Green Production Of Carbon Nanomaterials In Molten Salts And Applications

This book focuses on the possible interactions that might occur between carbon materials and molten salts, and discusses the mechanisms involved in detail, highlighting possible future developments in the field. Carbon materials can be exposed to molten salts in various technologically important applications, such as in molten salt-nuclear reactors and aluminum production electrolysis cells. As such, numerous studies have investigated the possible interactions between carbon and molten salts. In addition, various interesting carbon nanostructures have recently been produced in molten salts, including carbon nanotubes, graphene and nanodiamonds with a number of attractive applications. With abundant images and graphs supporting the discussion, this book appeals to researchers working in the field of carbon nanostructures, carbon capture and conversion, nuclear reactors, energy storage, molten salts and related areas of science and technology.

This edited book provides an in-depth overview of carbon dioxide (CO2) transformations to sustainable power technologies. It also discusses the wide scope of issues in engineering avenues, key designs, device fabrication, characterizations, various types of conversions and related topics. It includes studies focusing on the applications in catalysis, energy conversion and conversion technologies, etc. This is a unique reference guide, and one of the detailed works is on this technology. The book is the result of commitments by leading researchers from various backgrounds and expertise. The book is well structured and is an essential resource for scientists, undergraduate, postgraduate students, faculty, R&D professionals, energy chemists and industrial experts.

Sustainable Nanotechnology A robust examination of the use of nanotechnology in the manufacture of sustainable products In Sustainable Nanotechnology: Strategies, Products, and Applications, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of nanotechnology applications in environmental, pharmaceutical, and engineering products in the context of global sustainability. The book offers balanced coverage of the benefits and risks of nanotechnology. Divided into three parts, the editors have included contributions from leading scholars discussing sustainability, toxicological impacts, and nanomaterial-based adsorbents. This edited volume helps readers understand how nanotechnology and nanomaterials apply in different global sustainability challenges. It also discusses models for understanding the lifecycle and risk assessments of manufactured nanomaterials. Case studies are included to explore such topics as design, remediation, and technology assessment. The book also provides: Thorough introductions to nanotechnology-based research priorities for global sustainability and the challenges and opportunities of modern, sustainable nanotechnology Comprehensive explorations of improving the sustainability of bio-based products with nanotechnology and the improvement of the environmental sustainability of biopolymers using nanotechnology Practical discussions of nanotechnology-based polymers for drug delivery applications In-depth examinations of green nanotechnology-driven drug delivery systems Perfect for nanotechnology-focused professionals, sustainability experts, biomedical experts, and pharmaceutical industry practitioners, Sustainable Nanotechnology: Strategies, Products, and Applications will also earn a place in the libraries of neuroscientists, bioengineering professionals, and those involved in neuroprosthetic engineering.

Purification of Laboratory Chemicals: Part Two, Inorganic Chemicals, Catalysts, Biochemicals, Physiologically Active Chemicals, Nanomaterials, Ninth Edition describes contemporary methods for the purification of chemical compounds. The work includes tabulated methods taken from literature for purifying thousands of individual commercially available chemical substances. To help in applying this information, the more common processes currently used for purification in chemical laboratories and new methods are discussed. For dealing with substances not separately listed, another chapter is included, setting out the usual methods for purifying specific classes of compounds. Laboratory workers, whether carrying out research or routine work, will invariably need to consult this book. Apart from the procedures described, the large amount of physical data about listed chemicals is essential. This fully updated, revised and expanded new edition includes the purification of many new substances that have been available commercially since 2017, along with previously available substances which have found new applications. Features empirical formulae and formula weights for every entry References all important applications of each substance Includes updated CAS registry numbers Covers the latest commercial chemical products, including pharmaceutical chemicals and safety/hazard materials Provides expanded coverage of laboratory/work practices and purification methods

This book discusses the recent advances in the wastes recycling technologies to provide low-cost and alternative ways for nanomaterials production. It shows how carbon nanomaterials can be synthesized from different waste sources such as banana fibers, argan (Argania spinosa) seed shells, corn grains, camellia oleifera shell, sugar cane bagasse, oil palm (empty fruit bunches and leaves) and palm kernel shells. Several nanostructured metal oxides (MnO2, Co3O4,....) can be synthesized via recycling of spent batteries. The recovered nanomaterials can be applied in many applications including: Energy (supercapacitors, solar cells, etc.) water treatments (heavy metal ions and dyes removal) and other applications. Spent battery and agriculture waste are rich precursors for metals and carbon, respectively. The book also explores the various recycling techniques, agriculture waste recycling, batteries recycling, and different applications of the recycled materials.

