Nanotechnology to Monitor, Remedy, and Prevent Pollution

For decades an increasingly rapid urbanization pace, modern industrial development, and constantly intensive agricultural practices have caused controlled or uncontrolled release of hazardous contaminants that seriously threaten our environment. All natural spheres (atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and anthroposphere) seem to have been exposed to harmful practices and emerging research in nanomaterials is now trying to combat their adverse impact on physical ecosystems and organisms, as well as human health. In this context, pollution remediation at the nanoscale has come to the forefront for its potential to unlock sustainable, highly efficient, and cost-effective technologies, capable to restore in situ or ex situ land, water, and air resources. Nanotechnology to Monitor, Remedy, and Prevent Pollution covers design, fabrication, and extensive applications of engineered nanostructured materials in various shapes and morphologies (such as nanoparticles, wires, tubes, fibres) that, because of their size, surface-to-volume ratio, and high reactivity, function as catalysts and adsorbents of organic pollutants (aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons), gases, chemicals (arsenic, manganese, iron, nitrate, heavy metals), antibiotics, and biological entities (bacteria, viruses, parasites). Their integration with biotechnological processes for monitoring and prevention of pollution is also explored alongside the invisible dangers caused by noise. This is a valuable book for academics, researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students working on environmental engineering for sustainability, environmental sciences, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.? Comprehensively presents applications of state-of-the-art nanotechnologies and nanomaterials for control, prevention, and removal of persistent air, water, and soil pollutants. Provides a new benchmark for pros and cons of established processes for nano remediation, revealing the importance of such research beyond national boundaries and policies. Classifies noise as a contaminant and discusses how its real impacts on human and animal life can be limited through impedance-matching nanotechnology. INDICE: Part I Fundamentals 1. Advanced nanomaterials: An introduction2. Nanotechnology to monitor, remedy, and prevent pollution: An introduction3. Ecological and toxicological effects of nanotechnologyPart II Nanotechnology against noise pollution4. Nanomaterials with enhanced acoustic properties: An introduction5. Nanotechnology against noise pollution6. Environmental noise pollution and sourcesPart III Nanotechnology against air pollution7. Nanotools for air remediation: An introduction8. Nanosensors for air quality monitoring9. Nanosensors to detect and quantify air pollutants10. Resistive nanosensors for monitoring air pollutionPart IV Nanotechnology against water pollution11. Micropollutants in water and their adverse effects on environment and human life12. Nanoremediation of plastic-based waste materials13. Photonanocatalysts for water purification14. Removal of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and toiletries from water by nanomaterials15. Electrochemical oxidation at the nanoscale for xylene destruction in wastewater and model aspect16. Environmental micropollutants and removal techniques17. Value-added products from wastewater18. Nanotechnology for removal of personal care products and related compounds19. Micropollutants in aquatic systemsPart V Nanotechnology against marine pollution20. Biofouling: Status and challenges in the marine environment21. Applications of nanotechnology for remediation and degradation of petroleum pollutants in environment: A special emphasis on membrane technology22. Chemical recycling of plastic waste for sustainable developmentPart VI Nanotechnology against soil pollution23. Nanoremediation of inorganic contaminants in soils: Applications, mechanisms of actions, and environmental implications24. Application of nanotechnology in agriculture25. Nanotechnology in the agricultural sector

• ISBN: 978-0-443-15660-1
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 684
• Fecha Publicación: 06/06/2024
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés