Volatile Organic Compound Removal: Technologies and Functional Materials for VOC Removal details technologies and materials for the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from polluted air, covering not only the fundamental mechanisms, processes, and designs of the latest VOC abatement technologies, but also the characteristics and applications of advanced functional materials for VOC removal. The first half of the book centers on VOC abatement technologies including adsorption, catalytic degradation, membrane separation, thermal oxidation, absorption, and condensation. The second half focuses on the applications of functional materials especially novel nanomaterials in VOC removal. This book is unique in covering both the fundamental mechanisms and practical applications of VOC abatement technologies and focuses on the preparation, characterization, and application of novel functional materials for VOC removal.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Catalytic degradation of VOCs 3. Thermal oxidation of VOCs 4. Membrane separation of VOCs 5. Adsorption of VOCs 6. Absorption and condensation of VOCs 7. Traditional functional materials for VOC removal 8. Biochar for VOC removal 9. Carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) for VOC removal 10. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for VOC removal 11. Metal nanoparticles (MNPs) for VOC removal 12. Nano metal oxides (NMOs) for VOC removal
Authors
Hongqing Ren Nanjing University, China. Dr. Hongqiang Ren is a Professor and the Dean of the School of Environment at Nanjing University, China. He is also the Director of Yixing Environmental Research Institute of Nanjing University. His research and teaching interest mainly lies in Environmental Science and Engineering. Prof. Ren has been in charge of over 30 national key research projects and published more than 200 research papers in top environmental journals. In addition, he holds more than 100 national and international patents in environmental technology. Prof. Ren is a member of the China Academy of Engineering (CAE) and has also received numerous other awards, such as Class II of the National Technological Invention Award (4 times), Class II of the National Natural Science Award, Class I of Provincial or Ministerial Technology Awards (6 times), Scientific and Technology Innovation Award of Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation, Changjiang Distinguished Professorship, etc. Bin Gao Kodak Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Bin Gao is the Kodak Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to this, he was a professor at University of Florida, a research associate at Cornell University, and a postdoctoral research associate at Yale University. He earned his PhD degree at Cornell University and his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Nanjing University. Prof. Gao's research mainly focuses on biochar, environmental nanotechnology, and contaminant fate and transport. He has published more than 400 refereed journal articles, 3 books, and 10 book chapters.
