Meet the editor

Mousumi Sen has a doctorate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry, Amity University. Her research focuses on the prediction of pollutant dispersion from industrial areas, development of effective and sustainable methods for the removal of inorganic and organic pollutants from polluted water, food chemistry, heavy metal detoxification,

composites/nanocomposites, water research, bio-inorganic chemistry, and nano chemistry. She has published numerous peer-reviewed research articles in journals of high repute as well as edited book chapters, authored a book, edited a book, and conference proceeding papers in her credit.

Contents

**Section 1**

*by Ali Salman Ali*

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

**Section 4**

Current Development

Energy-Related Applications

Nanocomposite Materials

*by Mousumi Sen*

**Preface XI**

Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Applications **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 17**

**Chapter 3 37**

Nanomaterials in Energy Storage **57**

**Chapter 4 59**

Preparation Methods of Nanoparticles: Energy Related Applications **75**

**Chapter 5 77**

Nanocomposite Materials: Sustainable Environment **105**

**Chapter 6 107**

Biological Synthesis of Nanoparticles Using Endophytic Microorganisms:

Modern Trends in Uses of Different Wastes to Produce Nanoparticles

Application of Nanomaterials in Environmental Improvement

Nanotechnology in the Service of Solar Energy Systems *by Farzaneh Ghasemzadeh and Mostafa Esmaeili Shayan*

Ultrasound-Assisted Preparation Methods of Nanoparticles for

*by Christos Vaitsis, Maria Mechili, Nikolaos Argirusis, Eirini Kanellou, Pavlos K. Pandis, Georgia Sourkouni, Antonis Zorpas and Christos Argirusis*

and Their Environmental Applications *by Salah Abdelbary and Hadeer Abdelfattah*

*by Omar Messaoudi and Mourad Bendahou*

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Preface

This book on *Nanotechnology and the Environment* includes an introduction to nanotechnology contributed to by world-renowned specialists in the field of nanomaterials, renewable energy, and environmental sciences. This book is a collection of advanced areas of research on all aspects of nanotechnologies. Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and environmental research are truly multidisciplinary and international efforts, which cover a wide range of scientific disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biology, biomedical, medicine, materials sciences etc. Nanomaterials that usually range in size from 1 to 100 nm in at least one dimension. The properties of nanomaterials are different from those of macro particles because the chemical and physical properties are very dissimilar when the dimensions are at the nano meter range and this reflects in production of very unique physiochemical properties like shape, size, dispersion, surface functionalization or de-functionalization etc. The core scientific principles and applications of this interdisciplinary field bring together chemists, physicists, materials scientists, and engineers to meet the potential future challenges such as renewable energies for sustainable development, new technologies for preparation of advanced materials, and environmental protection. This also shows a huge amount of potential application in solar cells, fuel cells, secondary batteries,

Application of nanotechnology in solar cells reflects awareness about the newly developed nanomaterials. The new architectures for solar cells focus on nanotechnology by making transparent solar cells as compared to the conventional materials. The application of nanotechnology-based photo catalysts in solar cells i.e., uses of photo nano catalyst have been appreciated as very interesting and of course environmentally sustainable i.e., self-cleaning process using nano photo

The potential of nanotechnology in agricultural sciences using the revolutionary application of nano fertilizers have proved to be economically feasible and socially sustainable technology as compared to conventional materials. The application of nanotechnology-based nano fertilizers has potential to reduce nutrient loss due to leaching, emissions, and long-term incorporation by soil microorganisms i.e.,

Modern trends in uses of different wastes to produce nanoparticles and its environmental applications reflects a healthy awareness about the newly developed nano materials. The sequences of the uses of the new architectures for synthesis of different nanoparticles such as nano-cellulose, metals and metal oxide nanoparticles, carbon nanoparticles and nano-fibers using different methods on agricultural wastes and industrial wastes have been developed. Also discussed is the self-cleaning process using nano materials from wastes by using food wastes in nanoparticle

capacitors, MOFs etc.

self-cleaning process using nano fertilizers.

synthesis as compared to the conventional materials.

catalyst.
