Emerging Trends of Nanotechnology in Environment and Sustainability

This book discusses nanotechnology, its benefits and risks affecting the environment we live in today, and is divided into three parts: Part-I dealing with Sustainability, Part-II describing Toxicological Impacts, and Part-III discussing Nanomaterial-based Adsorbents.
The crucial challenge of sustainability in various environmental elements is a global problem. This draws upon various issues of nanotechnology which impact sustainability of food, clean environment, green house gases, raw materials extraction, manufacturing and automobile industry. Growth in the production of nanomaterials to suit any of these applications is commendable. However, this does not negate the growth in their toxic effects. The nanotoxicity research in areas like medicine and agriculture industry is reviewed in detail in this book. Part-II discusses the toxic nature of widely used nanomaterials. Nanomaterials are enormously used in environmental remediation due to some oftheir distinct properties. These properties are described and discussed.
Part-III of the book highlights the highly reactive and adsorbent properties of nanomaterials that enable them to be a competent agent in water and pollutant remediation. This book is mainly intended for researchers and students to acquire fairly comprehensive understanding and appreciation of nanotechnology dominance in sustainability challenges, with the aim to give the anticipatory governance of nanomaterials in our society and environment.

Serves as an excellent compendium of the research advances in the field of nanotechnology applications, while simultaneously providing the necessary background material Allows for easy adoption as a textbook for an upper undergraduate course, because of its thoughtfully designed chapters and lucid language Covers the recent trends nanomaterials developed for sustainability of environment, while also bringing out in a balanced manner the risks and toxic nature of these materials, and the impact of their use in society

Inhalt
Nanomaterials-Based Adsorbents for Water and Waste Water Treatments.- Nanotechnology for Sustainable Raw Mineral Extraction and Use.- Nanotechnology in Sustainable Transportation.- Nanotechnology in the Food Industry.- Nanotechnology to Sustain a Clean Environment.- Reducing the Impacts of Greenhouse Gases.- The Role of Nanotechnology in Facing the Challenges of Sustainable Manufacturing.- Toxicological Impacts of Nanomaterial on the Environment.- Benefits and Risk Assesment of Toxicological Impacts of Silver Nanoparticles.- Health Hazards of Nano Particles.- Nanomaterials and Nanoparticles: Sources and Toxicity.