Advanced Materials for Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Safety
Herausgegeben von Tiwari, Ashutosh; Syväjärvi, Mikael
Advanced Materials for Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Safety
Herausgegeben von Tiwari, Ashutosh; Syväjärvi, Mikael
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The book focuses on the role of advanced materials in the food, water and environmental applications. The monitoring of harmful organisms and toxicants in water, food and beverages is mainly discussed in the respective chapters. The senior contributors write on the following topics:
Layered double hydroxides and environment Corrosion resistance of aluminium alloys of silanes New generation material for the removal of arsenic from water Prediction and optimization of heavy clay products quality Enhancement of physical and mechanical properties of fiber Environment friendly acrylates latices…mehr
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The book focuses on the role of advanced materials in the food, water and environmental applications. The monitoring of harmful organisms and toxicants in water, food and beverages is mainly discussed in the respective chapters. The senior contributors write on the following topics:
Layered double hydroxides and environment
Corrosion resistance of aluminium alloys of silanes
New generation material for the removal of arsenic from water
Prediction and optimization of heavy clay products quality
Enhancement of physical and mechanical properties of fiber
Environment friendly acrylates latices
Nanoparticles for trace analysis of toxins
Recent development on gold nanomaterial as catalyst
Nanosized metal oxide based adsorbents for heavy metal removal
Phytosynthesized transition metal nanoparticles- novel functional agents for textiles
Kinetics and equilibrium modeling
Magnetic nanoparticles for heavy metal removal
Potential applications of nanoparticles as antipathogens
Gas barrier properties of biopolymer based nanocomposites: Application in food packing
Application of zero-valent iron nanoparticles for environmental clean up
Environmental application of novel TiO2 nanoparticles
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Layered double hydroxides and environment
Corrosion resistance of aluminium alloys of silanes
New generation material for the removal of arsenic from water
Prediction and optimization of heavy clay products quality
Enhancement of physical and mechanical properties of fiber
Environment friendly acrylates latices
Nanoparticles for trace analysis of toxins
Recent development on gold nanomaterial as catalyst
Nanosized metal oxide based adsorbents for heavy metal removal
Phytosynthesized transition metal nanoparticles- novel functional agents for textiles
Kinetics and equilibrium modeling
Magnetic nanoparticles for heavy metal removal
Potential applications of nanoparticles as antipathogens
Gas barrier properties of biopolymer based nanocomposites: Application in food packing
Application of zero-valent iron nanoparticles for environmental clean up
Environmental application of novel TiO2 nanoparticles
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Advanced Materials Series
- Verlag: Scrivener Publishing / Wiley & Sons
- Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W118773430
- 1. Auflage
- Seitenzahl: 528
- Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2014
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 32mm
- Gewicht: 901g
- ISBN-13: 9781118773437
- ISBN-10: 1118773438
- Artikelnr.: 40191155
- Advanced Materials Series
- Verlag: Scrivener Publishing / Wiley & Sons
- Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W118773430
- 1. Auflage
- Seitenzahl: 528
- Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2014
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 32mm
- Gewicht: 901g
- ISBN-13: 9781118773437
- ISBN-10: 1118773438
- Artikelnr.: 40191155
Ashutosh Tiwari is an Associate Professor at the Biosensors and Bioelectronics Centre, Linköping University, Sweden; Editor-in-Chief, Advanced Materials Letters; Secretary General, International Association of Advanced Materials; a materials chemist and also a docent in the applied physics from Linköping University, Sweden. He has published more than 350 articles, patents, and conference proceedings in the field of materials science and technology and has edited/authored more than fifteen books on the advanced state-of-the-art of materials science. He is a founding member of the Advanced Materials World Congress and the Indian Materials Congress. Mikael Syväjärvi received his PhD degree in materials science from Linköping University, Sweden in 1999. His expertise is in materials growth and technologies of silicon carbide (SiC), graphene and related materials while his scientific focus area is material for energy and the environment. He initiated a European research collaboration in fluorescent and photovoltaic SiC, and has co-organized several symposiums at E-MRS. He has published more than 200 journal and conference papers. He is a co-inventor of The Cubic Sublimation Method for cubic SiC and the Fast Sublimation Growth Process that is applied for industrial development of fluorescent hexagonal SiC. He is also co-inventor of the High Temperature Graphene Process and a co-founder of Graphensic AB that manufactures and supplies graphene on SiC.
