Handbook of Greener Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Compounds. Volume 2: Synthesis at the Macroscale and Nanoscale

Table of Contents

Part 1: Greener Synthesis: Synthesis at Macroscale

1. Polyhydroxyalkanoates: naturally occurring microbial polymers suitable for nanotechnology applications

2. Green protocols for active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)

3. Development of CO2-based polyols and their use in nanomaterials

4. Synthesis of Various Heterocyclic Compounds by Environmentally Friendly Green Chemistry Technologies

5. Greener synthesis of enzymes from marine microbes using nanomaterials

Part 2: Greener Synthesis: Synthesis at Nanoscale

6. Green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles using plant extracts and their biological applications

7. Green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles: characterization and application

8. Biosynthesis of Silver Sulfide Nanoparticles and its Applications

9. Plant Based Green Synthesis and Applications of Cuprous Oxide Nanoparticles

10. Phytogenic Synthesis of Manganese Dioxide Nanoparticles using Plant Extracts and Their Biological Application

11. Greener synthesis of carbon dots

12. Greener Synthesis and stabilization of Metals Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquids

13. Green synthesis of carbon nanoparticles, characterization and their biocidal properties

14. Hierarchical Nanoporous Silica-based Materials from Marine Diatoms

15. Greener route of obtaining boron-containing nanocomposites

16. Green synthesis of lanthanides and actinides based nanomaterials

17. Greener synthesis of nanocomposites and nanohybrids

Part 3: Further Aspects of Greener Synthesis

18. CO2 capture by MOFs in green synthesis

19. Environmental aspects of green nanoparticles synthesis

20. Impacts of nanomaterials, synthesized by greener methods, on aquatic vertebrates

21. Green Nanomaterials: Pioneering approach towards hyperthermia treatment

22. Design of electromagnetic absorbers based on green nanomaterials

23. Energy-efficient routes of fabricating thermoelectric materials

24. Water splitting: Design, synthesis and fabrication of nanostructured materials based efficient electrodes for water splitting applications

25. Recent strategies for improving semiconductor performance for solar water splitting

26. PHOTOCATALYTIC HETEROSTRUCTURED MATERIALS FOR AIR DECONTAMINATION AND SOLAR FUELS PRODUCTION

27. SUSTAINABLE ROUTES AND GREEN SYNTHESIS FOR NANOMATERIALS AND NANOCOMPOSITES PRODUCTION

Authors

Boris Kharisov Professor and Researcher, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL), Mexico City, Mexico. Dr. Boris Kharisov is currently a Professor and Researcher at the Universidad Aut�noma de Nuevo Le�n (UANL). He took part in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, working in the contaminated zone in 1987. He received his M.Sc. in 1986, in radiochemistry and a PhD in inorganic chemistry in 1993, from the Moscow State University, Russia; Dr. Hab. in physical chemistry in 2006 from Rostov State University, Russia. Dr. Kharisov's specialities are materials chemistry, coordination and inorganic chemistry, phthalocyanines, ultrasound, nanotechnology, chemical treatment of petroleum, environmental remediation. He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Science and National Researchers System (SNI, Level III), is the co-author of 13 books, 171 articles, 13 book chapters, and holds eight patents. In addition, he has co-edited three invited special issues of international journals, and is the member of the Editorial board of six journals. His biography was published in: "Who is Who in the World� and "Outstanding People of the Twentieth Century. Oxana Kharissova Professor and Researcher, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL), Mexico City, Mexico. Dr. Oxana Kharissova is currently a Professor and Researcher at the Universidad Aut�noma de Nuevo Le�n (UANL). She received her M.Sc. in 1994, in crystallography from Moscow State University, Russia, and a Ph.D. in Materials from the Universidad Aut�noma de Nuevo Le�n, Mexico. She is a member of the National Researchers System (SNI, Level II), Materials Research Society and Mexican Academy of Science. She is the co-author of 8 books, 13 book chapters, 87 articles, and holds 9 patents. Her specialties are materials, nanotechnology (carbon nanotubes, graphene, nanostructurized metals, fullerenes), microwave irradiation and crystallography; nanotechnology-based methods for petroleum treatment. Dr. Kharissova holds the awards "Flama, Vida y Mujer 2017� and "Tecnos� (2004). She is an expert of the National Council for Science & Technology of Mexico (Conacyt).