Ceramic Science and Engineering: Basics to Recent Advancements covers the fundamentals, classification and applications surrounding ceramic engineering. In addition, the book contains an extensive review of the current published literature on established ceramic materials. Other sections present an extensive review of up-to-date research on new innovative ceramic materials and reviews recently published articles, case studies and the latest research outputs. The book will be an essential reference resource for materials scientists, physicists, chemists and engineers, postgraduate students, early career researchers, and industrial researchers working in R&D in the development of ceramic materials. Ceramic engineering deals with the science and technology of creating objects from inorganic and non-metallic materials. It combines the principles of chemistry, physics and engineering. Fiber-optic devices, microprocessors and solar panels are just a few examples of ceramic engineering being applied in everyday life. Advanced ceramics such as alumina, aluminum nitride, zirconia, ZnO, silicon carbide, silicon nitride and titania-based materials, each of which have their own specific characteristics and offer an economic and high-performance alternative to more conventional materials such as glass, metals and plastics are also discussed. Covers environmental barrier ceramic coatings, advanced ceramic conductive fuel cells, processing and machining technology in ceramic and composite materials, photoluminescent ceramic materials, perovskite ceramics and bioinspired ceramic materials Reviews both conventional, established ceramics and new, innovative advanced ceramics Contains an extensive review of the current published literature on established ceramic materials

Agricultural and food industry waste materials have been an important feedstock for activated carbon production for many years. In the development of cleaner energy production and utilization processes, new advanced carbon materials with enhanced properties have been studied. Techniques to tailor pore structure and surface chemistry can produce bet

This book provides information on synthesis, properties, and applications of carbon nanomaterials. With novel materials, such as graphene (atomically flat carbon) or carbon onions (carbon nanospheres), the family of carbon nanomaterials is rapidly growing. This book provides a state-of-the-art overview and in-depth analysis of the most important ca

Inorganic nanotube structures (INTs) can be synthesised through the direct filling of carbon nanotube templates with molten salts. The resulting structures, usually rationalised in terms of known bulk crystal structures, are shown to be contained within a general set of structures classified in terms of folded sheets of infinite squares and hexagons. A flexible model for the carbon nanotube is employed (using a Terso II potential), a significant development on previous work in which a rigid description was utilised. As a result, the nanotube is free to rotate, vibrate and translate within the simulation cell and analysis techniques are developed to account for this behaviour. Molecular dynamics simulations are performed using different molten salt models. These salt models are chosen so as to reflect different relative energetics of the underlying bulk crystal structures. In this context, a new model is developed and characterised in which key bulk structures have equal energies. The molten salts are observed to directly ll the carbon nanotubes which vary in diameter. The stability of novel key structures, which are characterised as having non-circular cross sections, are rationalised with reference to elliptical carbon nanotube distortions. For small diameter carbon nanotubes a preference for square net based INTs is observed. The energy landscapes of the inorganic nanotubes, that are revealed by the molecular dynamics simulations, appear more complex than that of the carbon nanotubes themselves. The structures of larger inorganic nanotubes formed are dependent both on the nanotube diameter and the radius ratio of the ionic salt of choice. In contrast, the morphologies of small diameter inorganic nanotubes are dependent on the nanotube diameter only. A first principles analysis of the atomistic interactions is developed to explain this novel observation. The resulting theory is consistent with the ubiquitous nature of the rock salt nanocrystallites observed in experiment.

Applications of Green Nanomaterials in Analytical Chemistry, Volume 105 in the Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters, including Introduction (Modern Perspective of analysis with Green NMs), Green Nanomaterials based Sample Preparation techniques, Molecularly imprinting polymer nanomaterials-based sensing/detection and separation/removal of estrogenic compounds from environmental samples, Green Nanomaterials in Extraction Techniques, Green Nanomaterials in Sample Pre-treatment Processes, Lab on Chip with Green Nanomaterials, and much more. Other chapters cover Emerging green carbon dots: Opto-electronic and Morpho-structural properties for sensing applications, Green Nanomaterials based Nanosensors, Green Nanomaterials in Electroanalytical Chemistry, BioSensors with Green Nanomaterials, Green synthesis of metal based nanomaterials and their sensing application, Analytical Sensing with Green Nanomaterials, Lateral flow assay with green nanomaterials, Green nanomaterials for sorbent-based extraction techniques in food analysis, Green Nanomaterials for Chromatographic Techniques, Membranes with Green Nanomaterials, Conclusion: Future of Analytical Chemistry Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry series Updated release includes the latest information on Applications of Green Nanomaterials ?in Analytical Chemistry