Functionalized Nanomaterials Based Devices for Environmental Applications

Sudheesh K. Shukla is a researcher with the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa; and Associate Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India. His research involves real-time analysis of biochemical markers for personalized healthcare and environmental monitoring.Girish Mukundrao Joshi is presently Associate Professor of Engineering Physics and Materials at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, Marathwada Campus, Jalna. He has 20 years of teaching experience and was a visiting scientist to theUniversity of Castilla–La Mancha (UCLM), Spain, in 2009 and 2016. He has published more than 100 articles in reputed international journals, as well as three books on engineering physics. He also has one patent to his credit. He is a fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (2019). Dr. Joshi received the national best teacher award from the Krishnamurthy trust, Tirupati, in 2017. He was a well-known teacher at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT Vellore) from 2010 to 2018. He produced seven doctorates and is currently working on three more. Dr. Joshi has executed two research projects as chief investigator: Naval Research Board (NRB), DRDO (2012–2015) and Dover India Industry (2016–2017). Prof. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research focuses on sustainability, the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with ELSEVIER, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.

• 1. Impact of environmental changes on life and environmental health Meenakshi, Bindu Mangla, Upama, Sudheesh K. Shukla, Rui Wang, Nitika Thakur, and Monika Vats2. Prospective of functionalized nanomaterials in environmental science: A nanotechnological approach Francis Opoku and Penny P. Govender3. Synthesis, properties, and applications of nanomaterials: A mini review Vedant A. Joshi, Girish M. Joshi, and Sudheesh K. Shukla4. Carbon-based materials approach for environmental sensing Vinod Kumar, Meenakshi, Sudheesh K. Shukla, and Nitika Thakur5. Impacts of black carbon on environment and health Shani Tiwari, Bing Chen, Sachchidanand Singh, A.K. Singh, and Atul K. Srivastava6. Functionalized nanomagnetic materials for environmental applications William Wilson Anku, Onoyivwe Monday Ama, Ikenna Chibuzor Emeji, Uyiosa Osagie Aigbe, Adelaja Otolorin Osibote, Peter Ogbemudia Osifo, and Suprakas Sinha Ray7. Ionic liquid functionalized nanoparticles: Synthetic strategies and electrochemical applications Subhratanu Bhattacharya, Debalina Deb, Bula Dutta, and Pallab Bose8. Lab-on-a-chip devices—Advancement in the designing of biosensors Mohd. Rahil Hasan, Nigar Anzar, Manshi Tyagi, Neelam Yadav, and Jagriti Narang9. Emerging trends in lab-on-a-chip for biosensing applications Tanvir Arfin10. Graphene and its derivatives for environmental applications Rahul S. Zambare and Parag R. Nemade11. Prospects of iron oxide nanomaterial for remediation of wastewater Vinayak V. Pathak, Ashita Rai, Sudhish K. Shukla, Saloni Jangra, and Shiksha Tiwari12. Bio-electrochemical systems for sustainable energy production and environmental prospects Samarjeet Singh Siwal, Vijay Kumar Thakur, and Qibo Zhang13. Functionalized nano-magnetic materials for environmental applications Asit Baran Samui14. Magnetically separable Ni0.25Cu0.55Zn0.20Fe2O4 ferrite as a highly efficient photocatalyst for environmentalremediation Kundan Jangam, Anjali Nair, Kundan Patil, Sagar Balgude, Atul Kulkarni, and Paresh More15. The sources of heavy metals, its impact on human life and the progress in electrochemical sensor Rahul S. Salunke and Dhammanand J. Shirale16. Conclusion Girish M. Joshi, Sudheesh K. Shukla, and Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain