Peter R. Makgwane - Böcker

Metal Sulfide Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications presents the fundamentals necessary to understand the latest developments and possibilities of applied use, specifically for chemical detection/sensing and monitoring in air, soil, and water matrices as well as for chemical reaction engineering purposes (conversion, photocatalysis, adsorption) to facilitate removal of pollutants. Organic contaminants, volatile organic compounds, and heavy metals pose long-term threats to natural ecosystems and human health. Particularly in the last decade, metal sulfide nanomaterials have piqued researchers’ interest due to their outstanding physicochemical characteristics that make them amenable to modulation, as well as their qualitative and quantitative structure-activity relationship.

Offers up-to-date, state-of-the-art information on metal sulfide nanomaterialsTakes advantage of a structured and comprehensive approach to seamlessly combine theory and practical applicationsFocuses on usability for environmental remediation, making its contents extremely valuable Conceptualizes future implications at the end of each chapter

Nanomaterials Perovskites Oxides and Halides Catalysts: Applications in Sustainable Catalytic Processes delivers a comprehensive introduction to the dynamic world of perovskite-based nanomaterials, emphasizing their use as highly effective catalysts. The book is structured into four well-defined sections, beginning with an accessible overview of fundamental concepts, material properties, synthesis techniques, and innovative design approaches. Readers are guided through the essential processes that underpin the development of these advanced materials, providing a solid foundation for understanding their significance in modern science and technology. This resource is invaluable for those seeking to deepen their knowledge of perovskite nanomaterials and their catalytic capabilities.The following chapters highlight perovskite-based catalysts in energy-related applications, including fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, and chemical conversion reactions. The book further explores their contribution to chemical conversion processes and environmental solutions such as pollution control, water purification, and advanced sensing technologies. By offering key strategies for designing nanomaterials with enhanced structural qualities, it serves as an essential guide for researchers and professionals in materials science, environmental science, renewable energy, and chemical engineering.Discusses strategies for designing novel perovskite-based catalytic nanomaterials with improved structural propertiesProvides an overview of perovskite-based nanomaterials as efficient catalysts, with an emphasis on chemical conversions and their applications in environmental remediation and the energy industryIncludes a look at current challenges for industrial application of metal alloy catalytic driven technologies

Advanced Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Environmental and Sensing Applications provides state-of-the-art progress developments in the design strategies of 2D-based nanomaterials. It covers specific focused applications in respective environmental challenges posed by pollutants such as chemical gases, bacterial and microbial, textile dyes, pharmaceutical antibiotics, agricultural pesticides, and toxic heavy metals in water and air contaminations. It elaborates the applications of 2D nanomaterials in the context of technologies such as sensing and detection to monitor pollutants, as well as photocatalysis and adsorption for the removal of pollutants.Features:Elaborates the applications of 2D nanomaterials in the context of sensing and detection to monitor pollutants, as well as photocatalysis and adsorption for the removal of pollutants.Focuses on environmental pollutants detection, removal or remediation, and monitoring device fabrications.Discusses materials of specific dimension (2D).Covers both water and air remediation.Includes photocatalytic degradations and antimicrobial disinfection.This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in chemical and civil engineering, materials science, and nanomaterials.

The Handbook of Metal Alloy Catalysts offers a thorough and up-to-date exploration of advancements in both traditional metal alloys and innovative high-entropy alloy catalytic materials. It highlights the tunable properties of these materials—achieved through nanoscale reduction, shape control, compositional adjustments, and interface engineering—that optimize electronic structures, electrical conductivity, optical characteristics, and surface adsorption energies, ultimately enhancing catalytic activity and selectivity. The book delves into key applications, including photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and heterogeneous catalysis, while emphasizing material design, synthesis methodologies, and the critical interplay between structural features and catalytic performance.Key Features:Introduces metal alloy catalytic materials from fundamental to design principles, synthesis, and structure characterization.Covers machine learning in the context of metal alloy catalytic materials design and applications.Presents metal alloy catalysts in the production of renewable solar fuels.Covers topics in chemical conversions, including fossil and biomass chemical derivatives.Includes energy conversion and storage such as batteries, supercapacitors, and solar cells.Discusses environmental remediation of organic, inorganic, and gaseous pollutants.This book targets postgraduate students, academics, and industry professionals in advanced metal alloy composite catalysts, promoting sustainable technologies in crucial areas such as energy, chemical conversion, and environmental remediation.