Preface xv Part 1: Fundamental Methodologies 1 1 Layered Double Hydroxides
and the Environment: An Overview 3 Amita Jaiswal, Ravindra Kumar Gautam and
Mahesh Chandra Chattopadhyaya 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 Structure of Layered
Double Hydroxides 4 1.3 Properties of Layered Double Hydroxides 6 1.4
Synthesis of Layered Double Hydroxides 7 1.5 Characterization of Layered
Double Hydroxides 11 1.6 Applications of Layered Double Hydroxides 13 1.7
Conclusions 19 Acknowledgements 19 References 20 2 Improvement of the
Corrosion Resistance of Aluminium Alloys Applying Different Types of
Silanes 27 Anca-Iulia Stoica, Norica Carmen Godja, Andje Stankovic,
Matthias Polzler, Erich Kny and Christoph Kleber 2.1 Introduction 28 2.2
Silanes for Surface Treatment 31 2.3 Materials, Methods and Experimentals
40 2.4 Surface Analytics 42 2.5 Results and Discussion 43 2.6 Conclusions
56 Acknowledgements 57 References 57 3 New Generation Material for the
Removal of Arsenic from Water 61 Dinesh Kumar and Vaishali Tomar 3.1
Introduction 62 3.2 Arsenic Desorption/Sorbent Regeneration 76 3.3
Conclusions 78 Acknowledgement 79 References 79 4 Prediction and
Optimization of Heavy Clay Products Quality 87 Milica Arsenovic, Lato Pezo,
Lidija Mancic and Zagorka Radojevic 4.1 Introduction 87 4.2 Materials and
Methods 89 4.3 Results and Discussions 94 4.4 Conclusions 117
Acknowledgement 118 References 118 5 Enhancement of Physical and Mechanical
Properties of Sugar Palm Fiber via Vacuum Resin Impregnation 121 M.R.
Ishak, Z. Leman, S.M. Sapuan, M.Z.A. Rahman and U.M.K. Anwar 5.1
Introduction 122 5.2 Experimental 123 5.3 Results and Discussion 125 5.4
Conclusions 138 Acknowledgments 139 References 139 6
Environmentally-Friendly Acrylates-Based Polymer Latices 145 Sweta Shukla
and J.S.P. Rai 6.1 Introduction 146 6.2 Polymerization Techniques 154
References 170 Part 2: Inventive Nanotechnology 177 7 Nanoparticles for
Trace Analysis of Toxins: Present and Future Scenario 179 Anupreet Kaur and
Shivender Singh Saini 7.1 Introduction 179 7.2 Nanoremediation Using TiO2
Nanoparticles 180 7.3 Gold Nanoparticles for Nanoremediation 183 7.4
Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles 184 7.5 Silicon Oxide Nanoparticles for
Nanoremediation 187 7.6 Other Materials for Nanoremediation 190 7.7
Conclusion 193 References 193 8 Recent Developments in Gold Nanomaterial
Catalysts for Oxidation Reaction through Green and Sustainable Routes 197
Biswajit Chowdhury, Chiranjit Santra, Sandip Mandal and Rawesh Kumar 8.1
Introduction 198 8.2 Propylene Epoxidation Reaction 202 8.3 Reaction
Mechanism 211 8.4 Glucose Oxidation 214 8.5 Alcohol Oxidation 225 8.6
Conclusion 234 References 234 9 Nanosized Metal Oxide-Based Adsorbents for
Heavy Metal Removal: A Review 243 Deepak Pathania and Pardeep Singh 9.1
Introduction 244 9.2 Nanosized Metal Oxide 246 9.3 Hybrid Adsorbents 253
9.4 Conclusion 258 References 258 10 Future Prospects of Phytosynthesized
Transition Metal Nanoparticles as Novel Functional Agents for Textiles 265
Shahid-ul-Islam, Mohammad Shahid and Faqeer Mohammad 10.1 Introduction 266
10.2 Synthesis of Transition Metal Nanoparticle Using Various Plant Parts
266 10.3 Proposed Mechanisms 279 10.4 Transition Metal Nanoparticles as
Novel Antimicrobial Agents for Textile Modifications 282 10.5 Concluding
Remarks and Future Aspects 284 References 285 11 Functionalized Magnetic
Nanoparticles for Heavy Metal Removal from Aqueous Solutions: Kinetics and
Equilibrium Modeling 291 Ravindra Kumar Gautam, Amita Jaiswal and Mahesh
Chandra Chattopadhyaya 11.1 Introduction 291 11.2 Sources of Heavy Metals
in the Environment 292 11.3 Toxicity to Human Health and Ecosystems 299
11.4 Magnetic Nanoparticles 303 11.5 Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles
304 11.6 Magnetic Nanoparticles in Wastewater Treatment 310 11.7 Modeling
of Adsorption: Kinetic and Isotherm Models 316 11.8 Thermodynamic Analysis
