This book discusses the fundamental, synthesis, properties, physico-chemical characterizations and applications of recently explored nanocomposite materials. It covers the applications of these different nanocomposite materials in the environmental and energy harvesting fields. The chapters explore the different techniques used for preparation and characterization of several types of nanocomposite materials for applications related to environmental and energy pathways. This book presents a panorama of current research in the field of nanocomposite structures for different applications. It also assesses the advantages and disadvantages of using different types of nanocomposite in the design of different material products. The comprehensive chapters explain the interactions between nanocomposite materials and mechanisms related to applications in environmental pollution and energy shortage.

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Ahmed Esmail Shalan is Juan de la Cierva Fellow at BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Leioa, Spain. He obtained his BSc (2008) and MSc (2012) in Materials Science from Ain Shams University, Egypt and his PhD (2017) from Hokkaido University, Japan. He is a Researcher at Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI), Egypt (now, on leave). He obtained several awards and prizes like attending 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2019, Egyptian Academy Prize (2018, 2020), Japanese government PhD scholarship (MEXT, 2013-2017), and fellowships like DAAD fellowship (i-MEET-FAU), Germany (2013). His work reflects his interest in physical chemistry and materials science for energy, environmental and optoelectronic devices applications.

Professor Makhlouf is the Vice President of Advanced Material Research, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., USA. Before joining Stanley Black & Decker, he was the President of EMC3 - USA, VP of IM2C - USA, Full Professor of Materials Science at Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute - Egypt, and Full Professor of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering at the University of Texas - USA. Makhlouf has been included in Stanford University's List of World's Top 2% of Scientists, USA, 2020 & 2021. He is also the recipient of numerous national and international prizes and awards including the Humboldt Research Award for Experienced Scientists, at Max Planck Institute, Germany; Fulbright Scholar, NSF, Dept. of Energy Fellowships, USA. Shoman Award in Engineering Science; and the State Prize of Egypt in Advanced Science and Technology, and more. Senentxu LancerosMéndez

Prof. S. Lanceros-Méndez graduated in physics at the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain. He obtained his PhD from the Institute of Physics of the Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg, Germany. He was a Research Scholar at Montana State University, USA, Visiting Scientist at Pennsylvania State University, USA, and University of Potsdam, among others. Since 2016, he is Ikerbasque Professor at the BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, Derio, Spain. He is an Associate Professor at the Physics Department of the University of Minho, Portugal (on leave), where he belongs to the Center of Physics. From 2012 to 2014, he was also an Associate Researcher at the INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory. His work is focused on the area of smart materials for sensors and actuators, energy and biomedical applications. In addition, he has served as both a Senior Editor and board member of many international journals, as well as reviewer for different scientific publishers.

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1 Nanomaterials applications in environmental science Nageh Allam Energy Materials Laboratory, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo (AUC), New Cairo, Egypt Email: nageh.allam@aucegypt.edu2 Nanocomposites for lead halide perovskite materials Michael Saliba Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Materials Science - Optoelectronics, Darmstadt, Germany Email: miliba@gmail.com3 Titania nanocomposites for energy applications Mohamed M. Rashad Central Metallurgical R & D Institute Email: rashad133@gmail.com4 Characterization of nanocomposite materials used in photocatalysis pathways Kazuo Takimiya Emergent Molecular Function Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan Email: takimiya@riken.jp5 Inorganic nanocomposite trends for organic solar cells Qilin Dai Jackson State University, Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences and Geoscience Email: qilin.dai@jsums.edu6 Systematic research of different nanocomposite properties for additive manufacturing Stefan Weber MPI for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Email: webers@mpip-mainz.mpg.de7 Promising nanocomposite electrodes for solar cells Antonio Abate Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH Email: antonio.abate@helmholtz-berlin.de8 Nanocomposite electrodes for photocatalysis Reinhold H. Dauskardt Stanford University Email: rhd@stanford.edu9 Dye sensitized solar cells through nanocomposites electron transfer layers Manuel Salado BCMaterialsBasque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940 Spain Email: manuel.salado@bcmaterials.net10 Inorganic nanocomposites for catalysis pathways Leire Ruiz Rubio BCMaterialsBasque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940 Spain Email: leire.ruiz@ehu.eus
11 Magnetorresistant nanocomposites materials for energy applications Daniel Salazar BCMaterialsBasque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940 Spain Email: daniel.salazar@bcmaterials.net12 Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposite polymeric materials, focusing in polymeric materials and composites with smart properties Jose Luis Vilas BCMaterialsBasque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940 Spain Email: joseluis.vilas@ehu.eus13 Synthesis, functionalization, and application of nanocomposite hybrid materials Stefan Wuttke BCMaterialsBasque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940 Spain Email: stefan.wuttke@bcmaterials.net14 Promising nanocomposite materials for energy applications Javier Reguera BCMaterialsBasque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940 Spain Email: javier.reguera@bcmaterials.net15 Different composite materials for several energy applications Veronica Palomares BCMaterialsBasque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940 Spain Email: veronica.palomares@ehu.eus16 Talented materials for different applications Roberto Fernandez BCMaterialsBasque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940 Spain Email: roberto.fernandez@bcmaterials.net17 Auspicious nanocomposite materials for catalysis Javier Delcampo BCMaterialsBasque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940 Spain Email: Javier.delcampo@bcmaterials.net18 Favourable trends of nanocomposite characterization techniques Senentxu Lanceros BCMaterialsBasque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940 Spain Email:senentxu.lanceros@bcmaterials.ne19 Soft chemistry routes for preparation of Maite Insausti BCMaterialsBasque Cen…