Tahir Rasheed - Böcker

Fluorescent Sensors for the Detection of Toxic Elements and Environmentally-Related Pollutants highlights the recent technological advancements of sensing applications for a variety of toxic elements and pollutants using small and supra-molecular materials as advanced chemical sensors. During the past decade, there has been an increasing amount of research on the detection of these pollutants due to the growing awareness of environmental contamination. This book focuses on increasing scientific and technological awareness in order to tackle pollutants arising from various industrial and biotechnological sectors.In addition, the book discusses the most advanced industrial scale sensing materials and addresses current challenges during manufacturing and application. It will be a valuable reference source for materializing the synthesis of predesigned small and supramolecular fluorescent sensors of interest by presenting different strategies that can serve as a promising tool for researchers.

Presents systematic approaches for detecting various chemical toxic analytes and different toxic speciesOffers modern designs for industrial scale sensing applications for various environmental pollutantsAddresses chronological advancements of small and supra-molecular materials as advanced chemical sensors

MXenes as Emerging Modalities for Environmental and Sensing Applications: Theories, Design and Approach explores how MXene-based hybrid nanostructures are used to remedy environmental pollutants. The book also explains how they assist in sensing and degradation/removal applications to protect the ecological system, both environmental and aquatic life, from various types of toxic pollutants released from industrial sectors. This book focuses on the design, fabrication, and application of MXene-based nanostructures and their integration with the biotechnological processes for monitoring and treatment of pollutants in environmental matrices and sensing applications.It aims to increase scientific and technological awareness of the urgency required to tackle life-threatening pollutants arising from various industrial and biotechnological sectors of the modern world.

Provides advanced materials for mitigating environmental pollutants that collectively describe the entire aspects of environmental and material chemistryExplains the use of MXenes and MXenes-based hybrid materials as advanced environmental remediation toolsFocuses on the most advanced industrial-scale materials for industry, including current challenges during manufacturing and applicationsOffers up-to-date reference materials, including websites of interest and information about the latest research

Water-Stable Metal-Organic Frameworks (WSMOFs) presents water-stable metal-organic frameworks for mitigating environmental pollutants, i.e. sensing and degradation/removal applications to protect the ecological system, both environmental and aquatic life, from various types of toxic pollutants released from industries. The pressing challenge of extracting common pollutants, including heavy metal ions, anions, oil, and radionuclides from water sources is a critical issue due to the widespread problem of environmental contamination. Various approaches have been explored for this purpose, such as sorbents, chemical precipitation, and traditional membrane separation. However, these methods often suffer from inadequate selectivity and low pollutant uptake.Developing water-stable MOFs is the key to advancing effective water purification techniques, but the primary challenge lies in crafting MOF structures that can maintain their stability when exposed to water.Provides chronological advancements of water-stable metal-organic frameworks-based nanostructures and their use as advanced materialsAnalyzes the use of water-stable, metal-organic frameworks and water-stable, metal-organic framework-based hybrid materials as advanced environmental remediation toolsCovers the water-stability of MOFs as a primary topic, providing readers with key features to achieve said property

Covalent Organic Frameworks: From Fundamentals to Applications presents the latest developments regarding covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and their current applications in industry, research, and academia. COFs are an exciting emerging field of research that show great potential for mitigating the need to rely on fossil fuels for energy conversion and storage, and they also display remarkable properties in relation to environmental remediation and sensing. The book covers the synthesis, characterization, synthetic mechanisms, and applications of COFs using advanced nanoscale materials, with a focus on industrial uses. It also considers commercialization and economic challenges, which are also of major significance. This book will be of interest to materials scientists and engineers in both R&D and academia working with COF-derived materials for energy conversion and storage, environmental remediation, and sensing applications.

With an unprecedented population boom and rapid industrial development, environmental pollution has become a severe problem for the ecosystem and public health. Classical techniques for sensing and determining environmental contaminants often require complex pretreatments, expensive equipment, and longer testing times. Therefore, new, and state-of-the-art sensing technologies possessing the advantages of excellent sensitivity, rapid detection, ease of use, and suitability for in situ, real-time, and continuous monitoring of environmental pollutants, are highly desirable.Metal-Organic Frameworks-based Hybrid Materials for Environmental Sensing and Monitoring covers the current-state-of-the-art hybrid nanomaterials based on metal-organic frameworks for electrochemical monitoring purposes. Accomplished authors cover various synthetic routes, methods, and theories behind enhancing the electrochemical properties and applications of metal-organic frameworks-based hybrid nanomaterials for electrochemical sensing of environmental pollutants under one roof.This book is essential reading for all academic and industrial researchers working in the fields of materials science and nanotechnology.

With an unprecedented population boom and rapid industrial development, environmental pollution has become a severe problem for the ecosystem and public health. Classical techniques for sensing and determining environmental contaminants often require complex pretreatments, expensive equipment, and longer testing times. Therefore, new, and state-of-the-art sensing technologies possessing the advantages of excellent sensitivity, rapid detection, ease of use, and suitability for in situ, real-time, and continuous monitoring of environmental pollutants, are highly desirable.Metal-Organic Frameworks-based Hybrid Materials for Environmental Sensing and Monitoring covers the current-state-of-the-art hybrid nanomaterials based on metal-organic frameworks for electrochemical monitoring purposes. Accomplished authors cover various synthetic routes, methods, and theories behind enhancing the electrochemical properties and applications of metal-organic frameworks-based hybrid nanomaterials for electrochemical sensing of environmental pollutants under one roof.This book is essential reading for all academic and industrial researchers working in the fields of materials science and nanotechnology.

This book emphasizes the molecular self-assemblies of advanced materials as potential candidates for sensing and biosensing various environmental and biological species, wastewater treatment, and biomedical engineering and technology. Chapters focus on the basic principles, mechanisms, and promising applications of advanced molecular self-assemblies and their integration with the environmental and biomedical processes for controlled detection, degradation, and drug delivery systems. Covers basic principles, mechanisms, and promising applications of advanced molecular self-assemblies. Focuses on the advanced industrial-scale advancements of molecular self-assemblies and their production. Collectively describes the environmental, sensing, and biomedical applications of molecular self-assemblies. Describes advanced industrial-scale materials for industry-oriented applications. Reviews characterization of advanced molecular self-assemblies.This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in materials science, chemical engineering, materials chemistry, and self-assemblies.

This book covers Green Metal-Organic Frameworks (GMOF) synthesis, characterisation, characteristics, and applications. It consists of toxicity evaluations of their solubility control and degradation. The main strategies and developments for the environmentally friendly synthesis of MOFs, including solvent-free synthesis, syntheses employing green solvents (water, ionic liquids, supercritical CO2, PEG), and microwave and ultrasound heating, are addressed. The synthesis of GMOFs is also discussed using Green Linkers and less harmful metals (Zn & Fe) as well as through Bio-based Materials. Chapters also describe the various industrial, biological, and environmental applications of GMOFs. The book also highlights established research and technology on Green Metal-Organic Frameworks (GMOFs) using smart materials, emerging methods, and discuss future research directions.

The work describes synthesis, characterization, synthetic mechanisms, and applications of functionalized nanomaterials. Starting with surface functionalization of two-dimensional, carbon- or polymer-based materials it discusses nanomaterials for environmental applications such as adsorption and degradation of pollutants or wastewater treatment and energy storage such as batteries and supercapacitors.

This book elaborates on the fabrication of organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials, their advantages, self-assembly and their applications in diverse fields of energy, biotechnology, biomedical and environment. The contents provide insight into tools, tricks and challenges associated with techniques of fabrication and future challenges and risks.