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Industrial Applications of Nanomaterials. Micro and Nano Technologies

  • Book

  • August 2019
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 4753547

Industrial Applications of Nanomaterials explains the industry based applications of nanomaterials, along with their environmental impacts, lifecycle analysis, safety and sustainability. This book brings together the industrial applications of nanomaterials with the incorporation of various technologies and areas, covering new trends and challenges. Significant properties, safety and sustainability and environmental impacts of synthesis routes are also explored, as are major industrial applications, including agriculture, medicine, communication, construction, energy, and in the military. This book is an important information source for those in research and development who want to gain a greater understanding of how nanotechnology is being used to create cheaper, more efficient products.

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Table of Contents

1. Nanomaterials for Industry 2. Nanomaterials as Surfaces and Coatings 3. Applications of Nanomaterials in Textile Industry 4. Nanomaterials for Cosmetics 5. Nanomaterials for Sports 6. Nanomaterials for Aerospace Applications 7. Nanomaterials for Automotive Industry 8. Nanomaterials for Military 9. Nanomaterials Applications in Food Industry 10. Application of Nanomaterials in Agricultural Production and Crop Protection 11. Nanomaterials for Water Treatment 12. Nanomaterials in Construction Industry 13. Nanomaterials for Catalysis 14. Nanomaterials for Nanoelectronics 15. Nanomaterials for Information and Communication Technology 16. Nanomaterials for Batteries 17. Nanomaterials for Sensors 18. Nanomaterials for Fuel cells 19. Nanomaterials for Medicine 20. Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery 21. Nanomaterials for Medical Imaging 22. Nanomaterials for Medical Implants

Authors

Sabu Thomas Full Professor, International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Prof. Sabu Thomas is a renowned professor who is serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He is also a full professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences, a role which he has held since 1998. He was previously Pro-Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University 2017-2018, Director of School of Chemical Science during 2010-2013, Hon. Director of International & Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2009-2015 and 2016-17. In 2015, Prof. Thomas received his first Docteur Honoris Causa from University of Souther Brittany in Lorient, France. In 2016, he received his second Doctorate honoris causa from University of Lorraine, France. He was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, FRSC in 2012. He received the Bronze Medal of the Chemical Research Society of India and the MRSI Medal of the Material Research Society of India in 2013. He was the recipient of Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Award 2017. He also received TRiLA Academician of the year 2018 award. Prof. Thomas has published more than 1000 publications, and more than 100 books. Yves Grohens Director, ComposiTIC laboratory, University of South Brittany, France.. Professor Yves Grohens is the Director of the LIMATB (Material Engineering) Laboratory of Universit� de Bretagne Sud, France. His master's and PhD degrees were from Besan�on University, France. After finishing his studies, he worked as assistant professor and later professor in various reputed universities in France. He is an invited professor to many universities in different parts of the world as well. His areas of interest include physicochemical studies of polymer surfaces and interfaces, phase transitions in thin films confinement, nano and bio composites design and characterization, and biodegradation of polymers and biomaterials. He has written several book chapters, monographs, and scientific reviews and has published 130 international publications. He is the chairman and member of advisory committees of many international conferences. Yasir Beeran Pottathara LIMATB, Universite de Bretagne Sud, France. Yasir Beeran Pottathara is a Postdoctoral Researcher at LIMATB, University of South Brittany, Lorient, France. His research focuses in the area of nanomaterials for energy storage applications.