322 11.9 Metal Recovery and Regeneration of Magnetic Nanoparticles 323
11.10 Conclusions 324 Acknowledgements 325 References 325 12 Potential
Application of Nanoparticles as Antipathogens 333 Pratima Chauhan, Mini
Mishra and Deepika Gupta 12.1 Introduction 333 12.2 Applications of
Nanoparticles 336 12.3 Nanoparticles in Biology 340 12.4 Uses and
Advantages of Nanoparticles in Medicine 341 12.5 Antibacterial Properties
of Nanomaterials 342 12.6 Antiviral properties of Nanoparticles 345 12.7
Antifungal Activity 348 12.8 Mechanism of Action of Nanoparticle inside the
Body 349 12.9 Detecting the Antipathogenicity of Nanoparticles on
Microorganisms in Vitro 350 12.10 Types of Nanoparticles 351 12.11
Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Conventional Methods 351 12.12 Biological
Synthesis of Nanoparticles 353 12.13 Characterizations of Nanoparticles 355
12.14 Biocompatibility of Nanoparticles 356 12.15 Toxic Effects of
Nanoparticles 356 12.16 Conclusion 359 References 360 13 Gas Barrier
Properties of Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites: Application in Food
Packaging 369 Sarat Kumar Swain 13.1 Introduction 370 13.2 Experimental 372
13.3 Objective 372 13.4 Background of Food Packaging 373 13.5 Conclusion
382 References 382 14 Application of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles for
Environmental Clean Up 385 Ritu Singh and Virendra Misra 14.1 Introduction
386 14.2 Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles: A Versatile Tool for Environmental
Clean Up 388 14.3 Reduction Mechanisms and Pathways 406 14.4 Pilot- and
Field-Scale Studies 408 14.5 Transport of nFe° in Environment 410 14.6
Integrated Approach 411 14.7 Challenges Ahead 412 14.8 Concluding Remarks
413 References 414 15 Typical Synthesis and Environmental Application of
Novel TiO2 Nanoparticles 421 Tanmay Kumar Ghorai 15.1 Introduction 421 15.2
Use of Different Dyes 424 15.3 Synthetic Methods for Novel Titania
Photocatalysts 427 15.4 Novel Chemical Synthesis Routes 438 References 445
16 Zinc Oxide Nanowire Films: Solution Growth, Defect States and Electrical
Conductivity 453 Ajay Kushwaha and M. Aslam 16.1 Introduction 453 16.2
Solution Growth of ZnO Nanowire Films 456 16.3 Defects and
Photoluminescence Properties of ZnO 465 16.4 Role of Defect States in
Electrical Conductivity of ZnO 469 16.5 Defects and Electrical Conductivity
of ZnO Nanowire Films 471 16.6 ZnO Nanowires for Energy Conversion Devices
478 References 483 Index 493
and the Environment: An Overview 3 Amita Jaiswal, Ravindra Kumar Gautam and
Mahesh Chandra Chattopadhyaya 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 Structure of Layered
Double Hydroxides 4 1.3 Properties of Layered Double Hydroxides 6 1.4
Synthesis of Layered Double Hydroxides 7 1.5 Characterization of Layered
Double Hydroxides 11 1.6 Applications of Layered Double Hydroxides 13 1.7
Conclusions 19 Acknowledgements 19 References 20 2 Improvement of the
Corrosion Resistance of Aluminium Alloys Applying Different Types of
Silanes 27 Anca-Iulia Stoica, Norica Carmen Godja, Andje Stankovic,
Matthias Polzler, Erich Kny and Christoph Kleber 2.1 Introduction 28 2.2
Silanes for Surface Treatment 31 2.3 Materials, Methods and Experimentals
40 2.4 Surface Analytics 42 2.5 Results and Discussion 43 2.6 Conclusions
56 Acknowledgements 57 References 57 3 New Generation Material for the
Removal of Arsenic from Water 61 Dinesh Kumar and Vaishali Tomar 3.1
Introduction 62 3.2 Arsenic Desorption/Sorbent Regeneration 76 3.3
Conclusions 78 Acknowledgement 79 References 79 4 Prediction and
Optimization of Heavy Clay Products Quality 87 Milica Arsenovic, Lato Pezo,
Lidija Mancic and Zagorka Radojevic 4.1 Introduction 87 4.2 Materials and
Methods 89 4.3 Results and Discussions 94 4.4 Conclusions 117
Acknowledgement 118 References 118 5 Enhancement of Physical and Mechanical
Properties of Sugar Palm Fiber via Vacuum Resin Impregnation 121 M.R.
