In Nanomaterials for Air and Water Purification, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an expert compilation of resources dealing with nano-based research for air and water remediation. The editors have included works by reputed researchers covering characterization, fabrication, and applications.
This book is intended as a primary reference for researchers in academia and industry to offer original insights into environmentally friendly polymers and their nanocomposites. It provides comprehensive discussions of the fundamentals, attributes, characteristics, and fabrication of the materials and composites relevant to these nanomaterials.
Readers will also find: - Thorough introductions to electrospun nanofiber membranes for effective air filtration and nanocomposite air filter membranes- Comprehensive explorations of photocatalytic materials and technologies for air purification- Practical discussions of opportunities for improving and protecting water supplies with nanomaterials- Fulsome treatments of polymeric membranes incorporated with metal or metal oxide nanoparticles for water purification
Perfect for environmental, polymer, and surface chemists, Nanomaterials for Air and Water Purification will also earn a place in the libraries of industry professionals with an interest in water and air purification.
Table of Contents
Preface xv
1 New-Age Nano Adsorbents for Water Purification 1
Subhadeep Biswas, Abhishek Johri, and Anjali Pal
2 Nanomaterials: Prospects for Water Purification and Relevance of Biosensing in Drinking Water 27
Seemesh Bhaskar and Sai Sathish Ramamurthy
3 Nanomaterials for Air and Water Purification 55
Lívia Elisabeth Vasconcellos de Siqueira Brandão Vaz
4 Green Nanotechnology for Water Purification 77
Mahmoud A. Abdulhamid, Nawader Alqadhi, Claudia Osornio, and Gyorgy Szekely
5 Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Effective Air Filtration 115
Narendra Reddy and Kavya S. Bhushan
6 Nanocatalysts and Redox Nanoparticles for Water Purification 145
Kannappan Lakshmi, Arunasalam Sridhar, and Rajmohan Rangasamy
7 Nanomaterials and Water Purification: Opportunities for Improving and Protecting Water 165
Natalia Scheverin, Aura B. Patiño, Mariel Díaz, and Maria Fernanda Horst
8 The Use of Sol-Gel Technology to Produce Nanomaterials for AirandWaterPurification 197
Andrei Rex and João Henrique Zimnoch dos Santos
9 Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)-based Sustainable Photocatalysts for Purification of Antibiotic Containing Wastewater 217
Dhruti S. Pattanayak, Chandrakant Thakur, Dhananjay Singh, and Dharm Pal
10 Development of Noble Metal Supported Nanoparticles for Water Treatment 237
Hamyal Izhar, Fatima Izhar, Shoomaila Latif, Muhammad Imran, and Nazim Hussain
11 Immobilized Enzyme Systems for Wastewater Treatment 257
Ambreen Aisha, Muhammad J. Iqbal, Razia Noreen, Naila Mukhtar, Asim Hussain, and Asim Rehman
12 Bioactive Nanoparticles for Water Purification 275
Madhushree Hegde, Akshatha Chandrashekar, Jineesh A. Gopi, Niranjana Prabhu, Deepu A. Gopakumar, Jinu Jacob George, Midhun Dominic C.D., and Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai
13 Cellulose Nanofibers-Based Porous Materials, a Green Platform to Construct Advanced Sorbents for Oil/Spill Cleanup 305
Aiswarya Poulose, Ajith Mathew, Deepu A. Gopakumar, Daniel Pasquini, A. Mathiazhagan, and Jinu Jacob George
14 Novel Carbon-Based Nanomaterials (CNMs) for Air Purification 329
Neelakandan M. Santhosh
15 Metal/Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Modified Polymeric Composite Membranes for Water Treatment 347
Akshatha Chandrashekar, Madhushree Hegde, Jineesh A. Gopi, Niranjana Prabhu, Deepu A. Gopakumar, Jinu Jacob George, Midhun Dominic C.D., and Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai
16 Nanocellulose-Based Ultralight Porous Material for Various Environmental Applications 373
Ajith Mathew, Aiswarya Poulose, Deepu A. Gopakumar, Daniel Pasquini, Yves Grohens, and Jinu Jacob George
References 391
Index 399
