Nanotechnology to Monitor, Remedy, and Prevent Pollution. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

Part I Fundamentals

1. Advanced nanomaterials: An introduction
2. Nanotechnology to monitor, remedy, and prevent pollution: An introduction
3. Ecological and toxicological effects of nanotechnology

Part II Nanotechnology against noise pollution

4. Nanomaterials with enhanced acoustic properties: An introduction
5. Nanotechnology against noise pollution
6. Environmental noise pollution and sources

Part III Nanotechnology against air pollution

7. Nanotools for air remediation: An introduction
8. Nanosensors for air quality monitoring
9. Nanosensors to detect and quantify air pollutants
10. Resistive nanosensors for monitoring air pollution

Part IV Nanotechnology against water pollution

11. Micropollutants in water and their adverse effects on environment and human life
12. Nanoremediation of plastic-based waste materials
13. Photonanocatalysts for water purification
14. Removal of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and toiletries from water by nanomaterials
15. Electrochemical oxidation at the nanoscale for xylene destruction in wastewater and model aspect
16. Environmental micropollutants and removal techniques
17. Value-added products from wastewater
18. Nanotechnology for removal of personal care products and related compounds
19. Micropollutants in aquatic systems

Part V Nanotechnology against marine pollution

20. Biofouling: Status and challenges in the marine environment
21. Applications of nanotechnology for remediation and degradation of petroleum pollutants in environment: A special emphasis on membrane technology
22. Chemical recycling of plastic waste for sustainable development

Part VI Nanotechnology against soil pollution

23. Nanoremediation of inorganic contaminants in soils: Applications, mechanisms of actions, and environmental implications
24. Application of nanotechnology in agriculture
25. Nanotechnology in the agricultural sector

Authors

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. Hafiz M. N. Iqbal Research Professor, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnol�gico de Monterrey, Mexico. Hafiz M.N. Iqbal is a Research Professor in the School of Engineering and Sciences at the Tecnol�gico de Monterrey, Mexico. His areas of research are biomaterials, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, bioremediation, bio-catalysis, enzymes, immobilization, chemical engineering, green chemistry, algal biotechnology, and bioenergy. Ram K. Gupta Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, USA. Ram K. Gupta is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University, USA. His research interests include green energy production and storage using conducting polymers, 2D materials, nanostructured materials and composites, polymers from renewable resources for industrial applications, polymer recycling for sustainable future, bio-compatible nanofibers and thin films for tissue regeneration, scaffolds, bio-degradable metallic implants, and antibacterial applications. 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". Ghulam Yasin Researcher, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Guangdong, China. Ghulam Yasin is a researcher in the School of Environment and Civil Engineering at Dongguan University of Technology, Guangdong, China. His expertise covers the design and development of hybrid devices and technologies of carbon nanostructures and advanced nanomaterials for for real-world impact in energy-related and other functional applications.