Nanostructured materials for environmental applications

This book discusses how nanostructured materials play a key role in helping address environmental challenges. Employing nanostructured materials in catalysis can increase the efficient decomposition of toxic pollutants in air, water, and soil. This multidisciplinary book discusses the most promising nanostructured materials made-up of metals, metal oxides, metal chalcogenides, multi-metal oxides, carbon nanostructures, and hybrid materials that can address environmental remediation. It provides a well-referenced introduction to newcomers from allied disciplines and will be valuable to researchers in academia, industry, and government working on solutions to environmental problems. Provides a state-of-the-art review of key concepts of nanostructured materials in environmental science Discusses the most promising nanostructured materials that can assist with environmental remediation Illustrates challenges and opportunities for development, experimental design, methodology, and interpretation of results.

All-Solid-State Z-Scheme Heterojunction Composites.

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Nanostructures in Photocatalysis: Opportunities and Challenges for Environmental Applications -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Mechanics of Photocatalysis in Nanostructures -- 1.3 Synthesis of Nanostructured Photocatalysts -- 1.3.1 Sol-Gel Synthesis -- 1.3.2 Hydro-/Solvo-thermal Synthesis -- 1.3.3 Precipitation Process -- 1.3.4 Anodization Process -- 1.3.5 Electrospinning -- 1.3.6 Pechini Method -- 1.3.7 Other Methods -- 1.4 Applications -- 1.4.1 Dye Degradation

1.4.2 Pharmaceutical Pollutant Degradation -- 1.4.3 Plastic Degradation -- 1.4.4 CO2 Reduction -- 1.4.5 N2 Fixation -- 1.4.6 Heavy Metal Reduction -- 1.4.7 Antimicrobial Applications -- 1.5 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 2: Nanostructured Heterojunction (1D-0D and 2D-0D) Photocatalysts for Environmental Remediation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Impact of Nanostructures on Material Properties -- 2.3 1D-0D Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Pollutant Degradation -- 2.3.1 Metal Oxide-Metal Oxide (1D-0D) Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Pollutant Degradation -- TiO2-MnO2 Heterojunction

TiO2-CuO Heterojunction -- TiO2-…