Adsorption through Advanced Nanoscale Materials. Applications in Environmental Remediation. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

PART 1. Overview of Adsorption, Adsorbents and Nanoadsorbents 1. Adsorption: Introduction, Properties and Classification 2. Nanoadsorbents: Synthesis, Characterization and Industrial applications 3. Factors Affecting Adsorption Capabilities of Nanoscale Materials 4. Enhancement of Adsorption Capabilities by Surface Functionalization 5. Principles of Adsorption and Adsorption Processes 6. Advantages and Disadvantages of Nanoadsorbents

PART 2. Nanoadsorbents for Industrial Wastewater Treatment 7. Carbon Nanotubes based Nanoadsorbents in Wastewater Treatment 8. Graphene and Graphene Oxide based Nanoadsorbents in Wastewater Treatment 9. Carbon Dots and Fullerene based Nanoadsorbents in Wastewater Treatment 10. Polymer Nanocomposites based Nanoadsorbents Wastewater Treatment 11. Metal Oxides and their Nanocomposites in Wastewater Treatment 12. Nanoclay based Nanoadsorbents for Wastewater Treatment 13. Nanofillers based Nanoadsorbents for Wastewater Treatment 14. Adsorption based filtration membranes for Wastewater Treatment

PART 3. Nanoadsorbents for Environmental Applications 15. Nanoadsorbents in Air Pollution Control 16. Nanoadsorbents in Separation of Noble Gases 17. Nanoadsorbents in Removal of Humidity and Moisture 18. Nanoadsorbents in Adsorption Chromatography 19. Nanoadsorbents in Industrial Pollution Control 20. Nanoadsorbents in Removal of Inorganic Pollutants 21. Nanoadsorbents in Removal of Biological Pollutants 22. Toxicity and Health Impact of Nanoadsorbents

PART 4. Commercialization and Emerging Trends in Nanoscale Adsorption 23. Ecotoxicological Effects and Socio-economical Aspects of Nanoadsorbent Materials 24. Challenges, Research Gaps and Future Prospects of Nanoadsorbents 25. Commercialization and Economics of Nanoscale Adsorbent Materials

Authors

Chandrabhan Verma Researcher, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Chandrabhan Verma is researcher in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His research mainly focuses on synthesising and designing environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors useful for industrial applications. Jeenat Aslam Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu, Al-Madina, Saudi Arabia.

Jeenat Aslam, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu, Al-Madina, Saudi Arabia. She obtained her PhD in Chemistry at the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Her research is mainly focused on materials & corrosion, nanotechnology and surface chemistry.

Mohammad Ehtisham Khan Assistant Professor and Head, Department in Chemical Engineering Technology, Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mohammad Ehtisham Khan received doctorate degree in Chemical Engineering from Yeungnam University, the Republic of Korea in 2017 and presently working as an Assistant Professor and Head of the Department in Chemical Engineering Technology at Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Khan is working in the cutting-edge area of nanosciences and nanotechnology, especially inorganic materials, such as, the fabrication of metal-metal oxides and carbon-based nanoparticles/nanocomposites various novel applications in the field of energy, environment, and biological applications such as catalysis, photocatalysis, photoelectrodes, optoelectronic devices, hydrogen production, sensing, and selected biological applications. Dr. Khan has 37 publications in international peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and Editing 3 books in Elsevier with contributed in 14 book chapters.