A comprehensive primary resource for researchers interested in nanocomposites for environmental remediation
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.
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 SolGel 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
Deepu A. Gopakumar, PhD, is an academic researcher currently working as a prestigious Chief Ministers Nava Kerala Post-Doctoral fellow at Cochin University of Science and Technology, India. His research of interest focuses on the varying technological applications of nanocellulose and its polymer composites. He has an h-index of 25 and co-authored more than 42 high quality international publications resulted in more than 2500 citations to his credit.
Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Science, Alliance University, Bengaluru. He has published more than 160 papers in high-quality international peer-reviewed journals on polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, and biopolymers, published 100 book chapters, and has edited 40 books. He has received numerous awards and recognitions including the prestigious KMUTNB Best Researcher Award 2019, Alliance University Best Researcher Award 2023, Kerala State Award for the Best Young Scientist 2016, and INSPIRE Faculty Award 2011.
Jinu Jacob George, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology. He has co-authored over 25 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Midhun Dominic C.D., PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Sacred Heart College, Thevara Kochi. His research interests include the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials.
