Advanced Nanohybrids for Sustainable Environmental Solutions

A new class of nanohybrids with organic and inorganic elements exhibits unique and enhanced physical, chemical, and biological properties that are used to achieve sustainable solutions to pressing environmental challenges. This book is focused on the applications of various advanced nanohybrids in different environmental fields. Detailed discussions and case studies explore how these advanced nanomaterials can address critical issues and offer new perspectives with practical approaches. It provides a comprehensive exploration of advanced optical properties, doping effects, and band-gap engineering for environmental applications and uniquely focuses on green hydrogen generation.

Features

• Provides comprehensive understanding of the current applications of nanohybrids in environmental areas
• Presents state-of-the-art technologies and research invested in nanohybrids
• Discusses current hot topics such as semiconductor-based nanohybrids for generation of alternative fuels and cost-effective nanohybrids for green hydrogen generation
• Addresses contemporary trends in wastewater treatment, advanced pesticides for agricultural applications, and the use of cutting-edge bioinspired nanohybrids for environmental applications
• Includes case studies from all over the world, highlighting regions where high-level research is underway

This book is an insightful resource for those in search of a comprehensive explanation of emerging advanced nanohybrids. It is particularly useful for researchers, professionals, graduate and senior undergraduate students in Environmental Engineering and Environmental and Water Science and Agriculture.

Weiqing Zhang is a professor at Guangxi Medical University in China. She obtained her PhD degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 2014, where she worked as a post-doctoral fellow and later as an associate professor at Tianjin University of Technology in China. Her research is focused on the development of advanced noble metal based nanohybrids for energy and biomedical applications. She has authored or co-authored more than forty research articles in reputable journals.

Firdoz Shaik is an associate professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research (VFSTR), India. He obtained his PhD degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 2015. He worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and later as an academic staff. His research is primarily focused on the fabrication and development of advanced semiconductor based nanohybrids for energy and biomedical applications. He has authored or co-authored more than 40 research articles in reputable journals, and two book chapters. He is the recipient of the NUS research fellowship and has received several poster awards at The Israel Chemical Society Conference.

Ranjit Pabbati completed his B. Tech, M. Tech, and Ph.D. in Biotechnology at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India. His research work focused on the area of medicinal plant biotechnology for evaluation of its antimicrobial activity on various pathogenic bacteria, and antioxidant activity. Currently he is working as an assistant professor at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He has published 25 book chapters, three books, and 25 research papers with highly esteemed publishers, and three review articles in reputed journals. He has one patent for design from the Indian Patent Agency in 2023.