Note: Front Cover -- Advanced Applications of Ionic Liquids -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- Preface -- 1 Catalysis and electrochemistry -- 1 Progressions in ionic liquid-based electrochemical research -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Physical properties of ionic liquids -- 1.2.1 Conductivity -- 1.2.2 Viscosity -- 1.2.3 Electrochemical potential window -- 1.3 Electrochemical properties -- 1.4 Applications of ionic liquids in electrochemistry -- 1.4.1 Electrochemical sensors -- 1.4.2 Electrodeposition -- 1.4.3 Electroredox -- 1.4.4 Electrochemical biosensors -- 1.4.5 Applications of ionic liquids in Li-ion batteries -- 1.4.6 Applications of ionic liquids for supercapacitors -- 1.4.7 Applications of ionic liquids in electropolymerization -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Recapitulation on the separation and purification of biomolecules using ionic liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Applications of ionic liquids-based aqueous biphasic system in separation and purification of biomolecules -- 2.2.1 Amino acids -- 2.2.2 Proteins -- 2.2.3 Enzymes -- 2.2.4 Nucleic acids -- 2.3 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Nomenclature -- Abbreviations -- Ionic Liquids and Good Buffers -- Proteins -- Enzymes -- Salts -- Acid -- References -- 3 Current trends and applications of ionic liquids in electrochemical devices -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 History of ionic liquids in electrochemical devices -- 3.2 Ionic liquids in energy storage devices and conversion materials -- 3.3 Ionic liquid in energy sustainability and CO2 sequestration -- 3.4 Ionic liquids as a novel electrolyte medium for advanced electrochemical devices -- 3.5 Ionic liquids' electrochemical sensing properties -- 3.6 Applications of room-temperature ionic liquids. , 3.6.1 Electrochemical applications of room-temperature ionic liquids -- 3.6.2 Room-temperature ionic liquid as a nonfaradaic biosensing component -- 3.6.3 Room-temperature ionic liquids in electrochemical gas sensoring -- 3.7 Ammonium, pyrrolidinium, phosphonium, and sulfonium-based ionic liquids and electrochemical properties -- 3.8 Current and future prospects -- 3.8.1 Ionic liquids as electrolytes -- 3.8.2 Ionic liquids as lubricants and hydraulic fluids -- 3.8.3 Ionic liquids as chemical production processes -- 3.8.4 Ionic liquids as hydrogen storage -- 3.9 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Green chemistry of ionic liquids in surface electrochemistry -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Important characteristics of electrochemical reactions -- 4.1.1.1 Electrochemical current and potential -- 4.1.1.2 Electrochemical interfaces -- 4.1.1.3 Models of electrochemical electron transfer -- 4.1.2 Electrochemistry at the molecular scale -- 4.1.2.1 Surface structure -- 4.1.2.2 Bonding of ions -- 4.1.2.3 Bonding of water -- 4.1.2.4 Experimental aspects of current/voltage properties -- 4.1.3 Ionic liquids properties pertinent to surface electrochemistry -- 4.2 Role of ionic liquids in surface electrochemistry -- 4.2.1 Carbon ionic liquid electrode -- 4.2.1.1 Direct electrochemistry of hemoglobin -- 4.2.1.2 Determination of various substances -- 4.2.2 Quartz crystal microbalance -- 4.2.3 Chemical warfare agent -- 4.2.4 Electrochemical oxidation -- 4.3 Conclusions -- References -- 5 An evolution in electrochemical and chemical synthesis applications in prospects of ionic liquids -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Electrochemical oxidation reactions using room-temperature ionic liquids -- 5.2.1 Oxidative self-coupling reaction -- 5.2.2 Shono oxidation of carbamates -- 5.2.3 Oxidation of alcohols -- 5.2.4 Bromination reaction. , 5.3 Electrochemical reduction reactions using room-temperature ionic liquid -- 5.3.1 Electroreductive coupling of organic halides -- 5.3.2 Pinacol coupling reaction -- 5.3.3 Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide gas -- 5.3.4 Electrocarboxylation reaction -- 5.3.5 Synthesis of aryl zinc compounds -- 5.3.6 Electrochemical reductive coupling to form 1,6-diketone -- 5.3.7 Electrochemical reduction of benzoyl chloride -- 5.3.8 Organocatalysis using electrogenerated bases -- 5.4 Electrochemical polymerization reactions using room-temperature ionic liquids -- 5.5 Electrochemical partial fluorination using room-temperature ionic liquids -- 5.5.1 Anodic fluorination of dithioacetals -- 5.5.2 Electrochemical fluorination utilizing mediators -- 5.5.3 Fluorination of methyl adamantane-1-carboxylate electrochemically -- 5.6 Other electrochemical reactions using room-temperature ionic liquids -- 5.6.1 Electrogenerated N-heterocyclic carbenes -- 5.6.1.1 Synthesis of β-lactams -- 5.6.1.2 Henry reaction -- 5.6.1.3 Benzoin condensation -- 5.6.1.4 Stetter reaction -- 5.6.1.5 Staudinger reaction -- 5.6.1.6 Preparation of γ-butyrolactones -- 5.6.1.7 Esterification reaction -- 5.6.1.8 Transesterification -- 5.6.1.9 Oxidative esterification of aromatic aldehydes -- 5.6.1.10 Preparation of N-acyloxazolidin-2-ones -- 5.6.1.11 N-Functionalisation of benzoxazolones -- 5.6.2 Functionalisation of nitroaromatic compounds -- 5.6.3 Epoxidation reaction using room-temperature ionic liquids -- 5.7 Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- References -- 6 Recent changes in the synthesis of ionic liquids based on inorganic nanocomposites and their applications -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Inorganic nanocomposite materials-an overview -- 6.1.2 Development of inorganic nanocomposite materials synthesis -- 6.1.3 Role of ionic liquid in the synthesis of inorganic nanocomposite. , 6.1.4 Application-based importance of ionic liquids in inorganic nanocomposite -- 6.2 Synthesis of inorganic nanocomposite materials using ionic liquid -- 6.2.1 Sol-gel method -- 6.2.2 Hydrothermal method -- 6.2.3 Microemulsion method -- 6.2.4 Precipitation and co-precipitation method -- 6.2.5 Rays mediated method -- 6.2.5.1 Photochemical method -- 6.2.5.2 Photocatalytic deposition -- 6.2.5.3 Sonochemical method -- 6.2.6 Electrochemical method -- 6.3 How organic-inorganic is different from inorganic nanocomposites? -- 6.4 Recent advancements and advantages of inorganic nanocomposites with ionic liquids -- 6.4.1 Storage of heat energy -- 6.4.1.1 Advantages -- 6.4.2 Electrolytic support -- 6.4.2.1 Advantages -- 6.4.3 Solvents improvement -- 6.4.3.1 Advantages -- 6.4.4 Analytics and purity -- 6.4.4.1 Advantages -- 6.4.5 Additives -- 6.4.5.1 Advantages -- 6.5 Current applications and their future perspective -- 6.5.1 Biomedical -- 6.5.2 Environmental science -- 6.5.2.1 Water treatment -- 6.5.2.2 Soil treatment -- 6.5.2.3 Air pollution treatment -- 6.5.3 Nuclear science -- 6.5.4 Food science -- 6.5.5 Energy storage and transfer -- 6.5.6 Catalysis -- 6.5.7 Lubricants -- 6.5.8 Sensors -- 6.5.9 Electrochemistry -- 6.6 Reaction mechanism of ionic liquids-based synthesized nanocomposite materials -- 6.7 Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- Author contributions -- Conflicts of interest -- References -- 7 Ionic liquids as green and efficient corrosion-protective materials for metals and alloys -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Effect of corrosion -- 7.1.2 Causes of corrosion -- 7.1.3 Techniques of corrosion protection -- 7.1.4 Ionic liquids as green corrosion protectors -- 7.1.5 Applications of ionic liquids -- 7.1.6 Classification of ionic liquids -- 7.2 Ionic liquids as corrosion protector for metals and alloy. , 7.2.1 Ionic liquids as corrosion protector for iron and alloy -- 7.2.2 Ionic liquids as corrosion protector for Al -- 7.2.3 Ionic liquids as corrosion protector for Cu and Zn -- 7.3 Corrosion protection mechanism -- 7.4 Conclusions and future perspectives -- References -- 2 Separation technology -- 8 Ionic liquids as valuable assets in extraction techniques -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Ionic liquids -- 8.3 Ionic liquids for the extraction of natural products from the plants -- 8.3.1 Ultrasonic-assisted ionic liquid approach for the extraction of natural products -- 8.3.2 Microwave-assisted ionic liquid approach for the extraction of natural products -- 8.3.3 Reactive dissolution of biomass in