Ratiram G. Chaudhary – författare

Biogenic Sustainable Nanotechnology: Trends and Progress focuses on the green synthesis of nanomaterials with various biological systems, emphasizing the mechanisms of nanomaterial synthesis, spectroscopic characterizations, and applications in a variety of industrial sectors.

Interest in developing eco-friendly, green, cost-effective, and facile methods for nanomaterials synthesis is rapidly growing. Green synthesis methods focus on a greener environment, minimizing generated waste, and implementing sustainable processes. As discussed in this book, green nanostructured materials often include phytochemical agent extracts, such as carbohydrates, flavonoids, saponins, proteins, amino acids, chromone, steroids, phytol, and terpenoids. These phytochemicals from plant extracts play a crucial role in improving the reduction rate, size, and stabilization, by acting as good reducers, surfactants, structure directors, and capping agents.

This book is an essential reference source for materials scientists, bioengineers, and environmental scientists.

Outlines the major synthesis methods used to create environmentally-friendly bionanomaterials for biomedical applications Explores how environmentally-friendly bionanomaterials are used for a variety of industry sectors Assesses the major challenges of producing environmentally-friendly biogenic nanomaterials on an industrial scale

Microbial Alchemy offers an interdisciplinary exploration of microorganisms, their chemical properties, and their ability to transform substances through metabolic processes and sythesize them into bioproducts of commercial value and sustainable application.This book opens with an introduction to microbial alchemy covering cellular and molecular mechanism for alchemy production, secondary metabolites, and fermentation alchemy. It provides an analysis of the chemistry produced by microbes that influence eco-enterprising strategies and explores the bioprospecting of an array of microbial metabolic products and their applications in various fields and industries. With additional coverage on compliance, regulations, and market acceptance in microbial-derived products, Microbial Alchemy is a useful resource to explore the potential of microbial metabolic and transformative abilities.Provides a comprehensive understanding of microbial alchemy, the metabolic process of direct biogenesis or microbial influenced genesis of materials, and their application in diverse fieldsDelves into the underlying chemistry of chemical properties of microbial metabolism and the process to develop them into an array of sustainable microbial productsOffers insights into the upstream steps like screening and isolation of industrial microorganisms to downstream processing for product purification and quality enhancement

Nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionize the way we address environmental challenges. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the fundamental principles of nanotechnology to specific case studies of nanomaterials being used to solve real-world environmental problems.

Accelerate clean fuel production from solar energy to net-zero emissions Transitioning global energy infrastructure toward net-zero emissions demands viable pathways for producing storable, carbon-neutral fuels from sunlight. Solar Fuels: Technologies and Applications for a Sustainable Energy Future, edited by a team of researchers in materials science, nanotechnology, and chemistry, reviews the principles, technological innovations, and economic and policy frameworks that define this rapidly advancing field. Solar Fuels covers photochemistry, catalysis, nanotechnology, hydrogen production, and carbon-based solar fuel synthesis. Beyond laboratory fundamentals, the handbook addresses large-scale industrial applications, electric grid stability, and the role of artificial intelligence in optimizing solar fuel development. Economic analyses and policy frameworks provide context for translating research advances into deployable energy solutions. The book also covers: Photochemical reactions, artificial photosynthesis, electrochemical methods, and thermochemical processes for producing hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol from sunlightNanotechnology-driven catalyst design and advanced materials strategies that improve solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency across multiple reaction pathwaysGrid stability considerations and infrastructure requirements for integrating solar fuel production into existing energy generation and distribution systemsArtificial intelligence applications for accelerating solar fuel research, optimizing reactor design, and improving process control at industrial scaleEconomic viability assessments and policy framework analyses supporting the transition from laboratory-scale research to commercial solar fuel deploymentSolar Fuels serves power engineers, electrical engineers, engineering scientists in industry, and engineering consultants who require authoritative coverage of solar fuel production science, technology, and deployment. Researchers and policymakers focused on clean energy transition will find the integrated treatment of fundamentals, applications, and policy particularly valuable.