UID:
almafu_9960073548202883
Format:
1 online resource (704 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9781455731855
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1455731854
Series Statement:
Micro & nano technologies series
Content:
Nanotechnology is already having a dramatic impact on improving water quality and the second edition of Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water highlights both the challenges and the opportunities for nanotechnology to positively influence this area of environmental protection. This book presents detailed information on cutting-edge technologies, current research, and trends that may impact the success and uptake of the applications. Recent advances show that many of the current problems with water quality can be addressed using nanosorbents, nanocatalysts, bioactive nano
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Organization and content; Disclaimer; Acknowledgment; Introduction: Water Purification in the Twenty-First Century-Challenges and Opportunities; I.1 Current water issues; I.2 Water purification: impacts and opportunities; I.2.1 Water-environment nexus; I.2.2 Water-energy nexus; I.2.3 Water-food nexus; I.2.4 Water-health nexus; I.2.5 Water-economy nexus; I.2.6 Water-security nexus; I.3 Critical problems to be addressed in water research
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I.3.1 Availability and sourcewater protectionI.3.2 New water supplies; I.3.3 Contaminant detection and selective decontamination/removal; I.3.4 Pathogen deactivation and removal; I.3.5 Conservation and reuse; I.3.6 Scalability, ramp-up, and technology diffusion; I.4 Conclusion; References; 1 Contaminant Sensing Technologies; 1 Sensors Based on Carbon Nanotube Arrays and Graphene for Water Monitoring; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 CNT-based electrochemical sensors; 1.2.1 Various methods for preparation of CNT-based sensors; 1.2.2 Fabrication of aligned CNT NEA
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1.2.3 Applications of CNT-based sensors for metal ion monitoring1.3 Graphene-based sensors; 1.3.1 Graphene-based electrochemical sensors; 1.3.2 Graphene sensors for pesticides; 1.3.3 Graphene sensors for other pollutants; 1.4 Conclusions and future work; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Advanced Nanosensors for Environmental Monitoring; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Nanostructured sensing materials developed; 2.2.1 Incorporation of metal nanoparticles in photopolymerized organic conducting polymers; 2.2.1.1 Polymerization mechanism; 2.2.1.2 Polypyrrole films for vapor sensing
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2.2.2 Nanostructured PAA membranes as novel electrode materials2.3 Chemical sensor arrays and pattern recognition; 2.3.1 Data processing, pattern recognition, and support vector machines; 2.3.2 Integration of sensor array with chromatographic systems; 2.4 Biosensing applications of nanostructured materials; 2.4.1 Biosensors for polychlorinated biphenyls; 2.4.2 Endocrine disrupting chemicals, chlorinated organics, and other analytes; 2.4.2.1 Biosensors for polyphenols and other analytes; 2.4.2.2 Biosensors for EDCs
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2.4.3 Multiarray electrochemical sensors for monitoring pathogenic bacteria, cell viability, and antibiotic susceptibility2.5 Conclusions and future perspectives; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Electrochemical Biosensors Based on Nanomaterials for Detection of Pesticides and Explosives; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Nanomaterials-based biosensors for pesticides; 3.2.1 Biosensor based on AChE; 3.2.1.1 Principle of electrochemical biosensor for OPs; 3.2.2 Biosensor based on ChO/AChE bienzyme
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3.2.2.1 The preparation of OP biosensors based on immobilization of CHO/AChE bienzymes on CNTs thin-film electrode
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781455731169
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1455731161
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781306798075
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1306798078
Language:
English
Subjects:
Chemistry/Pharmacy
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