ionic liquids for the extraction of natural products -- 8.4 Ionic liquids in extraction of pharmaceuticals from biological and environmental samples -- 8.5 Ionic liquids for the extraction of contaminants from wastewater -- 8.5.1 Extraction of toxic metal ions -- 8.5.2 Extraction of organic pollutants -- 8.6 Ionic liquids for the extraction of soil contaminants and soil organic matter -- 8.6.1 Extraction of soil contaminants -- 8.6.1.1 Extraction of soil organic pollutants -- 8.6.1.2 Extraction of soil heavy metal ions -- 8.6.2 Extractions of soil organic matter -- 8.7 Extraction of rare earth metals -- 8.8 Ionic liquids for the extraction of food contaminants -- 8.9 Applications of ionic liquids -- 8.10 Conclusion and future prospective -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9 An involvement of ionic liquids and other small molecules as promising corrosion inhibitors in recent advancement of tech... -- 9.1 Consequences of corrosion -- 9.2 Economic effects -- 9.3 Methods to control corrosion -- 9.3.1 Material selection -- 9.3.2 Coating -- 9.3.2.1 Metallic coating -- 9.3.2.2 Organic coating -- 9.3.2.3 Inorganic coatings -- 9.4 Inhibitors -- 9.5 Anodization. , 9.6 Cathodic protection.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Role of Nano-photocatalysis in Heavy Metal Detoxification -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Heavy Metals and Their Toxicological Effects -- 1.2.1 Cadmium -- 1.2.2 Chromium -- 1.2.3 Copper -- 1.2.4 Lead -- 1.2.5 Mercury -- 1.2.6 Nickel -- 1.2.7 Zinc -- 1.3 Overview of Photocatalysis -- 1.4 Mechanism of Photocatalysis -- 1.5 Types of Photocatalysis -- 1.5.1 Homogeneous Photocatalysis -- 1.5.2 Heterogeneous Photocatalysis -- 1.6 Overview and Mechanism of Nano-photocatalysis -- 1.7 Photocatalytic Nanoparticle Synthesis -- 1.7.1 Organic Synthesis -- 1.7.1.1 Plant Extracts Aqueous Solutions -- 1.7.1.2 Microorganisms -- 1.7.2 Chemical Synthesis -- 1.7.2.1 Sol-Gel Method -- 1.7.2.2 Hydrothermal Method -- 1.7.2.3 Polyol Synthesis -- 1.7.2.4 Precipitation Method -- 1.7.3 Physical Synthesis -- 1.7.3.1 Ball Milling -- 1.7.3.2 Melt Mixing -- 1.7.3.3 Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) -- 1.7.3.4 Laser Ablation -- 1.7.3.5 Sputter Deposition -- 1.8 Mode of Operation on Nano-photocatalysis -- 1.9 Parameters Affecting the Photocatalytic Efficiency -- 1.9.1 Effect of pH of the Reaction Solution -- 1.9.2 Effect of Photocatalyst Concentration -- 1.9.3 Effect of Substrate Adsorption -- 1.9.4 Effect of Dissolved Oxygen -- 1.10 Application -- 1.10.1 Chromium -- 1.10.1.1 pH -- 1.10.1.2 Light Intensity -- 1.10.1.3 Photocatalyst Dosage -- 1.10.1.4 Presence of Organic Compounds -- 1.10.2 Mercury -- 1.10.3 Arsenic -- 1.10.4 Uranium -- 1.11 Disadvantages of Photocatalysis -- 1.12 Photocatalyst Modifications -- 1.12.1 Dye Sensitization -- 1.12.2 Ion Doping -- 1.12.3 Composite Semiconductor -- 1.13 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Solar Photocatalysis Applications to Antibiotic Degradation in Aquatic Systems -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Solar Photocatalysis Process. , 2.3 Solar Photocatalysis Treatment for Antibiotic Degradation -- 2.3.1 Trimethoprim -- 2.3.2 Sulfamethoxazole -- 2.3.3 Erythromycin -- 2.3.4 Ciprofloxacin -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Biomass-Based Photocatalysts for Environmental Applications -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Background of Biomass-Derived Carbon -- 3.2.1 Biochar -- 3.2.2 Activated Carbon (AC) -- 3.3 Synthesis Methods of Biomass-Derived Carbon -- 3.3.1 Pyrolysis -- 3.3.2 Hydrothermal Carbonization -- 3.3.3 Physical and Chemical Activation -- 3.4 Photocatalysts and Photocatalysis Reactions -- 3.5 Functionalized AC and Applications -- 3.5.1 Types of Functionalized AC -- 3.5.2 Functionalized AC Photocatalysts and Its Application -- 3.6 Future Challenges and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Application of Bismuth-Based Photocatalysts in Environmental Protection -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Photocatalytic Oxidation of Pharmaceuticals in Water -- 4.2.1 Tetracycline -- 4.2.2 Ciprofloxacin and Other Antibiotics -- 4.2.3 Carbamazepine -- 4.2.4 Ibuprofen and Diclofenac -- 4.2.5 Other Pharmaceuticals -- 4.3 Photocatalytic Oxidation of Industrial Micropollutants -- 4.3.1 Bisphenol A -- 4.3.2 Oxidation of Other Industrial Pollutants -- 4.4 Oxidation of the Indoor Air Pollutant NOx -- 4.5 Photocatalytic Reduction of Pollutants in Water and Air -- 4.5.1 Reduction of Cr(VI) in Water -- 4.5.2 Reduction of CO2 in Air -- 4.6 Water Splitting -- 4.