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Nanotechnology and Photocatalysis for Environmental Applications

  • 1st Edition - July 14, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Muhammad Bilal Tahir, Muhammad Rafique, Muhammad Shahid Rafique
  • Language: English

Nanotechnology and Photocatalysis for Environmental Applications focuses on nanostructured control, synthesis methods, activity enhancement strategies, environmental applicati… Read more

Description

Nanotechnology and Photocatalysis for Environmental Applications focuses on nanostructured control, synthesis methods, activity enhancement strategies, environmental applications, and perspectives of semiconductor-based nanostructures. The book offers future guidelines for designing new semiconductor-based photocatalysts, with low cost and high efficiency, for a range of products aimed at environmental protection. The book covers the fundamentals of nanotechnology, the synthesis of nanotechnology, and the use of metal oxide, metal sulfide, and carbon-based nanomaterials in photocatalysis. The book also discusses the major challenges of using photocatalytic nanomaterials on a broad scale.

The book then explores how photocatalytic nanomaterials and nanocomposites are being used for sustainable development applications, including environmental protection, pharmaceuticals, and air purification. The final chapter considers the recent advances in the field and outlines future perspectives on the technology. This is an important reference for materials scientists, chemical engineers, energy scientists, and anyone looking to understand more about the photocatalytic potential of nanomaterials, and their possible environmental applications.

Key features

  • Explains why the properties of semiconductor-based nanomaterials make them particularly good for environmental applications
  • Explores how photocatalytic nanomaterials and nanocomposites are being used for sustainable development applications, including environmental protection, pharmaceuticals, and air purification
  • Discusses the major challenges of using photocatalytic nanomaterials on a broad scale

Readership

Materials scientists, chemical engineers, and energy scientists, who are looking to understand more about the photocatalytic potential of nanomaterials, and their possible environmental applications

Table of contents

1. History and Fundamentals of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

2. Nanostructures and their classification by dimensionality

3. Synthesis Methods of Nanostructures

4. Photocatalysis fundamentals

5. Nanomaterials for Photocatalysis

6. Metal oxide and Metal Sulphide based Nanomaterials as a Photocatalyst

7. Carbonaceous Nanomaterials as a Photocatalyst

8. Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for degradation of organic pollutant and heavy metals

9. Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for Hydrogen evolution from splitting water

10. Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for CO2 photo-reduction and Disinfection of bacteria

11. Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for Treatment of Pharmaceuticals

12. Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for Air purification and Self-cleaning

13. Recent advances in the development of photocatalysis and future perspectives

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 14, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editors

MT

Muhammad Bilal Tahir

Muhammad Tahir is in Department of Physics, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, RYK Pakistan. His research focuses on the areas of micro- and nanomanufacturing.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information technology, RYK, Pakistan

MR

Muhammad Rafique

Muhammad Rafique is Assistant Professor of Nanotechnology and Nanosciences, at the Department of Physics, University of Gujrat, Pakistan. His research focuses on the area of nanomaterials synthesis.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Nanotechnology and Nanosciences, Department of Physics, University of Gujrat, Pakistan

MR

Muhammad Shahid Rafique

Muhammad Shahid Rafique is Professor and Director, at the Laser & Optronics Centre, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. His research focuses on the areas of nanomaterials and thin films.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Director, Laser and Optronics Centre, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

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