About the book

The book is written for a large and broad readership including researches and university graduate students from diverse backgrounds such as environmental sciences and safety, food science, agriculture, materials science, chemistry, physics, and nanotechnology.

Contents:

Part 1: Fundamental Methodologies 1

1 Layered Double Hydroxides and the Environment: An Overview 3

2 Improvement of the Corrosion Resistance of Aluminium Alloys Applying Different Types of Silanes 27

3 New Generation Material for the Removal of Arsenic from Water 61

4 Prediction and Optimization of Heavy Clay Products Quality 87

5 Enhancement of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Sugar Palm Fibre via Vacuum Resin Impregnation 121

6 Environmentally-Friendly Acrylates-Based Polymer Latices 145

Part 2: Inventive Nanotechnology 177

7 Nanoparticles for Trace Analysis of Toxins: Present and Future Scenario 179

8 Recent Developments in Gold Nanomaterial Catalysts for Oxidation Reaction through Green and

9 Nanosized Metal Oxide-Based Adsorbents for Heavy Metal Removal: A Review 243

10 Future Prospects of Phytosynthesized Transition Metal Nanoparticles as Novel Functional Agents for Textiles 265

11 Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles for Heavy Metal Removal from Aqueous Solutions: Kinetics and Equilibrium Modeling 291

12 Potential Application of Nanoparticles as Antipathogens 333

13 Gas Barrier Properties of Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites: Application in Food Packaging 369

14 Application of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles for Environmental Clean Up 385

15 Typical Synthesis and Environmental Application of Novel TiO2 Nanoparticles 421

16 Zinc Oxide Nanowire Films: Solution Growth, Defect States and Electrical Conductivity 453