1st Edition
Advanced Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Environmental and Sensing Applications
Advanced Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Environmental and Sensing Applications provides state-of-the art progress developments in the design strategies of 2D based nanomaterials. It covers specific focused applications in respective environmental challenges posed by pollutants such as chemical gases, bacterial and microbial, textile dyes, pharmaceutical antibiotics, agricultural pesticides, toxic heavy metals in water and air contaminations. It elaborates the applications of 2D nanomaterials in the context of technologies such as sensing and detection to monitor pollutants, photocatalysis and adsorption for removal of pollutants.
Features:
- Elaborates applications of 2D nanomaterials in the context sensing and detection to monitor pollutants, photocatalysis and adsorption for removal of pollutants
- Focusses on environmental pollutants detection, removal or remediation and monitoring device fabrications
- Discusses materials of specific dimension (2D)
- Covers both water and air remediation
- Includes photocatalytic degradations and antimicrobial disinfections
This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in chemical and civil engineering, materials science, and nanomaterials.
Chapter 1 Introduction to Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials
Naveen Kumar, Peter R. Makgwane, and David E. Motaung
Chapter 2 Defects and Vacancies Effects on Opto-Electronic Properties of Two-dimensional Materials
Sefako J. Mofokeng, Teboho P. Mokoena, Mandla B. Chabalala, Pebetsi Thokwane, Luyanda L. Noto and Makgamathe J. Sithole
Chapter 3 Methods for the Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials: Structure and Properties
Dana Susan Abraham, Mari Vinoba and Margandan Bhagiyalakshmi
Chapter 4 Two-Dimensional Based Metal Chalcogenides Gas Chemical Sensors
Nour F. Attia, Rabbia Shoaib, Izaz ul Islam, Sally E. A. Elashery and Heba Ameen
Chapter 5 Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Detection of Organic Wastewater Pollutants
Mangaka C. Matoetoe, Malefetsane P. Khesuoe and Fredrick O. Okumu
Chapter 6 Two-Dimensional Based Metal Oxides and their Heterostructures for Gas Chemical Sensing
Katekani Shingange, Steve R. Dima, Modjadji R. Letsoalo and Eric N. Maluta
Chapter 7 Two-Dimensional MXenes Based Materials in Gas Chemical Sensors
Keerthana Sahadevan, Margandan Bhagiyalakshmi and Mari Vinoba
Chapter 8 Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Removal of Radioactive Toxic Environmental Pollutants
Sefako J. Mofokeng, Potlako John Mafa, Mandla B. Chabalala, Fokotsa V. Molefe, Teboho P. Mokoena, Tshegofatso M. Modungwe, Luyanda L. Noto and Makgamathe J. Sithole
Chapter 9 Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Removal of Gaseous Air Contaminants
Soham Sarkar, Revanasiddappa and Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna
Chapter 10 Two-Dimensional Metal Chalcogenides for Photodegradation and Disinfection of Wastewater Pollutants
Mohit Saini, Ankita Saini, Bhavna Saroha, Suresh Kumar
Chapter 11 Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic-Framework Nanocomposites for Removal of Organic Pollutants
Divya Vinod, Jijoe Samuel Prabagar, Hosakote Shankara Anusha and Harikaranahalli Puttaiah Shivaraju
Chapter 12 Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Antibacterial and Antimicrobial Activity for Disinfections of Water Contaminants
Bogala Mallikharjuna Reddy
Chapter 13 Two-Dimensional Metal Oxides and their Heterostructures for Photodegradation of Organic Water Pollutants
Lan Wang, Chen Hou, Wei Zhang and Cong Wang
Chapter 14 Two-Dimensional Graphene Nanocomposites for Removal of Organic Pollutants
Elakkiya Venugopal, Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna and Sharangouda J. Patil
Chapter 15 Two-Dimensional Layered Clays-Based Nanomaterials for Adsorptive Removal of Water Pollutants
Prabagar Jijoe Samuel and Harikaranahalli Puttaiah Shivaraju
Chapter 16 Two-Dimensional Graphitic Carbon Nitrides Hybrids for Removal of Organic Water Pollutants
Ponnaiah Sathish. Kumar, Vellaichamy Balakumar, Govindaraj Sangami, Keiko Sasaki
Chapter 17 MXenes Based Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Removal of Organic Wastewater Contaminants
Lindani Mdlalose, Lerato Hlekelele and Vongani Chauke
Biography
Peter R. Makgwane is currently a Full Professor at the University of South Africa (UNISA) Institute of Catalysis and Energy Solutions (ICES) and an Extraordinary Professor of Chemistry at the University of the Western Cape (South Africa). He previously worked as a Principal Scientist (2011-2023) at the Council for Scientific and Industrial research (CSIR, South Africa) in catalysis and advanced energy materials. He has a PhD in Chemistry specializing in heterogeneous catalysis from Nelson Mandela University (South Africa, 2010).
Naveen Kumar is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (India) and have 18 years of research experience. He is actively engaged in the field of material chemistry with focused research expertise in semiconductor photocatalysis, nano-composite materials and electrochemical sensing. He has published more than 110 articles in the journals of high repute.
David E. Motaung is a Full Professor of Physics, at the University of the Free State (South Africa). He previously worked as the Principal Scientist for Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, South Africa) in 2007-2019 and also for University of Limpopo (South Africa) as Full Professor in Physics (2019-2021). He obtained his PhD in Physics from the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) in 2011.
