDGE NANOTECHNOLOGY TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DECONTAMINATION
Written by a team of global experts, Nanotechnology for Environmental Contamination covers the latest methods for using nanomaterials, processes, and tools to remediate toxin-contaminated water, air, soil, groundwater, and wastewater. This groundbreaking work discusses the use of nanotechnology to neutralize microbes, pesticides, heavy metals, industrial chemicals, chemical and biological warfare agents, and other toxic substances. In-depth details on the physics, chemistry, and technology of nanomaterials, nanostructures, and nanotechnology for decontamination are included in this authoritative resource.
Preparation and application of inner skin hollow fiber nanoporous membrane Photocatalytic inactivation of water and air pollution Application of nano TiO, catalyst in wastewater treatment Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants at nanosemiconductor film electrodes under visible light irradiation Disinfection of microbes by nanoparticles Water disinfection and wastewater decontamination by solar photocatalysis using nanomaterials The role of nanotechnology for decontamination of chemical warfare agents Nanostructured bioassemblies for environmental bioremediation Reactive nanoparticles for the treatment of chlorinated dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPL) in soil and groundwater Persistent pesticides: detection and control using nanotechnology Decontaminating chemical and biological warfare agents and related toxins with nanomaterials
About the Author
Majoj K. Ram is head of the polymer group at Eclipse Energy Systems, Inc.
E. Silvana Andreescu is assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science at Clarkson University.
Hanming Ding is an associate professor of Inorganic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at East China Normal University.