Sustainable Nanomaterials

Manviri Rani is an expert in analytical method developments for various persistent organic pollutants. Her areas of research are analytical chemistry, environmental and green chemistry, persistent organic pollutants, plastic polymers and associated chemicals, chromatographic analysis, pesticide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon analysis, solvent extraction, environment & health, and nanochemistry. Uma Shanker’s research focuses on green and sustainable synthesis of various types of nanomaterials and explores their applications in environmental remediation. The main areas of research of Dr Shanker and his group are Environmental Nanotechnology, Photocatalysis, Green Chemistry, and Environmental Analytical Chemistry. Dr Shanker has published more than 60 research/review articles in the area of green nanomaterials and their environmental applications. The Editors have successfully edited four books of international repute. Out of four books, two are for Elsevier, one for CRC press and one for Springer. Dr Shanker has also published 37 book chapters. Dr Shanker has more than 2600 citations with h-index 29 and i-10 index 48 (as per google scholar). Dr Shanker has more than ten years of experience of research and teaching.

Section 1: Fundamentals and basics of green and sustainable nanomaterials
1. Engineered nanomaterials: Fundamentals and recent updates
2. Green nanomaterials for future applications: Classification
3. Environmental friendly and sustainable nanotechnology: Fundamentals

Section 2: Fabrication strategies of sustainable nanomaterials
4. Green nanomaterials synthesis methodologies: Fundamentals and recent updates
5. Ionic liquids mediated green synthesis of nanomaterials
6. Methods for the conversion of biomass waste into value-added carbon nanomaterials: Recent progress and applications

Section 3: Recent advances for industrial applications of sustainable nanomaterials
7. Modern applications and current status of green nanotechnology in environmental industry
8. Green production of nanomaterials and their application as sensors industries
9. Sustainable Application of Nanomaterial for Finishing of Textile Material

Section 4: Sustainable nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications
10. Recent updates on applications of Green and sustainable nanomaterials for energy and environment
11. Green and sustainable metal hexacyanoferrate nanomaterials for eradication of traditional and emerging contaminants

Section 5: Strategies for Green Innovation through Nanotechnology
12. Towards safe and sustainable innovation in nanotechnology: State-of-play for smart nanomaterials
13. Effects of green manufacturing and technological innovations on sustainable development

Section 6: Environmental health and safety aspects of sustainable nanomaterials
14. Green Nanomaterials: Environment, Health and Safety Aspects
15. Assessment of health, safety, and economics of surface-modified nanomaterials
16. Analytical and toxicological aspects of nanomaterials in different product groups: Challenges and opportunities

Section 7: Biomedical applications of green nanomaterials: Convergence of green technologies
17. Research trends in biomedical applications of green nanomaterials
18. Biomedical and sensing applications of nanomaterial-incorporated hydrogels

Section 8: Challenges in assessing the impact of green nanotechnology for environmental sustainability
19. An updated analysis of environmental sustainability metrics applied to green synthesis of nanomaterials and the assessment of environmental risks associated with the nanotechnology
20. The economic contributions of nanotechnology to green and sustainable growth
21. The Road to Sustainable Nanotechnology: Challenges, Progress and Opportunities

Section 9: Regulatory issues and legal aspect of sustainable nanomaterials
22. Sustainable nanomaterials: selected legal and regulatory issues
23. Regulatory landscape of nanotechnology and nanoplastics from a global perspective