Nano-biosorbents for Decontamination of Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

Section I: Basics principles 1. Nano-biosorbents for contaminant removal: An introduction 2. Introduction to nano-biosorbents 3. Nanobiosorbents: Basic principles, synthesis, and application for contaminants removal 4. Methods for the synthesis of nanobiosorbents for the contaminant removal 5. An insight into the potential contaminants, their effects, and removal means 6. Advantages of nanoadsorbents, biosorbents, and nanobiosorbents for contaminant removal 7. Nanomaterials for removal of heavy metals from wastewater 8. Nanosorbents for heavy metals removal 9. Non-toxic nature of nano-biosorbents as a positive approach toward green environment 10. Nanoadsorbents for environmental remediation of polluting agents

Section II: Cellulose-based nanobiosorbents for decontamination of environmental matrices 11. Risk assessment of nanocellulose exposure 12. Cellulose-based nanobiosorbents: An insight 13. Synthesis and properties of cellulosebased nanobiosorbents 14. Introduction to cellulose-based nanobiosorbents 15. Cellulose composites as nanobiosorbents for ecological remediation 16. Modification and derivatization of cellulose-based nanobiosorbents and their utilization in environmental remediation 17. Cellulose-based nano-biosorbents in water purification

Section III: Chitosan-based nanobiosorbents for deterioration of environmental matrices 18. Toxic metals adsorption from water using chitosan nanoderivatives 19. Toxicological impact and adsorptive removal of triclosan from water bodies using chitosan and carbon-based nano-architectures

Section IV: Multifarious biopolymers as nanobiosorbents for decontamination of environmental matrices 20. Citrus waste-based sorbent for wastewater treatment 21. Alginate-based nanobiosorbents for bioremediation of environmental pollutants 22. Synthesis of novel nanobioadsorbent for the effective removal of Pb2+ and Zn2+ ions-Adsorption, equilibrium, modeling, and optimization studies 23. Nanocrystalline NiO powder: Synthesis, characterization and emerging applications 24. Attraction to adsorption: Preparation methods and performance of novel magnetic biochars for water and wastewater treatment 25. Biomass-derived nanocomposites: A critical evaluation of their performance toward the capture of inorganic pollutants 26. Magnetic nanomaterials-based biosorbents

Authors

Adil Denizli Professor, Hacettepe University, Department of Chemistry, Ankara, Turkey. Adil Denizli is Professor at Hacettepe University, Department of Chemistry, Ankara, Turkey. His main research fields are molecular imprinting technologies, purification of biomolecules by chromatographic methods, detection of molecules by sensors, production of polymers with different surface and bulk properties, shape and geometries, and application of these polymers in different applications. Nisar Ali Associate Professor, Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, A'Sharqiyah University, Oman. Nisar Ali is an Associate Professor in the Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of Applied and Health Sciences, A'Sharqiyah University, Oman. His research interest includes polymer/biopolymer hybrids and assembly materials, magnetic composite nanostructures, surface functionalization, wettability, and wastewater remediation. Muhammad Bilal Associate Professor, Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. Muhammad Bilal is working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Previously, he served as an assistant/associate Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He earned his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in bioengineering and applied biotechnology. His main research activities are oriented to Environmental biotechnology, nanotechnology, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications, and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, liquid, and solid waste management. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles, 150 book chapters, 25 edited books. Dr. Bilal is the associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Environmental Science (Frontiers), and an editorial board member for several journals. He was listed as a highly cited researcher (Clarivate) in 2021 and holds several "highly cited papers" in WOS. Adnan Khan Professor, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. Adnan Khan earned his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the Institute of Chemistry University of Campinas, Sao Paulo-Brazil (UNICAMP) in 2011. His main areas of interest includes adsorption, catalysis, biopolymers, and molecularly imprinted polymers. He is currently wroks as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar. Dr. Adnan has more than 75 publications to his name in international peer-reviewed journals, including co-editor of books, author book chapters, review papers, and conference papers that are either published or in progress. Tuan Anh Nguyen Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. Tuan Anh Nguyen is Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam. He received B.S. in Physics from Hanoi University in 1992, and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Paris Diderot University (France) in 2003. He was Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University (South Korea, 2004) and University of Wollongong (Australia, 2005). He then worked as Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist in the Montana State University (USA), 2006-2009. In 2012, he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at Institute for Tropical Technology. His research activities include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities and digital twins. He edited over 70 Elsevier, 12 CRC Press, 1 Springer, 1 RSC and 2 IGI Global books. He is Editor-In-Chief of "Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience".