Carbon Nanomaterials as Adsorbents for Environmental and Biological Applications

This second edition showcases cutting-edge applications of carbon-based nanomaterials, with a particular focus on wastewater contaminant removal, introducting advanced carbon nanoadsorbents such as carbon quantum dots and 3D graphene structures. The book presents updated insights into water treatment technologies, drug delivery systems, and nanosensors. Chapters cover adsorption mechanisms, the properties and environmental uses of various carbon nanomaterials, kinetic and equilibrium modeling, and emerging instrumental techniques. A newly added chapter explores the use of mathematical and AI-driven models to optimize adsorption processes. With a strong emphasis on practical applications, this book is an essential resource for students and researchers exploring the real-world potential of carbon nanomaterials as nanoadsorbents.

Expanded coverage of carbon quantum dots, nanotubes, and graphene-based materials in dedicated chapters Details techniques for characterizing adsorption processes, including FTIR and Raman spectroscopy New chapter on leveraging machine learning and AI to optimize and enhance adsorption performance

Autorentext

Carlos Pérez Bergmann is a full Professor at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He has experience in Material and Metallurgical Engineering, acting on the following subjects: nanostructured materials, surface engineering, materials characterization, and recycling of materials.

Fernando Machado Machado is an associate professor at the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil. He has experience in Material and Metallurgical Engineering, acting on the following subjects: synthesis, characterization and application of nanomaterials, carbon-based nanomaterials, nanoadsorbents, activated carbon, adsorption, and effluent treatment.

Inhalt

1.Carbon-based Nanomaterials: Advanced Materials for Water Treatment and Environmental Monitoring.- 2. Carbon Quantum Dots: Advanced Sensors and Adsorbents for the Removal of Toxic Chemicals.- 3.Exploring Carbon Nanotubes for Removing Organic and Inorganic Pollutants from Wastewater.- 4.Graphene-based Adsorbents for Effective Removal of Organic Pollutants.- 5.3D Graphene-Based Adsorbents: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Water Treatment.- 6.Theoretical Fundamentals for the Batch Contact Adsorption Method.- 7.Experimental Approaches to Adsorption Processes.- 8. Molecules With Biological Interest Adsorbed on Graphene and Derivatives.- 9.Utilizing Artificial Intelligence Models to Optimize Adsorptive Processes.