Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation

✍ Scribed by Sung Hee Joo, I. Francis Cheng (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 170
• Series: Modern Inorganic Chemistry
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Nanotechnology not only represents the cutting edge of research in chemistry, but also has been of considerable interest in other multidisciplinary research areas such as biochemistry, medicine [for cancer detection and treatment], and materials science. Iron, which is widely available, has been used in a variety of areas, and recently nanoscale iron research has received significant interest.

The newly discovered advanced oxidation technology using nanoscale zero-valent iron, which is reported in this book, could be widely used to treat pesticides, herbicides, and industrial chemicals as well as to purify contaminated water for domestic use. In addition, it can contribute to advancing science and technology and providing valuable information to all readers - researchers, scientists, engineers, and students - in this field for their further research and studies.

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction....Pages 1-3
Literature Review....Pages 5-23
Nanoscale ZVI Particles Manufacture and Analytical Techniques....Pages 25-40
Oxidative Degradation of the Thiocarbamate Herbicide, Molinate, Using Nanoscale ZVI....Pages 41-81
Molecular Oxygen Activation by Fe II/III EDTA as a Form of Green Oxidation Chemistry....Pages 83-96
Quantification of the Oxidizing Capacity of Nanoparticulate Zero-Valent Iron and Assessment of Possible Environmental Applications....Pages 97-121
Conclusions and Future Research Needs....Pages 123-128

✦ Subjects

Inorganic Chemistry;Nanotechnology;Environment, general;Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution;Analytical Chemistry