Nanotechnology

AAP Research Notes on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Advances in Nanotechnology and the Environmental Sciences
Applications, Innovations, and Visions for the Future

Editors: Alexander V. Vakhrushev, DSc
Suresh C. Ameta, PhD
Heru Susanto, PhD
A. K. Haghi, PhD

Advances in Nanotechnology and the Environmental Sciences

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Pub Date: July 2019
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Hard ISBN: 9781771887540
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-77463-446-2
E-Book ISBN: 9780429425837
Pages: 338 pp w index
Binding Type: hardbound / ebook / paperback
Series: AAP Research Notes on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Notes: 7 color and 45 b/w illustrations

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This volume showcases a selection of new research on nanotechnological applications for environmental protection along with new advanced technologies in nanochemistry. It presents an interdisciplinary approach that brings together materials science, chemistry, and nanotechnology.

Part I of the volume looks at environmental topics that include an exploration of the challenges of the global water crisis and new technology in nanofiltration and water purification. It provides an informative overview of green nanotechnology, green nanomaterials, and green chemistry.

Some of the advanced technologies discussed in Part II include the application of quantum dots, a nanochemical approach to using ICT technology, and new research on polymer nanocomposites as a smart material along with its synthesis, preparation, and properties. Other important topics are included as well.

The volume provides an overview of the highlights and potential for future developments and applications in chemical engineering.

The information presented here will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in chemistry, engineering, and materials science, and it will also be a useful guide for industry professionals. The volume aims to provide inspiration for scientists and new ideas for developers and innovators in industry.

CONTENTS:
Preface

PART I: NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
1. Global Water Crisis, Nanofiltration, the Vast Innovations, and the Vision for the Future
Sukanchan Palit

2. Nanofiltration, Nanotechnology, and Chemical Engineering Science: The Scientific Truth and a Vision for the Future
Sukanchan Palit

3. Water Purification and Nanotechnology: A Critical Overview and a Vision for the Future
Sukanchan Palit

4. Green Nanotechnology: An Approach Toward Environment Safety
Francisco Torrens and Gloria Castellano

5. Green Nanotechnology, Green Nanomaterials, and Green Chemistry: A Far-Reaching Review and a Vision for the Future
Sukanchan Palit

PART II: ADVANCED TECHNOLOLOGIES
6. Quantum Dots and Their Applications
Rakshit Ameta, Kanchan Kumari Jat, Jayesh Bhatt, and Suresh C. Ameta

7. Polymer Nanocomposites, a Smart Material: Synthesis, Preparation, and Properties
Sonia Khanna

8. Theoretical Bases of Simulation of Formation Processes of Nanostructures in a Gas Medium and Results of Numerical Studies of Nanosystems
A. Yu. Fedotov

9. Carbon Nanotubes as Chemical Sensors and Biosensors: A Review
Rakshit Ameta, Kanchan Kumatri Jat, Jayesh Bhatt, Avinash Rai, Tarachand Nargawe, Dipti Soni, and Suresh C. Ameta

10. Applications of Micellear Phase of Pluronics and Tetronics as Nanoreactors in the Synthesis of Nobel Metal Nanoparticles
Rajpreet Kaur, Navdeep Kaur, Divya Mandial, Lavanya Tandon, and Poonam Khullar

11. ?ethods for Calculating the Thermoelectric Characteristics of Nanomaterials
A. V. Severyukhin, O. Yu. Severyukhina, and A. V. Vakhrushev

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Alexander V. Vakhrushev, DSc
Professor, M. T. Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University, Izhevsk, Russia; Head, Department of Nanotechnology and Microsystems of Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University, Russia

Alexander V. Vakhrushev, DSc, is a professor at the M.T. Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University in Izhevsk, Russia, where he teaches theory, calculating, and design of nano- and microsystems. He is also the Chief Researcher of the Department of Information-Measuring Systems of the Institute of Mechanics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Head of the Department of Nanotechnology and Microsystems of Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University. He is a Corresponding Member of the Russian Engineering Academy. He has over 400 publications to his name, including monographs, articles, reports, reviews, and patents. He has received several awards, including an Academician A. F. Sidorov Prize from the Ural Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences for significant contribution to the creation of the theoretical fundamentals of physical processes taking place in multi-level nanosystems and Honorable Scientist of the Udmurt Republic. He is currently a member of the editorial boards of several journals, including Computational Continuum Mechanics, Chemical Physics and Mesoscopia, and Nanobuild. His research interests include multiscale mathematical modeling of physical-chemical processes into the nano-hetero systems at nano-, micro- and macro-levels; static and dynamic interaction of nanoelements; and basic laws relating the structure and macro characteristics of nano-hetero structures.

Suresh C. Ameta, PhD
Dean, Faculty of Science, PAHER University, Udaipur, India

Suresh C. Ameta, PhD, is currently Dean, Faculty of Science at PAHER University, Udaipur, India. He has served as Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry at North Gujarat University Patan and at M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, and as Head of the Department of Polymer Science. He also served as Dean of Postgraduate Studies. Prof. Ameta has held the position of President of the Indian Chemical Society, Kotkata, and is now a life-long Vice President. He was awarded a number of prestigious awards during his career, such as national prizes twice for writing chemistry books in Hindi. He also received the Prof. M. N. Desai Award (2004), the Prof. W. U. Malik Award (2008), the National Teacher Award (2011), the Prof. G. V. Bakore Award (2007), a Life-Time Achievement Award by the Indian Chemical Society (2011) as well as the Indian Council of Chemist (2015), etc. He has successfully guided 81 PhD students. Having more than 350 research publications to his credit in journals of national and international repute, he is also the author of many undergraduate- and postgraduate-level books. He has published three books with Apple Academic Press: Chemical Applications of Symmetry and Group Theory; Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis; and Green Chemistry: Fundamentals and Applications; and two with Taylor and Francis: Solar Energy Conversion and Storage and Photocatalysis. He has also written chapters in books published by several other international publishers. Prof. Ameta has delivered lectures and chaired sessions at national conferences and is a reviewer of number of international journals. In addition, he has completed five major research projects from different funding agencies, such as DST, UGC, CSIR, and Ministry of Energy, Govt. of India.

Heru Susanto, PhD
Head of Information Division BOSDM; Researcher, Computational & IT Governance Research Group, Indonesian Institute of Sciences; Honorary Professor, Dept. of Information Management, Tunghai University, Taiwan

Heru Susanto, PhD, is currently Head of the Information Division and Researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Computational & IT Governance Research Group. At present he is also an Honorary Professor at the Department of Information Management, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan. Dr. Susanto has worked as an IT professional in several roles, including Prince Muqrin Chair for Information Security Technologies at King Saud University. His research interests are in the areas of computational sciences, informatics for sciences, information security, and IT governance.

A. K. Haghi, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Engineering Sciences, Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering & Polymers Research Journal; Member, Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (CRDCSC), Canada

A. K. Haghi, PhD, is the author and editor of 165 books, as well as 1000 published papers in various journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Haghi has received several grants, consulted for a number of major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. Since 1983, he served as professor at several universities. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal and on the editorial boards of many international journals. He is also a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (CRDCSC), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.




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