Nanotechnology for Environmental Decontamination

CUTTING-EDGE NANOTECHNOLOGY TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DECONTAMINATIONWritten by a team of global experts, Nanotechnology for Environmental Contamination covers the latest methods for using nanomaterials, processes, and tools to remediate toxin-contaminated water, air, soil, groundwater, and wastewater. This groundbreaking work discusses the use of nanotechnology to neutralize microbes, pesticides, heavy metals, industrial chemicals, chemical and biological warfare agents, and other toxic substances. In-depth details on the physics, chemistry, and technology of nanomaterials, nanostructures, and nanotechnology for decontamination are included in this authoritative resource.Preparation and application of inner skin hollow fiber nanoporous membranePhotocatalytic inactivation of water and air pollutionApplication of nano TiO, catalyst in wastewater treatmentPhotoelectrocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants at nanosemiconductor film electrodes under visible light irradiationDisinfection of microbes by nanoparticlesWater disinfection and wastewater decontamination by solar photocatalysis using nanomaterialsThe role of nanotechnology for decontamination of chemical warfare agentsNanostructured bioassemblies for environmental bioremediationReactive nanoparticles for the treatment of chlorinated dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPL) in soil and groundwaterPersistent pesticides: detection and control using nanotechnologyDecontaminating chemical and biological warfare agents and related toxins with nanomaterials