Ishak, Z. Leman, S.M. Sapuan, M.Z.A. Rahman and U.M.K. Anwar 5.1
Introduction 122 5.2 Experimental 123 5.3 Results and Discussion 125 5.4
Conclusions 138 Acknowledgments 139 References 139 6
Environmentally-Friendly Acrylates-Based Polymer Latices 145 Sweta Shukla
and J.S.P. Rai 6.1 Introduction 146 6.2 Polymerization Techniques 154
References 170 Part 2: Inventive Nanotechnology 177 7 Nanoparticles for
Trace Analysis of Toxins: Present and Future Scenario 179 Anupreet Kaur and
Shivender Singh Saini 7.1 Introduction 179 7.2 Nanoremediation Using TiO2
Nanoparticles 180 7.3 Gold Nanoparticles for Nanoremediation 183 7.4
Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles 184 7.5 Silicon Oxide Nanoparticles for
Nanoremediation 187 7.6 Other Materials for Nanoremediation 190 7.7
Conclusion 193 References 193 8 Recent Developments in Gold Nanomaterial
Catalysts for Oxidation Reaction through Green and Sustainable Routes 197
Biswajit Chowdhury, Chiranjit Santra, Sandip Mandal and Rawesh Kumar 8.1
Introduction 198 8.2 Propylene Epoxidation Reaction 202 8.3 Reaction
Mechanism 211 8.4 Glucose Oxidation 214 8.5 Alcohol Oxidation 225 8.6
Conclusion 234 References 234 9 Nanosized Metal Oxide-Based Adsorbents for
Heavy Metal Removal: A Review 243 Deepak Pathania and Pardeep Singh 9.1
Introduction 244 9.2 Nanosized Metal Oxide 246 9.3 Hybrid Adsorbents 253
9.4 Conclusion 258 References 258 10 Future Prospects of Phytosynthesized
Transition Metal Nanoparticles as Novel Functional Agents for Textiles 265
Shahid-ul-Islam, Mohammad Shahid and Faqeer Mohammad 10.1 Introduction 266
10.2 Synthesis of Transition Metal Nanoparticle Using Various Plant Parts
266 10.3 Proposed Mechanisms 279 10.4 Transition Metal Nanoparticles as
Novel Antimicrobial Agents for Textile Modifications 282 10.5 Concluding
Remarks and Future Aspects 284 References 285 11 Functionalized Magnetic
Nanoparticles for Heavy Metal Removal from Aqueous Solutions: Kinetics and
Equilibrium Modeling 291 Ravindra Kumar Gautam, Amita Jaiswal and Mahesh
Chandra Chattopadhyaya 11.1 Introduction 291 11.2 Sources of Heavy Metals
in the Environment 292 11.3 Toxicity to Human Health and Ecosystems 299
11.4 Magnetic Nanoparticles 303 11.5 Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles
304 11.6 Magnetic Nanoparticles in Wastewater Treatment 310 11.7 Modeling
of Adsorption: Kinetic and Isotherm Models 316 11.8 Thermodynamic Analysis
322 11.9 Metal Recovery and Regeneration of Magnetic Nanoparticles 323
11.10 Conclusions 324 Acknowledgements 325 References 325 12 Potential
Application of Nanoparticles as Antipathogens 333 Pratima Chauhan, Mini
Mishra and Deepika Gupta 12.1 Introduction 333 12.2 Applications of
Nanoparticles 336 12.3 Nanoparticles in Biology 340 12.4 Uses and
Advantages of Nanoparticles in Medicine 341 12.5 Antibacterial Properties
of Nanomaterials 342 12.6 Antiviral properties of Nanoparticles 345 12.7
Antifungal Activity 348 12.8 Mechanism of Action of Nanoparticle inside the
Body 349 12.9 Detecting the Antipathogenicity of Nanoparticles on
Microorganisms in Vitro 350 12.10 Types of Nanoparticles 351 12.11
Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Conventional Methods 351 12.12 Biological
