Advanced Nanomaterials for Pollutant Sensing and Environmental Catalysis

Advanced Nanomaterials for Pollutant Sensing and Environmental Catalysis presents recent advances and scientific discoveries in the fields of environmental protection and sensing with nanotechnology. The authors highlight recent advancements in how nanotechnology is being used to create more efficient pollution controls. Particular attention is given to how devices such as noble metal nanosensors, novel hollow micro-/nanostructures with innovative functions, advanced nanocatalysts based on carbon materials for water splitting are being harnessed to make this achievable and affordable. Each chapter demonstrates the fundamentals of the technology, illustrating key concepts, and highlights the latest developments and challenges in these multi-disciplinary fields.This book is a valuable resource for academic researchers, graduate students and R&D professionals in the fields of material science, chemistry, environmental science and nanotechnology, in areas including material development for environmental monitoring and pollution control Presents the current state-of-the-art and covers the fundamentals and related technologies from a strong chemical, material and environmental engineering backgroundCovers current trends and issues, including nontoxicity, efficiency of decomposition, and the sensitivity of nanomaterials used for sensing and environmental remediationHighlights the benefits and challenges of using nanomaterials to control pollution INDICE: 1. Hollow Micro-/ Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Applications2. Noble Metal Based Nanosensors for Environmental Detection3. Semiconductor Nanocrystals-based Nanosensors and Metal Ions Sensing4. Nanocrystals for Catalysis: An Overview5. Nano-Gold Boosted Environmental Catalysis6. Nanomaterials Developed for Removing Air Pollutants7. Advanced Nanomaterials for Degrading Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)8. Power Ready for Driving Catalysis and Sensing: Nanomaterials Designed for Renewable Energy Storage9. Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum Dots Based Multi-Component Artificial System for Hydrogen Photogeneration10. Nanocarbon-Based Hybrids as Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution from Water Splitting

• ISBN: 978-0-12-814796-2
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 464
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés