Magnetic Nanostructures: Environmental and Agricultural Applications

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Recently, magnetic nanostructures have gained a remarkable interest for basic research and applied studies. Because of their low cost and ease of manufacture and modification, they have great potential for agricultural and environmental applications. The use of magnetic nanostructures has been proven in a wide range of fields including catalysis, biotechnology, biomedicine, magnetic resonance imaging, agriculture, biosensors, and removal of environmental pollutants, among others. This book includes 16 chapters of collected knowledge, discoveries, and applications in agriculture, soil remediation, and water treatment. It describes the role of nano-agriculture with regard to food security and discusses environmental and agricultural protection concerns. It further offers potential applications of magnetic nanomaterials in the agriculture and food sectors, such as the development of sensors, environment monitoring for wastewater treatment and the remediation of contaminated soils. Increasing crop yield through the use of nanopesticides or nanofertilizers and biosecurity using sensors for detecting pathogens along the entire food chain are discussed as well. This book also brings together various sources of expertise on different aspects magnetic nanostructure application in the agri-food sector and environment remediation. Magnetic nanostructures also have great potential in biotechnological processes, as they can be utilized as a carrier for enzymes during different biocatalytic transformations. Novel magnetic nanomaterials can be used for detection and separation of pesticides from environmental and biological samples. The excellent adsorption capacity of the modified magnetic nanoadsorbents together with other advantages such as reusability, easy separation, environmentally friendly composition, and freedom of interferences of alkaline earth metal ions make them suitable adsorbents for removal of heavy metal ions from environmental and industrial wastes. One of the most important environmental applications of magnetic nanostructures has been in the treatment of water, whether in the remediation of groundwater or through the magnetic separation and/or sensing of contaminants present in various aqueous systems. The integrated combination of these 16 chapters, written by experts with considerable experience in their area of research, provides a comprehensive overview on the synthesis, characterization, application, environmental processing, and agriculture of engineered magnetic nanostructures. Its comprehensive coverage discusses how nanostructure materials interact in plants as well as their potential and useful applications. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Nanoparticles: Magnetism and Applications (Abd El-Moez A. Mohamed, Mohamed A. Mohamed)....Pages 1-12 Bio-Based Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Their Applications (Siavash Iravani)....Pages 13-31 Plant-Mediated Synthesis, Applications, and Challenges of Magnetic Nanostructures (Prachee Dubey, Geeta Watal, Kanti Bhooshan Pandey)....Pages 33-47 Microbially Synthesized Biomagnetic Nanomaterials (Mohamed M. Ramadan, Asran-Amal, Hassan Almoammar, Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam)....Pages 49-75 Nanotechnology and Nanobiotechnology for Environmental Remediation (Elham F. Mohamed, Gamal Awad)....Pages 77-93 Magnetic Nanoparticles: A Unique Gene Delivery System in Plant Science (Mohamed A. Mohamed, Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam)....Pages 95-108 Magnetic Nanoparticles: Eco-Friendly Application in Biofuel Production (Ayesha Muhammad, Malik Badshah)....Pages 109-129 An Overview of Magnetic Material: Preparation and Adsorption Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater (M. Ruthiraan, N. M. Mubarak, E. C. Abdullah, Mohammad Khalid, Sabzoi Nizamuddin, Rashmi Walvekar et al.)....Pages 131-159 Water Purification Using Magnetic Nanomaterials: An Overview (Imran Ali, Changsheng Peng, Iffat Naz, Muhammad Ahsan Amjed)....Pages 161-179 Metal Ferrites and Their Graphene-Based Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Wastewater Treatment (Muhammad Zahid, Nimra Nadeem, Muhammad Asif Hanif, Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti, Haq Nawaz Bhatti, Ghulam Mustafa)....Pages 181-212 Magnetic Nanostructures: Environmental and Agricultural Applications (Tejomyee S. Bhalerao)....Pages 213-224 Magnetic Nanoparticles in Plant Protection: Promises and Risks (Mohamed A. Mohamed, Abd El-Moez A. Mohamed, Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam)....Pages 225-246 Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Removal of Pesticides from Environmental Samples Prior to Instrumental Analysis (Kamlesh Shrivas, Sanyukta Patel, Pathik Maji, Deepak Sinha)....Pages 247-260 Iron-Based Nanomaterials: Effect on Soil Microbes and Soil Health (Khaled K. Kasem, Manal Mostafa, Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam)....Pages 261-285 Magnetic Nanoparticle Interface with an Antimicrobial Propensity (Manoranjan Arakha, Bairagi C. Mallick, Suman Jha)....Pages 287-300 Antimicrobial Activity of Magnetic Nanostructures (Poonam Nehra, R. P. Chauhan)....Pages 301-318 Back Matter ....Pages 319-329