Synthesis of Nanoparticles 353 12.13 Characterizations of Nanoparticles 355
12.14 Biocompatibility of Nanoparticles 356 12.15 Toxic Effects of
Nanoparticles 356 12.16 Conclusion 359 References 360 13 Gas Barrier
Properties of Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites: Application in Food
Packaging 369 Sarat Kumar Swain 13.1 Introduction 370 13.2 Experimental 372
13.3 Objective 372 13.4 Background of Food Packaging 373 13.5 Conclusion
382 References 382 14 Application of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles for
Environmental Clean Up 385 Ritu Singh and Virendra Misra 14.1 Introduction
386 14.2 Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles: A Versatile Tool for Environmental
Clean Up 388 14.3 Reduction Mechanisms and Pathways 406 14.4 Pilot- and
Field-Scale Studies 408 14.5 Transport of nFe° in Environment 410 14.6
Integrated Approach 411 14.7 Challenges Ahead 412 14.8 Concluding Remarks
413 References 414 15 Typical Synthesis and Environmental Application of
Novel TiO2 Nanoparticles 421 Tanmay Kumar Ghorai 15.1 Introduction 421 15.2
Use of Different Dyes 424 15.3 Synthetic Methods for Novel Titania
Photocatalysts 427 15.4 Novel Chemical Synthesis Routes 438 References 445
16 Zinc Oxide Nanowire Films: Solution Growth, Defect States and Electrical
Conductivity 453 Ajay Kushwaha and M. Aslam 16.1 Introduction 453 16.2
Solution Growth of ZnO Nanowire Films 456 16.3 Defects and
Photoluminescence Properties of ZnO 465 16.4 Role of Defect States in
Electrical Conductivity of ZnO 469 16.5 Defects and Electrical Conductivity
of ZnO Nanowire Films 471 16.6 ZnO Nanowires for Energy Conversion Devices
478 References 483 Index 493
Preface xv Part 1: Fundamental Methodologies 1 1 Layered Double Hydroxides
and the Environment: An Overview 3 Amita Jaiswal, Ravindra Kumar Gautam and
Mahesh Chandra Chattopadhyaya 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 Structure of Layered
Double Hydroxides 4 1.3 Properties of Layered Double Hydroxides 6 1.4
Synthesis of Layered Double Hydroxides 7 1.5 Characterization of Layered
Double Hydroxides 11 1.6 Applications of Layered Double Hydroxides 13 1.7
Conclusions 19 Acknowledgements 19 References 20 2 Improvement of the
Corrosion Resistance of Aluminium Alloys Applying Different Types of
Silanes 27 Anca-Iulia Stoica, Norica Carmen Godja, Andje Stankovic,
Matthias Polzler, Erich Kny and Christoph Kleber 2.1 Introduction 28 2.2
Silanes for Surface Treatment 31 2.3 Materials, Methods and Experimentals
40 2.4 Surface Analytics 42 2.5 Results and Discussion 43 2.6 Conclusions
56 Acknowledgements 57 References 57 3 New Generation Material for the
Removal of Arsenic from Water 61 Dinesh Kumar and Vaishali Tomar 3.1
Introduction 62 3.2 Arsenic Desorption/Sorbent Regeneration 76 3.3
Conclusions 78 Acknowledgement 79 References 79 4 Prediction and
Optimization of Heavy Clay Products Quality 87 Milica Arsenovic, Lato Pezo,
Lidija Mancic and Zagorka Radojevic 4.1 Introduction 87 4.2 Materials and
Methods 89 4.3 Results and Discussions 94 4.4 Conclusions 117
Acknowledgement 118 References 118 5 Enhancement of Physical and Mechanical
Properties of Sugar Palm Fiber via Vacuum Resin Impregnation 121 M.R.
