Handbook of Nanotechnology Applications: Environment, Energy, Agriculture and Medicine

Handbook of Nanotechnology Applications: Environment, Energy, Agriculture and Medicine presents a comprehensive overview on recent developments and prospects surrounding nanotechnology use in water/wastewater separation and purification, energy storage and conversion, agricultural and food process, and effective diagnoses and treatments in medical fields. The book includes detailed overviews of nanotechnology, including nanofiltration membrane for water/wastewater treatment, nanomedicine and nanosensor development for medical implementation, advanced nanomaterials of different structural dimensions (0D, 1D, 2D and 3D) for energy applications, as well as food and agricultural utilization. Other sections discuss the challenges of lab-based research transitioning towards practical industrial use.

Helps scientists and researchers quickly learn and understand the key role of nanotechnology in important industrial applicationsTakes an interdisciplinary approach, demonstrating how nanotechnology is being used in a wide range of industry sectorsOutlines the role nanotechnology plays in creating safer, cheaper and more energy-efficient projects and devices

Section I Nanotechnology for Environmental Applications 1. Nanofiltration Membranes for Challenging Environment 2. Recent Development of Thin Film Nanocomposite Membrane for Nanofiltration Process 3. Integrated Nanofiltration Membrane Process for Water Applications 4. Photoelectrochemical Processes for Environmental Applications 5. Nanostructured Microporous Membranes for Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment 6. Modified TiO2 Photocatalyst for Wastewater Degradation 7. Advancement in Nanofiber Membrane for Oil Absorption Process 8. Environmental Safety Perspective of using Nanomaterials

Section II Nanotechnology for Energy Applications 9. Nanocatalysts for Interconversion of CO2 to Fuels and Chemicals 10. Nanocomposite Catalytic Membranes for Energy Production: Advances and Challenges 11. Advances in Nanocatalysts for Aviation Biofuels 12. Polymer Binders for Nanosilicon Anodes in Lithium Ion Batteries 13. Nanotechnology for Hydrogen Storage 14. Nanocatalysts in Solid Electrolyte Fuel Cells 15. Nanotechnology Safety in Energy Industry

Section III Nanotechnology for Agricultural Applications 16. Nanosensors in Agricultural and Food Applications 17. Nanoencapsulation and Nanoparticles in Agricultural and Food Applications 18. Nanomaterials in Agricultural and Food Applications 19. Nanotechnology in Smart Packaging 20. Nanopore-based Technologies in Agricultural and Food Application 21. Toxicological Implications of Nanotechnology in Agriculture

Section IV Nanotechnology for Medical Applications 22. Nanocarrier-based Vaccine Delivery Systems 23. Cancer Nanomedicine 24. Bioprobe-conjugate Polymeric Micro/nanoparticles as Detection Tools for Infectious Diseases 25. Inorganic Nanoparticle-based Biosensors for Point-of-Care (POC) Diagnostics 26. Strategies for Ligand-installed Nanomedicines 27. Biomedical Sensors 28. Nanosystems and Nanodevices 29. Nanotechnologies for Tissue Engineering and Regeneration 30. Predictive Models for Nanotoxicology