This book highlights the various types of nanomaterials currently available and their applications in three major sectors: energy, health, and the environment. It addresses a range of aspects based on the fact that these materials' structure can be tailored at extremely small scales to achieve specific properties, thus greatly expanding the materials science toolkit.

Further, the book pursues a holistic approach to nanomaterial applications by taking into consideration the various stakeholders who use them. It explores several applications that could potentially be used to improve the environment and to more efficiently and cost-effectively produce energy, e.g. by reducing pollutant production during the manufacture of materials, producing solar cells that generate electricity at a competitive cost, cleaning up organic chemicals that pollute groundwater, removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the air, and so on. Given its scope, the book offersa valuable asset for a broad readership, including professionals, students, and researchers from materials science/engineering, polymer science, composite technology, nanotechnology, and biotechnology whose work involves nanomaterials and nanocomposites.

Reviews the latest advances in nanomaterial synthesis and its applications in three major sectors: energy, health, and the environment Provides readers with a deeper understanding of the broad range of nanomaterials and their applications Covers applications that address some of the most challenging issues in the life and medical sciences, food industry, environment control and remediation, and energy conversion efficiency

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Dr. Aamir Hussain Bhat is currently a visiting faculty at Department of Chemistry, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. He was born on 4th June 1980 in Baramulla, India. He received his highest degree of Doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, which ranks among the prestigious institutes of India. He has four years' Postdoctoral experience at Universiti Sains Malaysia and around 5 years of teaching experience in the capacity of Assistant Professor in Chemistry at Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia. Dr. Aamir was awarded Prime Minsterial Postdoctoral fellowship by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia for his excellence in the field of research. His research interests include Polymer Bio- Nano-composites and techniques to characterize them, Nanofluids for Oil well drilling applications, isolation and application of nanocellulosic materials, nanomaterial synthesis using Top-Down and Bottom-up approach Nanocoating using geopolymers and Waste Water Treatment using Bio-sorbent based die removal and Micro Algae for heavy metal adsorption. He has been Principal Investigator of many government funded projects The prominent among them are Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) entitled New Malaysian Green Nano fluid for drilling at high temperature and pressure, YUTP grant on Biopolymer blend of Poly (lactic acid) and Poly (hydroxybutyrate co- valerate) based nano bio-composites reinforced with nanocrystalline cellulose with potential application in packaging and Graphene Oxide Additives in Water Based Drilling Fluid for Enhanced Performance of Fluid Loss Control again funded by YUTP. Dr. Aamir has also worked on joint industrial project with PRSB based on Synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles for Enhanced Oil Recovery. His research group includes 4 PhD and 2 MS Students and has mentored 13 finalyear undergraduate students. He has served as an International/National examiner for many research dissertations. He is also member of various scientific chemical societies,prominent among them is American Nano Society. He has published 39 full-length research papers in highly reputed international scientific journals with a citation of more than 1350 and 23 Book chapters with highly reputed publishers. He is serving as a reviewer for several high impact ISI journals of Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Taylor and Francis, Sage, etc.

Dr. Imran Khan is currently working an Assistant Professor in Department of Chemistry, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Earlier worked as Postdoctoral Fellow in the group named as Process and Product Applied Thermodynamics (PATh), in the associated laboratory CICECO (Center for Research in Ceramics & Composite Materials), Dept. of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Portugal. Also, Dr Khan was the principal investigator of Exploratory Research and Development Projects, Funded by Fundaçãopara a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal on Development of a sustainable technology for the extraction and purification of chlorophylls from biomass in year 2014. His area of research interests includes solution chemistry, study thermophysical behavior of pure liquids and liquid mixtures with ionic liquids, surfactant and polymer. Also, interest in extraction and separation using Ionic liquid. Dr. Khan worked as Visiting Scientist for three months in the Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India to study the effect of polymer on the Ionic liquid solution funded by FCT Portugal to expand the collaboration between India and Portugal. Previously, worked on the effect of filler on pressure sensitive adhesive as post-doctoral fellow at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia in the year 2011 to 2013 and published many research articles. Also worked in the department of Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa in the year 2010 in the area of solution chemistry. Dr. Khan published more than 45 scientific papers in international peer reviewed journals and 16 book chapters, and has an h-index of 14. Dr Khan, also presented many scientific research papers in various International Conferences. Dr Khan, is also member of various scientific chemical societies.

Dr. Mohammad Jawaid is currently working as Fellow Researcher (Associate Professor), at Biocomposite Technology Laboratory, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia and also Visiting Professor at Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since June 2013. He is also Visiting Scientist to TEMAG Laboratory, Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. Previously he worked as Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and also worked as Expatriate Lecturer under UNDP project with Ministry of Education of Ethiopia at Adama University, Ethiopia. He received his Ph.D. from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. He has more than 10 years of experience in teaching, research, and industries. His area of research interests includes Hybrid Reinforced/Filled Polymer Composites, Advance Materials: Graphene/Nanoclay/Fire Retardant, Lignocellulosic Reinforced/Filled Polymer Composites, Modification and Treatment of Lignocellulosic Fibres and Solid Wood, Nano Composites and Nanocellulose fibres, Polymer blends. So far he has published 8 books, 17 book chapters, and more than 140 International journal papers and 5 Published review papers under Top 25 hot articles in science direct during 2013-2015. He is also the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Malaysian Polymer Journal, Guest Editor of Special issue-Current Organic Synthesis & Current analytical chemistry, Bentham Publishers, UK and Editorial board member-Journal of Asian Science Technology & Innovation. Beside that he is also reviewer of several high impact ISI journals of Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Saga, etc. Presently he is supervising 15 PhD students and 5 Master students in the field of hybrid composites, Green composites, Nanocomposites, Natural fibre reinforced composites, etc. 4 PhD and 3 Master students graduated under his Supervision in 2014-16. He has several Research grant at University and National lev…