Applications of Nanotechnology for Green Synthesis

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Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and is also an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy and environmental science. He has published about 150 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and 83 edited books with multiple well-known publishers. His current research interests include ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors and bending actuators.

Abdullah M. Asiri is the Head of the Chemistry Department at King Abdulaziz University and the founder and Director of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR). He is placed on list of prestigious highly cited (Hi-Ci) researchers' of the year 2018 powered by Web of Science. He serves on the editorial boards of multiple scientific journals and is the Vice President of the Saudi Chemical Society (Western Province Branch). He holds multiple patents, has authored many books, more than one thousand publications in international journals, and multiple book chapters.

Preface.- Sustainable Organic Synthesis in Ionic Liquids.- Industrial Applications of Green Solvents in Organic and Drug Synthesis for Sustainable Development of Chemical Process and Technologies.- Applications of Ionic Liquids in Organic Synthesis.- Water-Mediated Catalyst-Free Organic Transformations.- Modifications on Polymeric Membranes for Isopropanol Dehydration Using Pervaporation: A Review.- Environmentally Benign Organic Synthesis.- Green Aspects of Scale-Up Synthesis of some APIs, Drug Candidates Under Development, or Their Critical Intermediates.- Green Approaches to Synthesize Organic Compounds and Drugs.- Selective Conversion of Glycerol to Lactic Acid Using Porous Multi-Functional Mixed Oxide Catalysts Under Alkaline Environment.- Green Biological Synthesis of Nanoparticles and their Biomedical Applications.- Silver Nanostructures, Chemical Synthesis Methods, and Biomedical Applications.- The Role of Heterogenous Catalysts in Converting Cellulose to Platform Chemicals.- Production of Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) from Battery Waste: Green and Sustainable Synthesis and Reduction.- Bio-Catalysis as a Green Approach for Industrial Waste Treatment.- Green Synthesis of Biodiesel Using Microbial Lipases.- Industrial Applications of Green Solvents for Sustainable Development of Technologies in Organic Synthesis.- Index.