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Phosphors-Based Photocatalysts for Wastewater Treatment -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Phosphor Materials: A Historical Background -- 5.3 Inorganic Phosphors in Photocatalysis -- 5.3.1 Types of Inorganic Phosphor Materials -- 5.3.2 Down-Conversion Phosphors in Photocatalysis -- 5.3.3 Up-Conversion Phosphors in Photocatalysis -- 5.3.4 Long-Persistent Phosphors in Photocatalysis. , 5.4 Organic Up-Conversion Phosphors in Photocatalysis -- References -- Chapter 6: Nanocarbons-Supported and Polymers-Supported Titanium Dioxide Nanostructures as Efficient Photocatalysts for Remedi... -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Heterogeneous Semiconductor Photocatalysis -- 6.1.2 Potential TiO2-Based Photocatalysts -- 6.1.3 Limitations of the Fine Powder Form of TiO2-Based Photocatalysts -- 6.1.3.1 Comparison of Synthesis Methods -- 6.1.3.2 Improvements in TiO2 Performance by Structural Change, Doping, and Hybridization -- 6.2 TiO2 Photocatalysts with Polymer-Based Hybrid Photocatalysts for Wastewater Treatment -- 6.2.1 Need for Immobilization of TiO2-Based Photocatalysts -- 6.2.1.1 Features of a Stable Substrate, and Available Substrates -- 6.2.1.2 Comparison of Polymeric Supports for Wastewater Treatment -- 6.3 TiO2 Photocatalysts Supported with Nanocarbons for Wastewater Treatment -- 6.3.1 TiO2-Functionalized Nanocarbon-Based Photocatalysts -- 6.3.1.1 Potential Photocatalytic Improvements with Carbon Nanostructures for Wastewater Treatment -- 6.4 Conclusions and Future Outlook -- References -- Chapter 7: Investigation in Sono-photocatalysis Process Using Doped Catalyst and Ferrite Nanoparticles for Wastewater Treatment -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Dependency of Catalytic Activity -- 7.2.1 Size-Dependent Catalytic Activity -- 7.2.2 Shape-Dependent Catalytic Effect -- 7.2.3 Interparticle Distance-Dependent Catalytic Effect -- 7.2.4 Support Interaction and Charge Transfer-Dependent Reactivity -- 7.3 Type of Nanoparticles -- 7.3.1 Non-metallic Nanoparticles -- 7.3.2 Metallic Nanoparticles -- 7.3.3 Semiconductor Nanoparticles -- 7.3.4 Ceramic Nanoparticles -- 7.3.5 Polymer Nanoparticles -- 7.3.6 Lipid-Based Nanoparticles -- 7.4 Types of Nanoparticles Based on Structure -- 7.5 Synthesis and Applications -- 7.5.1 Discussions -- 7.6 Synergetic Effect. , 7.7 Conclusion and Overview -- References -- Chapter 8: Magnetic-Based Photocatalyst for Antibacterial Application and Catalytic Performance -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Magnetic-Based Photocatalysts in Inactivation of the Microorganism -- 8.3 Factors Affecting the Photocatalytic Bacterial Inactivation -- 8.3.1 Effect of Magnetic-Based Photocatalyst Concentration and Light Intensity -- 8.3.2 Nature of Microorganism -- 8.3.3 Solution pH of Magnetic-Based Photocatalyst Suspension -- 8.3.4 Initial Bacterial Concentration -- 8.3.5 Physiological State of Bacteria -- 8.4 Proposed Mechanism for Bacteria Disinfection by the Magnetic-Based Photocatalyst -- 8.5 Using Magnetic-Based Catalyst in Photocatalytic Abatement of Organics -- 8.6 Photocatalysis for the Simultaneous Treatment of Bacteria and Organics -- 8.7 Conclusion and Future Prospects -- References -- Chapter 9: Antimicrobial Activities of Photocatalysts for Water Disinfection -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Mechanisms of Photocatalytic Disinfection -- 9.3 Pure and Modified Photocatalysts -- 9.4 Photocatalytic Films and Biofilms -- 9.5 Photocatalytic Composites and Nanocomposites -- 9.6 Materials with Antimicrobial Activity in the Absence of Light -- 9.7 Case Study: Application