Advanced Nanostructured Materials for Environmental Remediation

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This book provides a wide-range exploration on the ongoing research and developmental events in environmental nanotechnology. Emerging nanomaterials and its technology have been known to offer unique advantages and are continually showing promising potential attracting continuous global attention. This work thus discusses experimental studies of various nanomaterials along with their design and applications and with specific attention to chemical reactions and their challenges for catalytic systems. It will make a noteworthy appeal to scientists and researchers working in the field of nanotechnology for environmental sciences. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Current Role of Nanomaterials in Environmental Remediation (D. Durgalakshmi, Saravanan Rajendran, Mu. Naushad)....Pages 1-20 Recent Advances in Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment (Mohamed I. Fadlalla, P. Senthil Kumar, V. Selvam, S. Ganesh Babu)....Pages 21-58 Nano-metal Oxides for Antibacterial Activity (Sankar Jagadeeshan, Rajesh Parsanathan)....Pages 59-90 Nanomaterials for Advanced Analytical Applications in Chemo- and Biosensors (Selvaraj Devi, Vairaperumal Tharmaraj)....Pages 91-110 Surface-Modified Conducting Polymer-Based Nanostructured Materials for the Removal of Toxic Heavy Metals from Wastewater (Raghunath Das, Kamdem Paumo Hugues, Arjun Maity)....Pages 111-144 Biological Effects of Green-Synthesized Metal Nanoparticles: A Mechanistic View of Antibacterial Activity and Cytotoxicity (Suresh K. Verma, Ealisha Jha, Pritam Kumar Panda, Arun Thirumurugan, Mrutyunjay Suar)....Pages 145-171 Surface Plasmon-Based Nanomaterials as Photocatalyst (Mohammad Ehtisham Khan, Moo Hwan Cho)....Pages 173-187 Polymer-Based Magnetic Nanocomposites for the Removal of Highly Toxic Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solutions (Mpitloane J. Hato, Thabiso C. Maponya, Kabelo E. Ramohlola, Kwena D. Modibane, Arjun Maity, Gobeng R. Monama et al.)....Pages 189-227 Nanomaterials as an Immobilizing Platform for Enzymatic Glucose Biosensors (Devaraj Manoj, J. Santhanalakshmi)....Pages 229-251 Innovations in Antimicrobial Engineered Nanomaterials (Marcela P. Bernardo, Francys K. V. Moreira, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Sebastian Raja)....Pages 253-277 Exploitation of Nanoparticles as Photocatalysts for Clean and Environmental Applications (Vignesh Kumaravel, Sivaraman Somasundaram)....Pages 279-319 Nanoparticles: Antimicrobial Applications and Its Prospects (Krishnapriya Madhu Varier, Mounika Gudeppu, Arulvasu Chinnasamy, Sumathi Thangarajan, Jesudas Balasubramanian, Yanmei Li et al.)....Pages 321-355 Organic and Inorganic Hybrid Diglycidyl/Tetraglycidyl Epoxy-Containing Nanocoatings on Mild Steel for Corrosion Protection and Antimicrobial Protection (D. Duraibabu, R. Manjumeena)....Pages 357-388 Back Matter ....Pages 389-391