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Nanofillers for Sustainable Applications provides an in-depth review of the wide-ranging applications of nanofillers. It explores both synthetic and natural nanofillers and focuses on their use as reinforcement and active fillers in composite structures.Covering various aspects of nanofillers, including synthesis methods, characteristics, properties, and compatibility, this book highlights the potential of nanofillers as functional materials for different applications and offers a collection of comparative studies to showcase their efficacy. It emphasizes sustainability, intelligent design, and high-end applications in fields such as packaging, pulp and paper, aerospace, automotive, medicine, chemical industry, biodiesel, and chemical sensors. This book is organized into several sections, covering topics such as synthetic nanomaterials, nanosafety, natural nanofillers, polymer composites, metal nanofillers, nanofillers in various industries, nanofillers in renewable energy, nanofillers in biomedical sectors, and nanofillers in automotive and aerospace industries.This book will be a useful reference for undergraduate and graduate students and academic researchers in the fields of materials science, nanomaterials, and polymer composites.Key features:• Focuses on the fabrication approaches used for nanofillers in nanocomposites.• Covers materials selection, design solutions, manufacturing techniques, and structural analysis, highlighting their potential as functional materials in different applications.• Explores the positive environmental impact and material property improvements resulting from increased composite utilization across diverse industries.• Discusses other types of nanofillers like nanocellulose, metal-based, graphene, and wood-based materials.• Includes case studies from leading industrial and academic experts.

The book presents a comprehensive overview of the historical, current, and prospective application realms of nanobiotechnological research pertaining to graphene, a carbon-based nanomaterial, and its diverse forms in the fields of food and agriculture, as well as health sciences and technology. Young nanotechnologists and businesses will have access to nanobioanalytical methods. Given the present circumstances, it is crucial to underscore the potential ramifications that diverse forms of graphene nanomaterials could have on the food sector, agricultural methodologies, and healthcare. This book presents an analysis of the potential advantages of graphene-based nanomaterials over traditional materials in the food, agriculture, and health care sectors.This book employs case studies, academic and theoretical literature, technology transfer, innovation, economics, and policy management to underscore the intricate issues associated with graphene nanomaterials. The pioneering text Graphene-Based Nanomaterials: Application in Food, Agriculture, and Healthcare has the potential to serve as a valuable resource for interdisciplinary researchers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, and professionals operating within the fields of science, technology, engineering, innovation, management, and economics.Features· Discusses the different aspects of graphene as a two-dimensional material and its underlying unique physicochemical properties, synthesis methods, and protocols.· Considers the implications of graphene in the food sciences and its different spoilage detection mechanisms have been encompassed in the book.· Explores graphene nanomaterials'medical and biomedical uses. With examples, the unique and tailor-made material's uses and prospects in health sciences, pharmaceutics, and biomedical research are highlighted.· Elaborates on graphene's applications in agriculture and briefs the potential of biocompatible planar conductive nanoscale materials to boost agri-product production, crop development, and crop-infection surveillance.

Corrosion is a great challenge in many industries, especially in the automotive, aerospace, and oil and gas industries, with conservative estimations accounting for losses of around 2.2 trillion US dollars per year in the United States alone. Providing a comprehensive overview of the history and development of nanomaterials, this book discusses various practices for protection against corrosion.Key Features:Provides a comprehensive and updated review of major innovations in the field of nanomaterials in industrial, corrosion, and environmental science and engineering Encompasses design, characterization, mechanism, and application of nanomaterials from different strategies on the efficacy and major challenges associated with successful scaleup designing Essential reference for present and future research in nanomaterials Includes relevant aspects of organic and inorganic nanomaterials, hybrid nanomaterials, and nanocoatings in anticorrosion applications Coalescing a wide range of research on nanomaterials and anticorrosion practices, this book is of particular appeal to students, industry professionals, and academics.

Nowadays, most of the research focuses on nanomaterials in which one of the dimensions falls in the 1-100 nm range. These nanomaterials can be thin films, quantum dots, nanowires, nanopyramids, and nanoclusters. Thus, nanomaterials are impacting almost all aspects of materials for various applications in emerging energy and sensor devices. The book comprises ten chapters and discusses nanomaterial applications in energy, solar cells, water splitting, sensors, etc. The book caters to budding researchers'needs in synthesizing nanomaterials and post-graduate students.

Smart nanomaterials are the basis of diverse emerging applications, and this book covers their technological advances, innovations, and practical applications. It covers advances in the most critical aspects in chemistry and material fabrication of nanomaterials including engineering/prospective applications. The application of smart nanomaterials in the biomedical field, agriculture, food industry, and apparel industry is covered with practical examples. It discusses the future of smart nanomaterials and the pros and cons associated with smart nanomaterials in a detailed manner. Features: Reviews synthesis methods, characterization techniques, and applications of smart nanomaterials. Explores the significance of using smart nanomaterials in futuristic life including examples. Covers bionsensor sensitivity, selectivity, and stability for long-term operation and nanotechnology technique for possibly detecting hazardous viruses. Provides the manufacturing advantages, energy and electronic advantages, medical benefits, environmental effects, and economic issues. Explains risk assessment on humans in detail. This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in nanomaterials and materials science.