Biopolymer-Based Metal Nanoparticle Chemistry for Sustainable Applications
Volume 2: Applications
- 1st Edition - March 5, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 9 7 0 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 8 9 1 - 1
Biopolymers are becoming an increasingly important area of research as traditional chemical feedstocks run low and concerns about environmental impacts increase. One area of pa… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBiopolymers are becoming an increasingly important area of research as traditional chemical feedstocks run low and concerns about environmental impacts increase. One area of particular interest is their use for more sustainable development of metal nanoparticles. Biopolymer-Based Metal Nanoparticle Chemistry for Sustainability Applications, Volume 2 reviews key uses of biopolymers and biopolymer-based metal nanoparticles for a range of key sustainability-focused applications.
After providing contextual examples of applications across the fields of food science, biomedicine and biochemistry, the book goes on to explore further sustainability-focused applications of Biopolymer-Based Metal Nanoparticles in such important areas as catalysis, environmental science, biosensing, and energy.
- Provides an overview of biopolymer-based metal nanoparticles for a wide range of applications
- Provides technological details on the synthesis of natural polymer-based metal nanoparticles
- Explores the role of biopolymer-based metal nanoparticles for more sustainable catalytic processes
Physical, green and materials chemists, Materials scientists and engineers, Polymer researchers and developers, Environmental scientists and all those working in related fields across academia and industry
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter 1: Application of biopolymers in bioplastics
- Abstract
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Degradation of bioplastics
- 1.3: Biopolymeric sources of bioplastics
- 1.4: Current applications of bioplastics
- 1.5: Conclusion and future perspective
- Part I: Biopolymer-based structures and the food industry
- Chapter 2: Polysaccharides in food industry
- Abstract
- 2.1: Introduction
- 2.2: Structural organization of polysaccharides
- 2.3: Major functions of polysaccharides in a food system
- 2.4: Major food applications of polysaccharides
- 2.5: Important factors for the use of polysaccharides in the food industry
- 2.6: Microbial polysaccharides in food industry
- 2.7: β-Glucan in food industry
- 2.8: Plant polysaccharides in food industry
- 2.9: Chitin and chitosan in food industry
- 2.10: Conclusion and future prospects
- Chapter 3: Proteins in food industry
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Structure and chemistry of food proteins
- 3.3: Functional properties of proteins
- 3.4: Factors affecting properties of proteins in food products
- 3.5: Proteins used in food industry
- 3.6: Conclusion and future prospects
- Chapter 4: Food packaging applications of biopolymer-based (nano)materials
- Abstract
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: Properties of bionanocomposites for food packaging
- 4.3: Polysaccharide-based (nano)materials for food packaging
- 4.4: Lignin-based (nano)materials for food packaging
- 4.5: Protein-based (nano)materials for food packaging
- 4.6: Conclusion and future perspective
- Part II: Biomedical and biological applications of biopolymer-based nanomaterials
- Chapter 5: Biomedical applications of biopolymer-based (nano)materials
- Abstract
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Biopolymer-based (nano)materials for biomedical applications
- 5.3: Conclusion
- Chapter 6: Biological applications of biopolymer-based (nano)materials
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Biopolymer-based (nano)materials for biological applications
- 6.3: Conclusion
- Part III: Further sustainability applications of biopolymerbased metal nanoparticles
- Chapter 7: Catalytic applications of biopolymer-based metal nanoparticles
- Abstract
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Catalytic applications of polysaccharide-based metal nanoparticles
- 7.3: Catalytic applications of lignin-based metal nanoparticles
- 7.4: Catalytic applications of proteins-based metal nanoparticles
- 7.5: Conclusion and future perspective
- Chapter 8: Environmental applications of biopolymer-based (nano)materials
- Abstract
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Types, chemistry, and properties of biopolymer-based (nano)composites
- 8.3: Applications of biopolymer-based (nano)composites in water treatment
- 8.4: Other environmental applications
- 8.5: Conclusion and future perspective
- Chapter 9: Biopolymer-based metal nanoparticles for biosensing
- Abstract
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: Types of biosensors
- 9.3: Properties of biopolymers for biosensing
- 9.4: Biopolymer-based metal nanoparticles for biosensing
- 9.5: Conclusions and future perspectives
- Chapter 10: Biopolymer-based (nano)materials for supercapacitor applications
- Abstract
- 10.1: Introduction
- 10.2: Principles of supercapacitors
- 10.3: Biopolymeric composites for supercapacitor applications
- 10.4: Conclusion and future perspective
- Chapter 11: Biopolymer-based (nano)materials for hydrogen storage
- Abstract
- 11.1: Introduction
- 11.2: Methods of hydrogen storage
- 11.3: Mechanism of hydrogen storage
- 11.4: Biopolymer-based (nano)materials for hydrogen storage
- 11.5: Conclusion and future perspective
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 5, 2021
- No. of pages (Paperback): 724
- No. of pages (eBook): 724
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323899703
- eBook ISBN: 9780323898911
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Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh
Dr. Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Nanobiotechnology Laboratory at the University of Qom. Mahmoud’s research explores the synthesis of biowaste and nature-inspired (nano)materials and advanced functional porous materials for environmental applications, catalysis, and energy conversion. He received several national awards from his country including the 2021 Abu Rayhan Prize from the Iranian Academy of Sciences for the Top Young Chemist of Iran and the 2020 Distinguished Researcher Award from the Iran Science Elites Federation. In 2023, He visited Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Germany, as a guest researcher under a Senior Research Fellowship to carry out research on lignin-based materials. At present, he is the scientific advisor of industry and has received research funding from different institutions and corporate entities. His passion is mentoring and developing young scientists and technical personnel.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Qom, Qom, IranRead Biopolymer-Based Metal Nanoparticle Chemistry for Sustainable Applications on ScienceDirect