Ishak, Z. Leman, S.M. Sapuan, M.Z.A. Rahman and U.M.K. Anwar 5.1
Introduction 122 5.2 Experimental 123 5.3 Results and Discussion 125 5.4
Conclusions 138 Acknowledgments 139 References 139 6
Environmentally-Friendly Acrylates-Based Polymer Latices 145 Sweta Shukla
and J.S.P. Rai 6.1 Introduction 146 6.2 Polymerization Techniques 154
References 170 Part 2: Inventive Nanotechnology 177 7 Nanoparticles for
Trace Analysis of Toxins: Present and Future Scenario 179 Anupreet Kaur and
Shivender Singh Saini 7.1 Introduction 179 7.2 Nanoremediation Using TiO2
Nanoparticles 180 7.3 Gold Nanoparticles for Nanoremediation 183 7.4
Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles 184 7.5 Silicon Oxide Nanoparticles for
Nanoremediation 187 7.6 Other Materials for Nanoremediation 190 7.7
Conclusion 193 References 193 8 Recent Developments in Gold Nanomaterial
Catalysts for Oxidation Reaction through Green and Sustainable Routes 197
Biswajit Chowdhury, Chiranjit Santra, Sandip Mandal and Rawesh Kumar 8.1
Introduction 198 8.2 Propylene Epoxidation Reaction 202 8.3 Reaction
Mechanism 211 8.4 Glucose Oxidation 214 8.5 Alcohol Oxidation 225 8.6
Conclusion 234 References 234 9 Nanosized Metal Oxide-Based Adsorbents for
Heavy Metal Removal: A Review 243 Deepak Pathania and Pardeep Singh 9.1
Introduction 244 9.2 Nanosized Metal Oxide 246 9.3 Hybrid Adsorbents 253
9.4 Conclusion 258 References 258 10 Future Prospects of Phytosynthesized
Transition Metal Nanoparticles as Novel Functional Agents for Textiles 265
Shahid-ul-Islam, Mohammad Shahid and Faqeer Mohammad 10.1 Introduction 266
10.2 Synthesis of Transition Metal Nanoparticle Using Various Plant Parts
266 10.3 Proposed Mechanisms 279 10.4 Transition Metal Nanoparticles as
Novel Antimicrobial Agents for Textile Modifications 282 10.5 Concluding
Remarks and Future Aspects 284 References 285 11 Functionalized Magnetic
Nanoparticles for Heavy Metal Removal from Aqueous Solutions: Kinetics and
Equilibrium Modeling 291 Ravindra Kumar Gautam, Amita Jaiswal and Mahesh
Chandra Chattopadhyaya 11.1 Introduction 291 11.2 Sources of Heavy Metals
in the Environment 292 11.3 Toxicity to Human Health and Ecosystems 299
11.4 Magnetic Nanoparticles 303 11.5 Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles
304 11.6 Magnetic Nanoparticles in Wastewater Treatment 310 11.7 Modeling
of Adsorption: Kinetic and Isotherm Models 316 11.8 Thermodynamic Analysis
322 11.9 Metal Recovery and Regeneration of Magnetic Nanoparticles 323
11.10 Conclusions 324 Acknowledgements 325 References 325 12 Potential
Application of Nanoparticles as Antipathogens 333 Pratima Chauhan, Mini
Mishra and Deepika Gupta 12.1 Introduction 333 12.2 Applications of
Nanoparticles 336 12.3 Nanoparticles in Biology 340 12.4 Uses and
Advantages of Nanoparticles in Medicine 341 12.5 Antibacterial Properties
of Nanomaterials 342 12.6 Antiviral properties of Nanoparticles 345 12.7
Antifungal Activity 348 12.8 Mechanism of Action of Nanoparticle inside the
Body 349 12.9 Detecting the Antipathogenicity of Nanoparticles on
Microorganisms in Vitro 350 12.10 Types of Nanoparticles 351 12.11
Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Conventional Methods 351 12.12 Biological
Synthesis of Nanoparticles 353 12.13 Characterizations of Nanoparticles 355
12.14 Biocompatibility of Nanoparticles 356 12.15 Toxic Effects of
Nanoparticles 356 12.16 Conclusion 359 References 360 13 Gas Barrier
Properties of Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites: Application in Food
Packaging 369 Sarat Kumar Swain 13.1 Introduction 370 13.2 Experimental 372
13.3 Objective 372 13.4 Background of Food Packaging 373 13.5 Conclusion
382 References 382 14 Application of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles for
