1st Edition
Industrial Applications of Nanoparticles A Prospective Overview
Nanotechnology is one of the most rapidly developing areas of science, with great potential to solve the developmental challenges in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, agriculture, bioengineering, cosmetics, chemicals, electronics, energy, renewables, surface coatings, textiles, medicine, materials manufacturing, military equipment, etc. To compile this book, distinguished scientists, engineers, and industrial professionals from different parts of the world have been invited. An array of 17 high-quality science-based chapters covering recent advancements, challenges, and future trends in industrial applications of nanotechnology is presented. The book is aimed at industrial professionals and graduate-level students and researchers.
The World of Nanotechnology
Marta I. Litter and Arslan Ahmad
Nanomaterials-enabled Technologies for Clean Water and their Sustainability Aspects
Sritama Mukherjee and T. Pradeep
Nanomaterials from the Bench to Industry: An Experience in an Emerging Country
Fiona M. Britto, M. Jazmín Penelas, Verónica Lombardo, Mara Alderete and G.J.A.A. Soler-Illia
Application of Zerovalent Iron Nanoparticles (nZVI) in Industrial Wastewater Treatments
Santiago Ocampo, Luciano Carlos and Fernando García Einschlag
Green Synthesized Nanoparticles via Plant Extracts: Present and Potential Applications
Jorge Martín Meichtry, Loredana Vitola, Abril Ferrero, Alejandro Marcelo Senn and Marta I. Litter
Developing Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications
Aracely Hernández-Ramírez, Laura Hinojosa-Reyes, Jorge Luis Guzmán-Mar, María de Lourdes Maya-Treviño and Minerva Villanueva-Rodríguez
Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Treatment of Water and Wastewater
Amit Kumar Singhal, Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez and John Anthony Byrne
Nanophotocatalysts for Water Remediation: Treatment of Industrial Wastewaters
Maria Antonopoulou and Anastasia Hiskia
Nano- and Microplastics in Water
Roberta Hofman-Caris and Patrick Bäuerlein
Modified Nanobentonites for Water Remediation
Estefania Bracco, Matías Butler, Roberto Candal, Patricio Carnelli, Lucas Guz, Federico Ivanic, Elsa Lopez Loveira and José Luis Marco Brown
Transparent Open Cellular Structures Formed with Silica Nanopowder for Industrial Applications in Photocatalysis
Ethel C. Bucharsky, Frank B. Löffler and Karl G. Schell
A Review of the Structure and Metal(loid) Adsorption Reactivity of Nanoscale Fe(III) and Mn(IV) (Oxyhydr)oxides for Industrial Application
Case M. van Genuchten
Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysts for Environmental Applications: Metal-Doping with Cerium Ions for Visible Light Activation and Efficiency Improvement
Marcela V. Martin, Orlando M. Alfano and María L. Satuf
Advances in Nanostructured TiO2 Coatings for Industrial Applications
María Laura Vera, Hernán Darío Traid, Anabela Natalia Dwojak, Mario Roberto Rosenberger and Carlos Enrique Schvezov
Nanostructured Films by Physical Vapor Deposition for Photocatalytic Applications
Ariel Kleiman, Magalí Xaubet and Adriana Márquez
Nanomaterial-Based Fluorescent Development of Latent Fingerprints
Meng Wang, Qing Bao and Chuanbin Mao
Nanoparticles Assisted Personal Respiratory Protection Equipment: A Novel Industrial Application of Nanomaterials
Sammani Ramanayaka, Jayanta Kumar Biswas, Soumyajit Biswas, Kusalvin Dabare and Meththika Vithanage
Biography
Marta I. Litter is Doctor in Chemistry (Buenos Aires University, Argentina), with postdoctoral studies at the University of Arizona (USA). She is Senior Researcher of the National Research Council and Full Professor and Consultant at the National University of General San Martín, Argentina. She has more than 200 scientific publications. She received twice the Mercosur Prize in Science and Technology, the Charreau Prize to the Regional Scientific-Technological Cooperation, and the Prize for Latin American Women in Chemistry. She is a Member of TWAS, ACAL and the Argentine Academy of Environmental Sciences.
Arslan Ahmad has a PhD in Environmental Technology from Wageningen University in the Netherlands and MSc. in Civil Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. He is the Director of Water Technology & innovation in Sibelco, a global material solutions company. Arslan is the elected Vice Chair of IWA Specialist group of Metals and Related Substances in Water (IWA-METRELS). He also serves on the Board of the International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ISGSD).
