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Book Synopsis
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.

Table 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 Morones-Ramírez

Part IX Desalination 387

23 Engineered Nanomaterials for Purification and Desalination of Palatable Water 389
Vijay C. Verma, Swechha Anand, Mayank Gangwar, and Santosh K. Singh

Part X Nanocatalysis 401

24 Nanocatalytic Wastewater Treatment System for the Removal of Toxic Organic Compounds 403
Sodeh Sadjadi

25 Catalyst Design Based on Nano-Sized Inorganic Core of Enzymes: Design of Environmentally Friendly Catalysts 429
Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour

Part XI Nanosensors 443

26 Neutron-Fluence Nanosensors Based on Boron-Containing Materials 445
Levan Chkhartishvili

Part XII Nanoreservoirs for hydrogen storage 451

27 Hydrogen Nanoreservoirs made of Boron Nitride 453
Levan Chkhartishvili

Part XIII Fuel cells on nanomaterials basis 469

28 Fuel Cells with Nanomaterials for Ecologically Pure Transport 471
Gennady Gerasimov

Part XIV Remediation of radionuclides 483

29 Humic Functional Derivatives and Nanocoatings for Remediation of Actinide-Contaminated Environments 485
Irina V. Perminova, Stepan N. Kalmykov, Natalia S. Shcherbina, Sergey A. Ponomarenko, Vladimir A. Kholodov, Alexander P. Novikov, Richard G. Haire, and Kirk Hatfield

Part XV Environmental risks and toxicity 503

30 Environmental Risks of Nanotechnology: Evaluating the Ecotoxicity of Nanomaterials 505
Miguel A. Méndez-Rojas, José Luis Sánchez-Salas, Aracely Angulo-Molina, and Teresa de Jesús Palacios-Hernández

31 Environmental Risk, Human Health, and Toxic Effects of Nanoparticles 523
Jamuna Bai A. and Ravishankar Rai V.

32 Implications of the Use of Nanomaterials for Environmental Protection: Challenges in Designing Environmentally Relevant Toxicological Experiments 537
Rute F. Domingos and José P. Pinheiro

Concluding Remarks 551

Author Index 555

Subject Index 559

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 17/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9781118496978, 978-1118496978
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table 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 Morones-Ramírez

      Part IX Desalination 387

      23 Engineered Nanomaterials for Purification and Desalination of Palatable Water 389
      Vijay C. Verma, Swechha Anand, Mayank Gangwar, and Santosh K. Singh

      Part X Nanocatalysis 401

      24 Nanocatalytic Wastewater Treatment System for the Removal of Toxic Organic Compounds 403
      Sodeh Sadjadi

      25 Catalyst Design Based on Nano-Sized Inorganic Core of Enzymes: Design of Environmentally Friendly Catalysts 429
      Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour

      Part XI Nanosensors 443

      26 Neutron-Fluence Nanosensors Based on Boron-Containing Materials 445
      Levan Chkhartishvili

      Part XII Nanoreservoirs for hydrogen storage 451

      27 Hydrogen Nanoreservoirs made of Boron Nitride 453
      Levan Chkhartishvili

      Part XIII Fuel cells on nanomaterials basis 469

      28 Fuel Cells with Nanomaterials for Ecologically Pure Transport 471
      Gennady Gerasimov

      Part XIV Remediation of radionuclides 483

      29 Humic Functional Derivatives and Nanocoatings for Remediation of Actinide-Contaminated Environments 485
      Irina V. Perminova, Stepan N. Kalmykov, Natalia S. Shcherbina, Sergey A. Ponomarenko, Vladimir A. Kholodov, Alexander P. Novikov, Richard G. Haire, and Kirk Hatfield

      Part XV Environmental risks and toxicity 503

      30 Environmental Risks of Nanotechnology: Evaluating the Ecotoxicity of Nanomaterials 505
      Miguel A. Méndez-Rojas, José Luis Sánchez-Salas, Aracely Angulo-Molina, and Teresa de Jesús Palacios-Hernández

      31 Environmental Risk, Human Health, and Toxic Effects of Nanoparticles 523
      Jamuna Bai A. and Ravishankar Rai V.

      32 Implications of the Use of Nanomaterials for Environmental Protection: Challenges in Designing Environmentally Relevant Toxicological Experiments 537
      Rute F. Domingos and José P. Pinheiro

      Concluding Remarks 551

      Author Index 555

      Subject Index 559

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