Environmental Clean Up 385 Ritu Singh and Virendra Misra 14.1 Introduction
386 14.2 Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles: A Versatile Tool for Environmental
Clean Up 388 14.3 Reduction Mechanisms and Pathways 406 14.4 Pilot- and
Field-Scale Studies 408 14.5 Transport of nFe° in Environment 410 14.6
Integrated Approach 411 14.7 Challenges Ahead 412 14.8 Concluding Remarks
413 References 414 15 Typical Synthesis and Environmental Application of
Novel TiO2 Nanoparticles 421 Tanmay Kumar Ghorai 15.1 Introduction 421 15.2
Use of Different Dyes 424 15.3 Synthetic Methods for Novel Titania
Photocatalysts 427 15.4 Novel Chemical Synthesis Routes 438 References 445
16 Zinc Oxide Nanowire Films: Solution Growth, Defect States and Electrical
Conductivity 453 Ajay Kushwaha and M. Aslam 16.1 Introduction 453 16.2
Solution Growth of ZnO Nanowire Films 456 16.3 Defects and
Photoluminescence Properties of ZnO 465 16.4 Role of Defect States in
Electrical Conductivity of ZnO 469 16.5 Defects and Electrical Conductivity
of ZnO Nanowire Films 471 16.6 ZnO Nanowires for Energy Conversion Devices
478 References 483 Index 493
and the Environment: An Overview 3 Amita Jaiswal, Ravindra Kumar Gautam and
Mahesh Chandra Chattopadhyaya 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 Structure of Layered
Double Hydroxides 4 1.3 Properties of Layered Double Hydroxides 6 1.4
Synthesis of Layered Double Hydroxides 7 1.5 Characterization of Layered
Double Hydroxides 11 1.6 Applications of Layered Double Hydroxides 13 1.7
Conclusions 19 Acknowledgements 19 References 20 2 Improvement of the
Corrosion Resistance of Aluminium Alloys Applying Different Types of
Silanes 27 Anca-Iulia Stoica, Norica Carmen Godja, Andje Stankovic,
Matthias Polzler, Erich Kny and Christoph Kleber 2.1 Introduction 28 2.2
Silanes for Surface Treatment 31 2.3 Materials, Methods and Experimentals
40 2.4 Surface Analytics 42 2.5 Results and Discussion 43 2.6 Conclusions
56 Acknowledgements 57 References 57 3 New Generation Material for the
Removal of Arsenic from Water 61 Dinesh Kumar and Vaishali Tomar 3.1
Introduction 62 3.2 Arsenic Desorption/Sorbent Regeneration 76 3.3
Conclusions 78 Acknowledgement 79 References 79 4 Prediction and
Optimization of Heavy Clay Products Quality 87 Milica Arsenovic, Lato Pezo,
Lidija Mancic and Zagorka Radojevic 4.1 Introduction 87 4.2 Materials and
Methods 89 4.3 Results and Discussions 94 4.4 Conclusions 117
Acknowledgement 118 References 118 5 Enhancement of Physical and Mechanical
Properties of Sugar Palm Fiber via Vacuum Resin Impregnation 121 M.R.
Ishak, Z. Leman, S.M. Sapuan, M.Z.A. Rahman and U.M.K. Anwar 5.1
Introduction 122 5.2 Experimental 123 5.3 Results and Discussion 125 5.4
Conclusions 138 Acknowledgments 139 References 139 6
Environmentally-Friendly Acrylates-Based Polymer Latices 145 Sweta Shukla
and J.S.P. Rai 6.1 Introduction 146 6.2 Polymerization Techniques 154
References 170 Part 2: Inventive Nanotechnology 177 7 Nanoparticles for
Trace Analysis of Toxins: Present and Future Scenario 179 Anupreet Kaur and
Shivender Singh Saini 7.1 Introduction 179 7.2 Nanoremediation Using TiO2
Nanoparticles 180 7.3 Gold Nanoparticles for Nanoremediation 183 7.4
Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles 184 7.5 Silicon Oxide Nanoparticles for
Nanoremediation 187 7.6 Other Materials for Nanoremediation 190 7.7
Conclusion 193 References 193 8 Recent Developments in Gold Nanomaterial
Catalysts for Oxidation Reaction through Green and Sustainable Routes 197
Biswajit Chowdhury, Chiranjit Santra, Sandip Mandal and Rawesh Kumar 8.1
Introduction 198 8.2 Propylene Epoxidation Reaction 202 8.3 Reaction
Mechanism 211 8.4 Glucose Oxidation 214 8.5 Alcohol Oxidation 225 8.6
