Elsevier Nanotechnology and Photocatalysis for Environmental Applications (Micro and Nano Technologies)

Product Description Nanotechnology and Photocatalysis for Environmental Applications focuses on nanostructured control, synthesis methods, activity enhancement strategies, environmental applications, and perspectives of semiconductor-based nanostructures. The book offers future guidelines for designing new semiconductor-based photocatalysts, with low cost and high efficiency, for a range of products aimed at environmental protection. The book covers the fundamentals of nanotechnology, the synthesis of nanotechnology, and the use of metal oxide, metal sulfide, and carbon-based nanomaterials in photocatalysis. The book also discusses the major challenges of using photocatalytic nanomaterials on a broad scale. The book then explores how photocatalytic nanomaterials and nanocomposites are being used for sustainable development applications, including environmental protection, pharmaceuticals, and air purification. The final chapter considers the recent advances in the field and outlines future perspectives on the technology. This is an important reference for materials scientists, chemical engineers, energy scientists, and anyone looking to understand more about the photocatalytic potential of nanomaterials, and their possible environmental applications. Review Explores the characterization, properties, synthesis, and control of photocatalytic nanomaterials for a range of sustainable environmental applications From the Back Cover Nanotechnology and Photocatalysis for Environmental Applications focuses on nanostructured control, synthesis methods, activity enhancement strategies, environmental applications, and perspectives of semiconductor-based nanostructures. Nanotechnology and Photocatalysis offers future guidelines for designing new semiconductor-based photocatalysts, with low cost and high efficiency, for a range of products aimed at environmental protection. This book covers the fundamentals of nanotechnology, the synthesis of nanotechnology, and the use of metal oxide, metal sulfide, and carbon-based nanomaterials in photocatalysis. It also discusses the major challenges of using photocatalytic nanomaterials on a broad scale. Next, the book explores how photocatalytic nanomaterials and nanocomposites are being used for sustainable development applications, including environmental protection, pharmaceuticals, and air purification. The final chapter considers the recent advances in the field and outlines future perspectives on the technology. This is an important reference for materials scientists, chemical engineers, and energy scientists, who are looking to understand more about the photocatalytic potential of nanomaterials, and their possible environmental applications. About the Author Muhammad Tahir is in Department of Physics, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, RYK Pakistan. His research focuses on the areas of micro- and nanomanufacturing. Muhammad Rafique is Assistant Professor of Nanotechnology and Nanosciences, at the Department of Physics, University of Gujrat, Pakistan. His research focuses on the area of nanomaterials synthesis. Muhammad Shahid Rafique is Professor and Director, at the Laser & Optronics Centre, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. His research focuses on the areas of nanomaterials and thin films.