Carbon Nanomaterials for Agri-food and Environmental Applications discusses the characterization, processing and applications of carbon-based nanostructured materials in the agricultural and environmental sectors. Sections discuss the synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotubes, the technological developments in environmental applications of carbon-based nanomaterials, and agri-food applications. The book also covers the toxic effects of engineered carbon nanoparticles on the environment, and in plants and animals. Finally, quality control and risk management are addressed to assess health and environmental risks. This is an applicable book for graduate students, researchers and those in industrial sectors of science and technology who want to learn more about carbon nanomaterials.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. xiii 6. About the editor - p. xix 7. Preface - p. xxi 8. 1: Carbon nanomaterials: 30 years of research in agroecosystems - p. xxii 9. Part One: Synthesis and characterization - p. 18 10. 2: Carbon nanotubes: Synthesis, characterization, and applications - p. 18 11. 3: Graphene-based nanocomposites: Synthesis, characterizations, and their agri-food applications - p. 32 12. 4: Novel trends for synthesis of carbon nanostructures from agricultural wastes - p. 57 13. Part Two: Environmental applications - p. 74 14. 5: Improving diesel engine performance using carbon nanomaterials - p. 74 15. 6: Biosorbents for heavy metal removal from dilute aqueous solution - p. 103 16. 7: Carbon nanomaterial applications in air pollution remediation - p. 132 17. 8: Carbon-based sponges for oil spill recovery - p. 153 18. 9: Graphene and activated graphene as adsorbents for removal of heavy metals from water resources - p. 175 19. 10: Graphene quantum dot-based nanostructures for water treatment - p. 191 20. 11: Carbon-based nanosensors: An efficient tool for use in the food industry and agricultural and environmental sectors - p. 215 21. 12: Toxic effects of engineered carbon nanoparticles on environment - p. 236 22. 13: Carbon nanostructures: detection, controlling plant diseases and mycotoxins - p. 260 23. 14: Carbon nanotubes: Plant gene delivery and genome editing - p. 277 24. 15: Nanocarbon fertilizers: Implications of carbon nanomaterials in sustainable agriculture production - p. 296 25. 16: Micro/nano biochar for sustainable plant health: Present status and future prospects - p. 321 26. 17: Potential of nanoscale carbon-based materials for remediation of pesticide-contaminated environment - p. 357 27. 18: Nanocarbon-based sensors for pesticide detection: Recent trends - p. 399 28. 19: Carbon nanotubes: An efficient sorbent for herbicide sensing and remediation - p. 428 29. 20: Effect of nanocarbons on physical and mechanical properties of soils - p. 457 30. 21: Interaction of carbon nanotubes with rhizosphere microbial communities - p. 485 31. 22: Nanocarbons: Antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activity and the underlying mechanism - p. 504 32. 23: Toxic and beneficial effects of carbon nanomaterials on human and animal health - p. 533 33. 24: Carbon nanomaterials (CNTs) phytotoxicity: Quo vadis? - p. 555 34. 25: Application of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Food Preservation Area - p. 581 35. 26: Risk management and regulatory aspects of carbon nanomaterials - p. 593 36. Index - p. 615
Carbon Nanomaterials for Agri-food and Environmental Applications discusses the characterization, processing and applications of carbon-based nanostructured materials in the agricultural and environmental sectors. Sections discuss the synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotubes, the technological developments in environmental applications of carbon-based nanomaterials, and agri-food applications. The book also covers the toxic effects of engineered carbon nanoparticles on the environment, and in plants and animals. Finally, quality control and risk management are addressed to assess health and environmental risks. This is an applicable book for graduate students, researchers and those in industrial sectors of science and technology who want to learn more about carbon nanomaterials.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. xiii 6. About the editor - p. xix 7. Preface - p. xxi 8. 1: Carbon nanomaterials: 30 years of research in agroecosystems - p. xxii 9. Part One: Synthesis and characterization - p. 18 10. 2: Carbon nanotubes: Synthesis, characterization, and applications - p. 18 11. 3: Graphene-based nanocomposites: Synthesis, characterizations, and their agri-food applications - p. 32 12. 4: Novel trends for synthesis of carbon nanostructures from agricultural wastes - p. 57 13. Part Two: Environmental applications - p. 74 14. 5: Improving diesel engine performance using carbon nanomaterials - p. 74 15. 6: Biosorbents for heavy metal removal from dilute aqueous solution - p. 103 16. 7: Carbon nanomaterial applications in air pollution remediation - p. 132 17. 8: Carbon-based sponges for oil spill recovery - p. 153 18. 9: Graphene and activated graphene as adsorbents for removal of heavy metals from water resources - p. 175 19. 10: Graphene quantum dot-based nanostructures for water treatment - p. 191 20. 11: Carbon-based nanosensors: An efficient tool for use in the food industry and agricultural and environmental sectors - p. 215 21. 12: Toxic effects of engineered carbon nanoparticles on environment - p. 236 22. 13: Carbon nanostructures: detection, controlling plant diseases and mycotoxins - p. 260 23. 14: Carbon nanotubes: Plant gene delivery and genome editing - p. 277 24. 15: Nanocarbon fertilizers: Implications of carbon nanomaterials in sustainable agriculture production - p. 296 25. 16: Micro/nano biochar for sustainable plant health: Present status and future prospects - p. 321 26. 17: Potential of nanoscale carbon-based materials for remediation of pesticide-contaminated environment - p. 357 27. 18: Nanocarbon-based sensors for pesticide detection: Recent trends - p. 399 28. 19: Carbon nanotubes: An efficient sorbent for herbicide sensing and remediation - p. 428 29. 20: Effect of nanocarbons on physical and mechanical properties of soils - p. 457 30. 21: Interaction of carbon nanotubes with rhizosphere microbial communities - p. 485 31. 22: Nanocarbons: Antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activity and the underlying mechanism - p. 504 32. 23: Toxic and beneficial effects of carbon nanomaterials on human and animal health - p. 533 33. 24: Carbon nanomaterials (CNTs) phytotoxicity: Quo vadis? - p. 555 34. 25: Application of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Food Preservation Area - p. 581 35. 26: Risk management and regulatory aspects of carbon nanomaterials - p. 593 36. Index - p. 615
