Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the editors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1 Insights, Synthesis and Properties -- Chapter 1 Appraisal of nanotechnology for sustainable environmental remediation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Application of nanotechnology for remediation of different environmental components -- 1.2.1 Nanotechnology-mediated water/wastewater remediation from pollutants -- 1.2.2 Nanomembranes -- 1.2.3 Nanotechnology-mediated soil remediation from pollutants

1.2.4 Nanotechnology-mediated air remediation from pollutants -- 1.3 Different sources of nanomaterials -- 1.3.1 Phytogenic nanomaterials -- 1.3.2 Biogenic nanomaterials -- 1.3.3 Carbon-based nanomaterials -- 1.3.4 Polymer-based nanomaterials -- 1.3.5 Metal-based nanomaterials -- 1.3.6 Silica nanomaterials -- 1.4 Future aspects -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Green nanotechnology for environmental remediation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Environmental remediation -- 2.1.2 Types of NPs -- 2.2 Classification of synthesis approaches of nanomaterials

2.2.1 Methods of NPs generation or fabrication -- 2.3 Role of NPs in environmental remediation -- 2.3.1 Antimicrobial activities of NPs -- 2.3.2 Catalytic activities of NPs -- 2.3.3 Removal of pollutant dyes using NPs -- 2.3.4 Role of NPs for heavy metal ion removal -- 2.3.5 Removal of biological contaminants using NPs -- 2.4 Conclusion and future prospects -- References -- Chapter 3 Insights of green and biosynthesis of nanoparticles -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Biosynthesis of nanomaterials -- 3.2.1 Green methods -- 3.2.2 BNM bacterial biosynthesis -- 3.2.3 Plant BNM synthesis

3.2.4 BNM fungal synthesis -- 3.2.5 BNM algal and viral-based biosynthesis -- 3.2.6 Scale up -- 3.3 Physical methods for BNM characterization -- 3.3.1 Scanning electron microscopy -- 3.3.2 Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) -- 3.3.3 Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX or EDS) -- 3.3.4 X-ray diffraction -- 3.3.5 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) -- 3.4 Conclusions and perspectives for BNM synthesis -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4 Conventional techniques for nanomaterials preparation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Overview of nanomaterials

4.2.1 Carbon-based nanomaterials -- 4.2.2 Metal-based nanomaterials -- 4.2.3 Nanomaterials-based semiconductors -- 4.2.4 Nanocomposites -- 4.2.5 Conventional technique for preparation of nanomaterials -- 4.3 CVD enhanced by plasma -- 4.3.1 Microwave-enhanced CVD -- 4.3.2 Arc discharge methods -- 4.3.3 Laser ablation -- 4.4 Discussion and perspectives -- 4.5 Conclusions -- References -- CHAPTER 5 Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles for environmental remediation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Metal NPs -- 5.3 Metal oxide NPs -- 5.4 Environmental remediation

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