Conclusion 234 References 234 9 Nanosized Metal Oxide-Based Adsorbents for
Heavy Metal Removal: A Review 243 Deepak Pathania and Pardeep Singh 9.1
Introduction 244 9.2 Nanosized Metal Oxide 246 9.3 Hybrid Adsorbents 253
9.4 Conclusion 258 References 258 10 Future Prospects of Phytosynthesized
Transition Metal Nanoparticles as Novel Functional Agents for Textiles 265
Shahid-ul-Islam, Mohammad Shahid and Faqeer Mohammad 10.1 Introduction 266
10.2 Synthesis of Transition Metal Nanoparticle Using Various Plant Parts
266 10.3 Proposed Mechanisms 279 10.4 Transition Metal Nanoparticles as
Novel Antimicrobial Agents for Textile Modifications 282 10.5 Concluding
Remarks and Future Aspects 284 References 285 11 Functionalized Magnetic
Nanoparticles for Heavy Metal Removal from Aqueous Solutions: Kinetics and
Equilibrium Modeling 291 Ravindra Kumar Gautam, Amita Jaiswal and Mahesh
Chandra Chattopadhyaya 11.1 Introduction 291 11.2 Sources of Heavy Metals
in the Environment 292 11.3 Toxicity to Human Health and Ecosystems 299
11.4 Magnetic Nanoparticles 303 11.5 Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles
304 11.6 Magnetic Nanoparticles in Wastewater Treatment 310 11.7 Modeling
of Adsorption: Kinetic and Isotherm Models 316 11.8 Thermodynamic Analysis
322 11.9 Metal Recovery and Regeneration of Magnetic Nanoparticles 323
11.10 Conclusions 324 Acknowledgements 325 References 325 12 Potential
Application of Nanoparticles as Antipathogens 333 Pratima Chauhan, Mini
Mishra and Deepika Gupta 12.1 Introduction 333 12.2 Applications of
Nanoparticles 336 12.3 Nanoparticles in Biology 340 12.4 Uses and
Advantages of Nanoparticles in Medicine 341 12.5 Antibacterial Properties
of Nanomaterials 342 12.6 Antiviral properties of Nanoparticles 345 12.7
Antifungal Activity 348 12.8 Mechanism of Action of Nanoparticle inside the
Body 349 12.9 Detecting the Antipathogenicity of Nanoparticles on
Microorganisms in Vitro 350 12.10 Types of Nanoparticles 351 12.11
Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Conventional Methods 351 12.12 Biological
Synthesis of Nanoparticles 353 12.13 Characterizations of Nanoparticles 355
12.14 Biocompatibility of Nanoparticles 356 12.15 Toxic Effects of
Nanoparticles 356 12.16 Conclusion 359 References 360 13 Gas Barrier
Properties of Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites: Application in Food
Packaging 369 Sarat Kumar Swain 13.1 Introduction 370 13.2 Experimental 372
13.3 Objective 372 13.4 Background of Food Packaging 373 13.5 Conclusion
382 References 382 14 Application of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles for
Environmental Clean Up 385 Ritu Singh and Virendra Misra 14.1 Introduction
386 14.2 Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles: A Versatile Tool for Environmental
Clean Up 388 14.3 Reduction Mechanisms and Pathways 406 14.4 Pilot- and
Field-Scale Studies 408 14.5 Transport of nFe° in Environment 410 14.6
Integrated Approach 411 14.7 Challenges Ahead 412 14.8 Concluding Remarks
413 References 414 15 Typical Synthesis and Environmental Application of
Novel TiO2 Nanoparticles 421 Tanmay Kumar Ghorai 15.1 Introduction 421 15.2
Use of Different Dyes 424 15.3 Synthetic Methods for Novel Titania
Photocatalysts 427 15.4 Novel Chemical Synthesis Routes 438 References 445
16 Zinc Oxide Nanowire Films: Solution Growth, Defect States and Electrical
Conductivity 453 Ajay Kushwaha and M. Aslam 16.1 Introduction 453 16.2
Solution Growth of ZnO Nanowire Films 456 16.3 Defects and
Photoluminescence Properties of ZnO 465 16.4 Role of Defect States in
Electrical Conductivity of ZnO 469 16.5 Defects and Electrical Conductivity
of ZnO Nanowire Films 471 16.6 ZnO Nanowires for Energy Conversion Devices
478 References 483 Index 493