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"Provides an interdisciplinary approach to applying nanomaterials to disinfect water, air and soil while addressing possible environmental risks associated with nanoparticles. Remediation, toxicity, and nanoparticle structures are discussed"--
List of contents
Preface ix
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS xi
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xv
Part I Remediation with use of metals, metal oxides, complexes and composites 1
1 Groundwater Water Remediation by Static Diffusion Using Nano-Zero Valent Metals (Fe0, Cu0, Al0), n-FeHn+, n-Fe(OH)x, n-FeOOH, n-Fe-[OxHy](n+/.) 3
David D.J. Antia
2 Nanostructured Metal Oxides for Wastewater Disinfection 27
Erick R. Bandala, Marco Antonio Quiroz Alfaro, Mónica Cerro-López, and Miguel A. Méndez-Rojas
3 Cu2O-Based Nanocomposites for Environmental Protection: Relationship between Structure and Photocatalytic Activity, Application, and Mechanism 41
Liangbin Xiong, Huaqing Yu, Xin Ba, Wenpei Zhang, and Ying Yu
4 Multifunctional Nanocomposites for Environmental Remediation 71
Suying Wei, Jiahua Zhu, Hongbo Gu, Huige Wei, Xingru Yan, Yudong Huang, and Zhanhu Guo
5 Nanomaterials for the Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds from Aqueous Solutions 85
Amro El Badawy and Hafiz H.M. Salih
6 Hybrid Metal Nanoparticle-Containing Polymer Nanofibers for Environmental Applications 95
Yunpeng Huang, Shige Wang, Mingwu Shen, and Xiangyang Shi
7 Nanomaterials on the Basis of Chelating Agents, Metal Complexes, and Organometallics for Environmental Purposes 109
Boris I. Kharisov, Oxana V. Kharissova, and Ubaldo Ortiz Méndez
Part II Remediation with use of carbon nanotubes 125
8 Carbon Nanotubes: Next-Generation Nanomaterials for Clean Water Technologies 127
Yit Thai Ong, Kian Fei Yee, Qian Wen Yeang, Sharif Hussein Sharif Zein, and Soon Huat Tan
Part III Photo catalytical remediation 143
9 New Advances in Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for Treatment of Toxic Metals and Arsenic 145
Marta I. Litter and Natalia Quici
10 Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide for Photocatalytic Water Treatment 169
David G. Rickerby
11 Destruction of Chloroorganic Compounds with Nanophotocatalysts 183Rashid A. Khaydarov, Renat
R. Khaydarov, and Olga Gapurova
12 Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Organic Dye Degradation and Hydrogen Production via Photocatalysis 193
Leticia M. Torres-Martínez, Isaías Juárez-Ramírez, and Mayra Z. Figueroa-Torres
Part IV Nanoadsorbents and Nanofiltration 205
13 Advanced Oxidation Processes, Nanofiltration, and Application of Bubble Column Reactor 207
Sukanchan Palit
14 Carbon Nanomaterials as Adsorbents for Environmental Analysis 217
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
15 Application of Nanoadsorbents in Water Treatment 237
Amit Bhatnagar and Mika Sillanpää
16 Organo-Clay Nanohybrid Adsorbents in the Removal of Toxic Metal Ions 249
Peng Liu
Part V Membranes on nanomaterials basis 269
17 Water Remediation Using Nanoparticle and Nanocomposite Membranes 271
Kian Fei Yee, Qian Wen Yeang, Yit Thai Ong, Vel Murugan Vadivelu, and Soon Huat Tan
Part VI Green methods in nanomaterials synthesis 293
18 Green Methodologies in the Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles 295
Aniruddha B. Patil and Bhalchandra M. Bhanage
19 An Environmentally Friendly and Green Approach for Synthesis and Applications of Silver Nanoparticles 313
Muniyandi Jeyaraj, Muralidharan Murugan, Kevin John Pulikotil Anthony, and Sangiliyandi Gurunathan
20 Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials Using Biological Routes 329
Rajesh Ramanathan, Ravi Shukla, Suresh K. Bhargava, and Vipul Bansal
Part VII CO2 adsorption 349
21 Nanomaterials for Carbon Dioxide Adsorption 351
Luis Ángel Garza Rodríguez and Elsa Nadia Aguilera González
Part VIII Intelligent nanomaterials 373
22 Development of Intelligent Nanomaterials as a Strategy to Solve Environmental Problems 375
Jose Ruben Mo
About the author
Boris I. Kharisov, PhD, is Professor and Researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL). He received his PhD in inorganic chemistry from the Moscow State University, Russia, in 1993. He holds two patents, has co-authored six books, five book chapters, 127 articles, and co-edited three invited special issues of international journals, and is the member of the editorial board of four journals. His specialties include coordination and inorganic chemistry, phthalocyanines, ultrasound, and nanotechnology.
Oxana V. Kharissova, PhD, is Professor and Researcher at the UANL. She received her PhD in Materials from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico. She has co-authored three books, 60 articles, and has two patents. Her specialties include nanotechnology (carbon nanotubes, nanometals, fullerenes), and crystallography.
H.V. Rasika Dias, PhD, is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington. He received his PhD from University of California, Davis. Specializing in inorganic and organometallic chemistry, he has co-authored several patents and over 160 publications. His accolades include the 2009 Southwest Regional American Chemical Society Award.
Summary
Compiling research from the last two decades, Nanomaterials for Environmental Protection provides an interdisciplinary approach to applying nanomaterials to disinfect water, air, and soil while addressing possible environmental risks associated with nanoparticles.
