Nanotechnology in Paper and Wood Engineering
Fundamentals, Challenges and Applications
- 1st Edition - January 20, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Rajeev Bhat, Ashok Kumar Nadda, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Swati Sharma
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 8 3 5 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 9 6 3 - 9
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Nanotechnology in Paper and Wood Engineering: Fundamentals, Challenges and Applications describes recent advances made in the use of nanotechnology in the paper and pulp industry. Various types of nano-additives commonly used in the paper industry for modification of raw material to enhance final products are included, with other sections covering the imaging applications of nano-papers and nano-woods in pharmaceuticals, biocatalysis, photocatalysis and energy storage. This book is an important reference source for materials scientists and engineers who are looking to understand how nanotechnology is being used to create more efficient manufacturing processes in for the paper and wood industries.
- Provides information on nano-paper production and its applications
- Explains the major synthesis techniques and design concepts of cellulosic or wooden nanomaterials for industrial applications
- Assesses the major challenges of creating nanotechnology-based manufacturing systems for wood and paper engineering
Materials Scientists and Engineers
Part 1: Fundamentals
1. Nanotechnology for pulp and paper processing
2. Nanofibers in the paper industry
3. Synthesis and applications of nano-filler pigments in paper industry
4. Synthesis and applications of nano-cellulose in paper industry
5. Cellulose nanocrystals and cellulose nano-fibrils in paper industry
6. Pectin-based nanomaterials additive in paper industry
7. Nanotechnology for water treatment in paper and pulp industry
8. Nanotechnology for dye removal in paper industry
9. Nanotechnology for wastepaper recycling
10. Nanotechnology for wood engineering
11. Nano-filler and additives in wood furniture
12. Nano-coatings and varnishes for wooden goods
13. Nanocomposites of wood for oil water separation and filtration
14. Nano-dimensional transparent wood and papers
15. Lignin-based nanomaterials for in wood industry
16. Nanotechnology for waste wood recycling
17. Photocatalytic nano-treatments of wood
Part 2: Applications
18. Fabrication of nano-papers and nano-woods
19. Integration of nano-sensors/ nano-devices into the conventional papers
20. Nanoscale characterization of nano-papers and nano-woods
21. Nanotechnology in packaging of food and drugs
22. Pharmaceutical applications.
23. Biocatalysis applications
24. Photocatalytic applications,
25. Energy storage
26. Environmental and health aspects of nano-wood and nano-papers
27. Future perspectives
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 20, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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Rajeev Bhat
Rajeev Bhat
Rajeev Bhat is a professor and the ERA Chair holder in Food By-products Valorization Technologies (VALORTECH) at the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, EU. He has an extensive research and teaching experience of more than 20 years in the field of agri-food technology, with research expertise focusing on various issues pertaining to sustainable food production and food security. He holds international work experiences in South Korea, India,
Malaysia, Germany, Fiji Islands, and now in Estonia. To date, he has nearly 250 research articles published in ISI based journals and as refereed book chapters; has edited seven and authored one book; is on the editorial board
of leading International journals; has been a scientific committee/advisory board member and an invited speaker in various international conferences. His name now figures in the World’s top 2% scientists in the field of Food
Science & Technology as per the survey done by Stanford University based researchers. He has completed several sponsored research and consultancy projects with funding received from various agencies. Prof. Bhat has also been
a visiting professor in many of the renowned universities and is a recipient of several prestigious international awards and recognitions conferred by various institutions of higher learning and research establishments.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and ERA-Chair Holder, Food By-Products Valorization Technologies (VALORTECH), Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, EstoniaAK
Ashok Kumar Nadda
Ashok Kumar is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Bionformatics, at Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, India. His research areas are microbial biotechnology, biocatalysis, biopolymers, enzyme immobilization, bioenergy, and CO2 conversion
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Jaypee University of Information TechnologyTN
Tuan Anh Nguyen
Tuan Anh Nguyen is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. He received a BS in physics from Hanoi University in 1992, a BS in economics from Hanoi National Economics University in 1997, and a PhD in chemistry from the Paris Diderot University, France, in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2004, and the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2005. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist at Montana State University, United States in 2006-09. In 2012 he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology. His research areas of interest include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities, complexiverse, and digital twins. He has edited more than 74 books for Elsevier, 12 books for CRC Press, 1 book for Springer, 1 book for RSC, and 2 books for IGI Global. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, VietnamSS
Swati Sharma
Dr. Swati Sharma (MSc, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni Solan H.P. India; PhD. University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia) is Assistant Professor at University Institute of Biotechnology, the Chandigarh University Mohali, India. She worked as a visiting researcher in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea. She has also worked as a program co-coordinator at the Himalayan Action Research Center (HARC), Dehradun, and Senior Research Fellow at the India Agricultural Research Institute in 2013-2014. Presently, Dr. Sharma's research is in the field of bioplastics, hydrogels, keratin nano-fibers and nano-particles, biodegradable polymers and polymers with antioxidant and anticancer activities and sponges. Dr. Swati has published numerous books and papers in various internationally reputed journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Chandigarh University, IndiaRead Nanotechnology in Paper and Wood Engineering on ScienceDirect