Environmental Applications of Carbon Nanomaterials-Based Devices (eBook)

Shadpour Mallakpour, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Isfahan University of Technology, Iran. His research is focused on the preparation and characterization of polymers containing chiral amino acid moieties under green conditions using ionic liquids and microwave irradiation as new technology and bringing these aspects towards nanotechnology for the preparation of novel chiral bionanocomposite polymers. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), USA. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials in the environment and analytical chemistry. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as prolific author and editor of several scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas.

PART I. INTRODUCTION
Impact of Environment on Life and Environmental Health
Prospective of Nanotechnology in Environmental Science
Materials-Based Approaches in Environmental Science

PART II. FUNDAMENTALS OF FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOMATERIALS (CNMS)
Functionalization of Carbon Materials: A Promising Approach
Basic of Carbon Materials and Their Functionalization
Impact of Black Carbon on Environment

PART III. FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANO-MEMBRANES BASED DEVICES FOR ENVIRONMENT
Functionalized Carbon Nanomembranes for Heavy Metal Removal from Water
Progress in Carbon Hydrogels for Wastewater Purification: A Future Perspective

PART IV. FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANO-MAGNETIC MATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENT
Carbon Nano-Magnetic Materials for Accessing Environmental Changes
Magnetic Carbon Nanoparticles for Environmental Analysis

PART V. FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANO LAB-ON-CHIP DEVICES FOR ENVIRONMENT
Advances in Lab-on-Chip Approach for Device Fabrication
Lab-on-Chip Approach for Gas Sensing
Electrochemical Biosensor: A Promising Approach for Accessing the Environmental Contaminations
Electrocatalytic Degradation of Wastewater and Generation of Energy

PART VI. FUNCTIONALIZED BIO-CARBON NANOMATERIALS-BASED DEVICES FOR ENVIRONMENT
Polymeric Bionanocomposites for Wastewater Treatment
Functionalized Carbon Bionanomaterials for Environmental Remediation

PART VII. TOXICITY, ECONOMY, LEGAL ASPECTS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Bio-Based Technologies
Geochemical Modelling and Speciation Studies of Metal Pollution in the Environment

PART VIII. FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOMATERIALS (FCNMS) - A GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE VISION
Sustainable Design and Future of Remediation
A Green Approach for the Nanomaterials Functionalization
Carbon Nanomaterials: A Promising Approach for Environmental Device Fabrication