Bio- and Nanosorbents from Natural Resources

Description

This book reviews the work in the field of nanoadsorbents derived from natural polymers, with a special emphasis on materials finding application in water remediation. It includes natural materials both with an organic or an inorganic skeleton, from which the nanomaterials can be made. Those nanomaterials can therefore be used to reinforce other matrices and in their pristine form have an extraordinary adsorption efficiency. Being of natural or biological origin, the materials described in this book distinguish themselves as eco-friendly and non-toxic. The book describes how these benefits of the described materials can be combined and exploited. It will thus appeal to chemists, nanotechnologists, environmental engineers and generally all scientist working in the field of water pollution and remediation as an inspiration for the innovation toward new technologies. Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Biosorbents from Agricultural By-products: Updates After 2000s (Rekha Sharma, Sapna, Ankita Dhillon, Dinesh Kumar)....Pages 1-20 Carbon Nanoadsorbents for Removal of Organic Contaminants from Water (Fernando Machado Machado, Éder Cláudio Lima)....Pages 21-53 Lignin and Chitosan-Based Materials for Dye and Metal Ion Remediation in Aqueous Systems (Thato Masilompane, Nhamo Chaukura, Ajay K. Mishra, Shivani B. Mishra, Bhekie B. Mamba)....Pages 55-73 Cationic Nanosorbents Biopolymers: Versatile Materials for Environmental Cleanup (Sandeep K. Shukla, Rashmi Choubey, A. K. Bajpai)....Pages 75-101 Alginate-Based Nanosorbents for Water Remediation (A. K. Bajpai, Priyanka Agrawal, Sunil K. Singh, Priyanka Singh)....Pages 103-121 Chitosan-Based Natural Biosorbents: Novel Search for Water and Wastewater Desalination and Heavy Metal Detoxification (Ankita Dhillon, Dinesh Kumar)....Pages 123-143 Application of Biomaterials for Elimination of Damaging Contaminants from Aqueous Media (Vaishali Tomar, Dinesh Kumar)....Pages 145-160 Synthesis and Application of Silica Nanoparticles-Based Biohybrid Sorbents (Ritu Painuli, Sapna Raghav, Dinesh Kumar)....Pages 161-182