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Fluorescent Sensors for the Detection of Toxic Elements and Environmentally-Related Pollutants
- 1st Edition - March 9, 2024
- Author: Tahir Rasheed
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 2 5 5 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 2 5 6 - 8
Fluorescent Sensors for the Detection of Toxic Elements and Environmentally-Related Pollutants highlights the recent technological advancements of sensing applications for a var… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFluorescent Sensors for the Detection of Toxic Elements and Environmentally-Related Pollutants highlights the recent technological advancements of sensing applications for a variety of toxic elements and pollutants using small and supra-molecular materials as advanced chemical sensors. During the past decade, there has been an increasing amount of research on the detection of these pollutants due to the growing awareness of environmental contamination. This book focuses on increasing scientific and technological awareness in order to tackle pollutants arising from various industrial and biotechnological sectors.
In addition, the book discusses the most advanced industrial scale sensing materials and addresses current challenges during manufacturing and application. It will be a valuable reference source for materializing the synthesis of predesigned small and supramolecular fluorescent sensors of interest by presenting different strategies that can serve as a promising tool for researchers.
- Presents systematic approaches for detecting various chemical toxic analytes and different toxic species
- Offers modern designs for industrial scale sensing applications for various environmental pollutants
- Addresses chronological advancements of small and supra-molecular materials as advanced chemical sensors
Scientists and engineers working in both R&D and academia who want to learn more on chemical sensing, mostly for environmental and wastewater treatment. Science and engineering professionals to learn recent advances on basics and industrial applications of the chemical sensing applications of various environmental pollutants. Students, scientists, college and university professors, research professionals, technology investors and developers, research enterprises, R&D and defense research laboratories, academic and research libraries
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Part I: Fundamentals, strategies and advantages
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction and basics of sensing technology
- 1.2 Structural design of fluorescent sensor
- 1.3 Fluorescence phenomenon
- 1.4 Mechanism involved in fluorescent sensing
- 1.5 Fluorescent probes—opportunities
- 1.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2. Strategies to improve sensitivity and selectivity
- Abstract
- 2.1 Methods to improve sensitivity and selectivity
- 2.2 Optical sensing enhancement strategies
- 2.3 Conclusion
- References
- Part II: Detection of toxic pollutants
- Chapter 3. Alkali and alkaline earth metal sensing
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Effects of alkali metal cations
- 3.3 Detection of alkali metal cations
- 3.4 Effects of alkaline earth metal
- 3.5 Detection of alkaline earth metals
- 3.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Heavy metal sensing
- Abstract
- 4.1 Role of heavy metals
- 4.2 Potentially toxic heavy metals and their detection needs
- 4.3 Methodologies for heavy metal detection
- 4.4 Sensing of heavy metal ions
- References
- Chapter 5. Radionuclide sensing
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction to radionuclides
- 5.2 Impact of radionuclides
- 5.3 Detection of radionuclides
- References
- Chapter 6. Anion sensing
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Needs of a chemical sensor
- 6.3 Requisite of anion recognition and challenges involved
- 6.4 Detection of anions
- References
- Chapter 7. Gas sensing
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction to gas sensing
- 7.2 Mechanism of gas sensing
- 7.3 Gas sensors
- 7.4 Challenges and future prospects
- 7.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8. Volatile organic compound sensing
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Types and source of volatile organic compounds
- 8.3 Detection techniques of volatile organic compounds
- 8.4 Types of volatile organic compound sensors
- 8.5 Sensing of various volatile organic compounds
- References
- Chapter 9. Sensing of nitroaromatics
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction to nitroaromatic explosives
- 9.2 Sources of nitroaromatics
- 9.3 Detection of nitroaromatics
- 9.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 10. Sensing of biological molecules
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Classification of biomolecules
- 10.3 Detection of biological molecules
- 10.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11. Sensing of food toxins
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction to food toxins
- 11.2 Detection techniques
- 11.3 Nanomaterial-based sensors
- 11.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12. Challenges and future prospects in fluorescent optical sensing
- Abstract
- 12.1 Design of methods for extracting, purifying, and concentrating samples
- 12.2 Conclusion
- Index
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 9, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443132551
- eBook ISBN: 9780443132568
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Tahir Rasheed
Tahir Rasheed is a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. His research interests focus on multiple disciplines including controllable synthesis, characterization and self-assembly of polymeric materials, polymer-based composites, nanomaterials and nanocomposites, and hybrid nanocomposites, with special emphasis on their potential applications in the field of sensing and biosensing, electrocatalysis, and the degradation and quantification of various emerging pollutants.
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Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaRead Fluorescent Sensors for the Detection of Toxic Elements and Environmentally-Related Pollutants on ScienceDirect