Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Sorbents and Sensors (2nd Edition) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781848168039)

This book is concerned with functional nanomaterials, materials containing specific, predictable nanostructures whose chemical composition, or interfacial structure enables them to perform a specific job: to destroy, sequester, or detect some material that constitutes an environmental threat. Nanomaterials have a number of features that make them ideally suited for this job: they have a high surface area, high reactivity, easy dispersability, and rapid diffusion, to name a few. The purpose of this book is to showcase how these features can be tailored to address some of the environmental remediation and sensing/detection problems faced by mankind today. A number of leading researchers have contributed to this volume, painting a picture of diverse synthetic strategies, structures, materials, and methods. The intent of this book is to showcase the current state of environmental nanomaterials in such a way as to be useful both as a research resource and as a graduate level textbook. We have organized this book into sections on nanoparticle-based remediation strategies, nanostructured inorganic materials (e.g. layered materials like the apatites), nanostructured organic/inorganic hybrid materials, and the use of nanomaterials to enhance the performance of sensors.

Author: Glen E. Fryxell
ISBN-10: 1848168039
ISBN-13: 9781848168039
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2012
Pages: 752
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.70d