ABSTRACT
Sustainable development has been gaining momentum in the modern world, and the use of nanomaterials in various applications is expanding. This volume explores the increasing valuable use of green nanomaterials in energy production and storage, green nanomaterials in biomedical applications, and green nanotechnology for agricultural and environmental sustainability.
Providing an overview of the synthesis, characterization, and applications of green and sustainable nanomaterials, the volume provides a varied selection of examples in practice.
Key features of Advances in Green and Sustainable Nanomaterials: Applications in Energy, Biomedicine, Agriculture, and Environmental Science include:
- Provides valuable information on standard protocols for the synthesis of green nanomaterials
- Promotes advanced technologies for applications of green and sustainable nanomaterials
- Demonstrates numerous characterization tools for working with sustainable nanomaterials
- Explores various application areas of the synthesized nanomaterials
With the major goal of this volume to take stock of sophistication in the development of a spectrum of recent nanomaterials that are eco-benign and sustainable, this volume will be a valuable addition to the libraries of faculty and scientists in green and sustainable chemistry and engineering.
PART I: GREEN NANOMATERIALS IN ENERGY PRODUCTION AND STORAGE 1. Innovative Graphene Thermoelectric Nanomaterials for Production and Conversion of Green Energy 2. Eco-Friendly Applications of Graphene Nanomaterials in Energy Storage Devices: A Review 3. Advances in High Volumetric Density Carbon Nanotubes for Electrochemical Energy Storage 4. Application of Nanomaterial Modified Membrane Filters for Separation of Heavy Metal Pollutants PART II: SCOPE OF GREEN NANOMATERIALS IN BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS 5. Green Nanotechnology for Renovating Phytomedicines 6. Green Nanomaterials Boon to Biomedical Engineering 7. Trends in Green Synthesis of Carbon-Based Nanostructures 8. Applications of Biodegradable Polymeric Biomaterials in Biomedical Science PART III: INNOVATIONS IN GREEN NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY 9. Role of Green Nanomaterials in Sustainable Agriculture 10. Green Agricultural Waste-derived Silica Nanoparticles as Catalyst Support Materials 11. Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Biodegradation of Pollutants in Wastewater
