Nanotechnology in Environmental Science, 2 Volumes

An overview of the current state of nanotechnology-based devices with applications in environmental science, focusing on nanomaterials and polymer nanocomposites.
The handbook pays special attention to those nanotechnology-based approaches that promise easier, faster and cheaper processes in environmental monitoring and remediation. Furthermore, it presents up-to-date information on the economics, toxicity and regulations related to nanotechnology in detail. The book closes with a look at the role of nanotechnology for a green and sustainable future.
With its coverage of existing and soon-to-be-realized devices this is an indispensable reference for both academic and corporate R&D.

Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is adjunct professor, academic advisor and lab director at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology in the environment. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as prolific author and editor of scientific monographs and handbooks.

Ajay Kumar Mishra is Professor at the Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit at the College of Science, Engineering & Technology at the University of South Africa. He also holds an adjunct professorship at Jiangsu University, China. His research interests include the synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials, including polymers, carbon nanomaterials and composite materials. Dr. Mishra has authored and edited numerous scientific books in this subject area.

Ein Überblick über den aktuellen Stand von Geräten, die auf Nanotechnologie basieren und in den Umweltwissenschaften zum Einsatz kommen. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf Nanomaterialien und Polymer-Nanokompositen. Das Handbuch beschäftigt sich insbesondere mit den auf Nanotechnologie basierenden Ansätzen, die einfachere, schnellere und kostengünstigere Prozesse bei der Umweltüberwachung und Umweltsanierung versprechen. Darüber hinaus bietet es aktuelle und detaillierte Informationen zu Ökonomie, Toxizität und Vorschriften in Verbindung mit der Nanotechnologie. Das Buch schließt mit einem Blick auf die Rolle der Nanotechnologie für eine grüne und nachhaltige Zukunft.
Für Forscher und Entwickler im akademischen Bereich und aus der Industrie ist dieses Handbuch, das vorhandene und demnächst verfügbare Geräte beschreibt, unabdingbar.

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Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is adjunct professor, academic advisor and lab director at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology in the environment. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as prolific author and editor of scientific monographs and handbooks.

Ajay Kumar Mishra is Professor at the Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit at the College of Science, Engineering & Technology at the University of South Africa. He also holds an adjunct professorship at Jiangsu University, China. His research interests include the synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials, including polymers, carbon nanomaterials and composite materials. Dr. Mishra has authored and edited numerous scientific books in this subject area.

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Nanomaterials for Environmental Science: A Recent and Future Perspective

Sukanchan Palit1 and Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain2

1University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Energy Acres, Post-Office-Bidholi via Premnagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248007, India

2New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102, USA 1.1 Introduction

Chemical process engineering, environmental science, and materials science are moving toward newer challenges. Destruction of environment and loss of biodiversity have worried the scientific community to gear their efforts toward finding innovative technologies. This treatise, with cogent insight, discusses lucidly the application of nanomaterials in environmental protection. The vision and the challenge of human scientific endeavor are wide and versatile. The success of human civilization today stands amid a deep scientific introspection. Man's immense prowess, mankind's scientific rigor, and the civilization's urge for scientific progress will go a long way in true emancipation of environmental science. The immense potential of nanotechnology is elucidated in detail in this well-informed treatise. The success, the immense scientific and academic rigor, and the futuristic vision of environmental science are the torchbearers of a newer visionary era of science and engineering. In this treatise, the authors pointedly focus on the application of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in environmental engineering science. Chemical process engineering and materials engineering are connected like an umbilical cord to environmental engineering and its challenges. The scientific sagacity and deep scientific understanding in the application of nanomaterials in environmental protection are ushering in a new era. The authors of this book focus on the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology to environmental engineering and pollution abatement. 1.2 The Aim and Objective of the Study

Human civilization today stands at twilight of scientific vision and understanding. The rigors of science and engineering are immense, as mankind is undergoing a wider realization of the sustainability of environment. The aim and the objective of this study is to discuss the greater vision of and challenges in the application of nanomaterials in environmental protection. The success and potential of environmental engineering science are inimitable. Today, environment is under a state of great distress as ecological imbalance and frequent man-made disasters are destroying the very fabric of our environment. The cause of biodiversity is crossing scientific frontiers. Civilization stands amid great scientific understanding as well as misdemeanor. The challenges of environmental engineering need to be readdressed in every possible way. Traditional and nontraditional environmental engineering techniques are veritable scientific endeavors. This treatise aims at the nontraditional techniques of environmental engineering and the novel separation processes of chemical process engineering and targets the immense potential of these techniques. Environmental sustainability and holistic sustainable development are the cornerstones of this research endeavor. 1.2.1 The Need, the Rationale, and the Scope of the Study

Science is a colossus with a vast vision of its own. Environmental engineering concerns are plaguing the world scientific community. Frequent environmental disasters and loss of biodiversity have goaded the scientists and engineers to work toward newer innovations and challenges. The immediate need and the challenge of science need to be readdressed and reenvisioned as scientific rigor moves toward a newer paradigm. In the crucial juxtaposition of science and technology today, environment

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Volume 1

Part One Introduction: Change in Perspective due to

Nanotechnology for Environmental Techniques and Devices 1

**1 Nanomaterials for Environmental Science: A Recent and Future Perspective 3
**Sukanchan Palit and Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain

1.1 Introduction 3

1.2 The Aim and Objective of the Study 3

1.3 Scientific Vision and Cognizance in the Field of Nanotechnology 4

1.4 Frontiers of Nanotechnology and the Vision for the Future 5

1.5 The Vision and Advancements in the Field of Nanotechnology 5

1.6 Recent Scientific Endeavor in the Field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 6

1.7 The Status of Environment Today 7

1.8 Environmental Sustainability: Its Vision…