1st Edition
Sustainable Nanoremediation Modern Technologies for a Clean Environment
1. Environmental Pollution: Core Contaminants and Threats to Human Life
Humera Aziz, Umair Riaz, Sobia Ashraf, Sana Ashraf, Sana Farooq, Shazia Iqbal, Abid Hussain, Tanveer Ul Haq, and Ghulam Murtaza
2. Nano-Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollution
Ahmed Ali Ali Romeh
3. Nanoremediation: Prospects and Amendments
Ruqia Bano, Satyajit Singh Saini, Jahangeer, Neha Sami, and Sirajuddin Ahmed
4. Nanoremediation Associated with Microorganisms
Jessica Pandohee, Ruchira Ghosh, Prairna Balyan, Zoya Shaikh, and Ahmad Ali
5. Nanoparticles as Tools to Remediate Environmental Pollution
Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli, Flávia Cristina Policarpo Tonelli, Moline Severino Lemos, and Vitória De Oliveira Lourenço
6. Nanoremediation of the Environment: Nanoparticles’ Characteristics, Advantages, and Applications
Yashodhara Goswami and Ishani Chakrabartty
7. A Brief History of the Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials
Atif Husain and Malik Nasibullah
8. Green Methods to Synthesize Nanomaterials to Remediate Polluted Environs
Linkon Bharali and Siddhartha S. Dhar
9. Green-Synthesized Nanomaterials Potential for Environmental Pollution Remediation
Sumel Ashique, Afzal Hussain, Neeraj Mishra, Arshad Farid, Mohd. Rihan, and Ashish Garg
10. Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: Principles and Their Antimicrobial Characteristics
Salim Albukhaty, Ali Athafah Tomah, Yasmina Khane, Hassan Al-Karagoly, Nisreen Jawad Kadhim, Fares Fenniche, and Djaber Aouf
11. Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials from Algae Materials to Remediate Environmental Pollution
Vani Tiwari, Vedha Sahithya, Nilesh Wagh, and Jaya Lakkakula
12. Algae-Based Nanoparticles to Contaminated Environs Nanoremediation
Venkatesh S. Joshi, Nithin Gowda, Shilpa Borehalli Mayegowda, and N. G. Manjula
13. Plant-Based Nanomaterials to Contaminated Environs Nanoremediation
Ahmed Albahnasawi, Motasem Y.D. Alazaiza, Ercan Gürbulak, and Murat Eyvaz
14. Plant-Derived Nanocellulosic Materials: A Promising Technology Application in Environmental Bioremediation
Hemavathi Brijesh, Brijesh Ajjappala, Ankita Chatterjee, Ramya Manjunath, Harish Byrapura Siddappa, and Shilpa Borehalli Mayegowda
15. Green Iron Nanoparticles for Nanoremediation
Sureshkumar Kempahanumakkagari and T. Ramakrishnappa
16. Green Silver Nanoparticles for Nanoremediation
Vinicius Marx Silva Delgado, Christopher Santos Silva, Vitória De Oliveira Lourenço, Flávia Cristina Policarpo Tonelli, and Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli
17. Green Palladium Nanoparticles for Nanoremediation
Juri Kalitaa and Siddhartha S. Dhar
18. Green Copper Nanoparticles for Nanoremediation
Madhura Roy, Arpita Roy, and Suresh Ghotekar
19. Green Prussian Blue Nanoparticles for Nanoremediation
Mehak Hafeez, Irfan Ahmad, and Saima Andleeb
20. Green Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles for Nanoremediation
Eneyew Tilahun Bekele, Yilkal Dessie Sintayehu, C. R. Ravikumar, and H. C. Ananda Murthy
21. The Novel Technique and Capacity of Green-Gold Nanoparticles in Bioremediation
Mehreen Shah, Sirajuddin Ahmed, and Ishita Sharan Srivastava
22. Green Nanomaterials: Biocompatible Materials in Nanoscale?
Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli
23. Practical Difficulties in the Application of Green Nanoparticles to Environmental Pollution RemediationFumeena Hashim, Shafiya, Jahangeer, Neha Sami, and Sirajuddin Ahmed
Biography
Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Federal University of São João del Rei, Divinópolis, Brazil. She specializes in biotechnology/molecular biology and has been studying applications of nanomaterials such as delivery and remediation as well as green synthesis protocols and allelopathic potential of secondary metabolites from plants. She has published books and authored many scientific articles and book chapters and has presented at many national and international conferences. Dr. Tonelli is active in advocacy groups that support gender equality in science. Her efforts as a researcher have been recognized with various awards, including “For Women in Science Brazil” (awarded by L’Oréal Brasil, UNESCO-Brazil, and Brazilian Academy of Sciences) and “Under 30 Brazil” (Forbes), among others.
Arpita Roy, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at the School of Engineering and Technology at Sharda University, Greater Noida, India. Her specialization is in plant biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, environmental biotechnology, and microbiology. She has edited two books and authored more than 25 scientific articles and 18 book chapters from international publishers. She has presented and participated in numerous state, national, and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposiums. She received a commendable research award for excellence in research during the years 2019 and 2020. She has served as an editorial board member and reviewer for several reputed international journals.
Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is a Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he is also Head (Plant Biotechnology Research Unit) at the Princess Dr. Najlaa Bint Saud Al Saud Center for Distinguished Research in Biotech. With more than 14 years of teaching and research experience in plant ecophysiology, biotechnology, molecular biology, medicinal plant research, plantmicrobe- soil interactions as well as in environmental studies, he was recently elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, London. To date, he has authored and edited more than 80 books with international publishers as well as 170 research publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 70 book chapters.