of Supported Photocatalysts in Disinfection of Whey-Processing Water -- 9.8 Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 10: Medicinal Applications of Photocatalysts -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.1.1 Background -- 10.2 Antifungal Activity -- 10.3 Virucidal Activity -- 10.4 Antimicrobial Activity -- 10.5 Anticancer Activity -- 10.6 Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Green Approach: Microbes for Removal of Dyes and Metals via Ion Binding -- Abstract -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Pollutants in the Environment -- 1.2.1 Toxic Metals -- 1.2.2 Triphenylmethane Dyes -- 1.3 Bioremediation Approaches in Removing Pollutants -- 1.3.1 Non-microbial Strategies -- 1.3.2 Microbial-Based Strategies -- 1.4 Mechanisms for Removal of Pollutant Ions -- 1.4.1 Mechanisms for Removal of Metal Ions -- 1.4.2 Mechanisms for Removal of Dyes -- 1.5 Innovations in the Removal of Pollutant Ions -- 1.6 Conclusions and Future Prospects -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Removal of Heavy Metal from Wastewater Using Ion Exchange Membranes -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Heavy Metal -- 2.2.1 Chromium -- 2.2.2 Nickel -- 2.2.3 Copper -- 2.2.4 Zinc -- 2.2.5 Cadmium -- 2.2.6 Mercury -- 2.2.7 Lead -- 2.3 Physical Treatment Methods -- 2.3.1 Ultrafiltration -- 2.3.2 Nanofiltration -- 2.3.3 Reverse Osmosis -- 2.3.4 Forward Osmosis -- 2.3.5 Adsorption -- 2.4 Chemical Treatment Methods -- 2.4.1 Electrodialysis Method -- 2.4.2 Fuel Cell Method -- 2.5 Remaining Challenges and Perspectives -- 2.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 Separation and Purification of Uncharged Molecules -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Separation and Purification of Vitamin B12 -- 3.2.1 Downstream Processing of Vitamin B12 for Measurement -- 3.3 Separation and Purification of Haemoglobin -- 3.4 Separation and Purification of Uncharged Dyes -- 3.4.1 Purification and Separation of Dyes -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Aluminosilicate Inorganic Polymers (Geopolymers): Emerging Ion Exchangers for Removal of Metal Ions -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Methodology and Calculations -- 4.2.1 Terminology: Ion Exchange or Adsorption -- 4.2.2 Evidence for Ion Exchange. , 4.2.3 Modeling of Adsorption of Metal Ions on Geopolymers -- 4.2.4 Geopolymer Preparation -- 4.2.5 Washing of the Geopolymeric Adsorbent -- 4.2.6 Comparison Between Geopolymers and Zeolites -- 4.2.7 Geopolymers as Ion Exchangers -- 4.2.7.1 Geopolymers as Ion Exchangers for Alkali Metal Ions -- 4.2.7.2 Geopolymers as Ion Exchangers for Ammonium Ion -- 4.2.7.3 Geopolymers as Ion Exchangers for Alkaline Earth Metals -- 4.2.7.4 Geopolymers as Ion Exchangers for Heavy Metals -- Metakaolin-Based Geopolymers -- Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers -- Zeolite-Based Geopolymers -- 4.2.7.5 Geopolymers as Ion Exchangers/Adsorbents for Cationic Organic Dyes -- 4.2.8 Comparison of Geopolymers with Zeolites -- 4.2.8.1 Synthesis Conditions -- 4.2.8.2 Crystallinity -- 4.2.8.3 Surface Area and Porosity -- 4.2.8.4 Cation Exchange Capacity -- 4.2.8.5 Selectivity for Metal Ions -- 4.2.8.6 Stability in Acidic Solutions -- 4.2.8.7 Thermal Stability -- 4.2.8.8 Mechanical Strength -- 4.2.8.9 Regeneration -- 4.2.9 Stabilization/Solidification/Encapsulation of Ion Exchangers in Geopolymers -- 4.3 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 5 Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis of Agglomerated Spherical Zirconium Phosphate for Removal of Cs+ and Sr2+ Ions from Aqueous System -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Materials and Methods -- 5.2.1 Preparation of Agglomerated Spherical Zirconium Phosphate -- 5.2.2 Characterization -- 5.2.3 Ion Exchange Properties -- 5.2.4 Elution Behaviour -- 5.2.5 Distribution Studies -- 5.3 Results and Discussion -- 5.3.1 Fourier-Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Characterization -- 5.3.2 Powder X-ray Diffraction Studies -- 5.3.3 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive (EDS) Characterization -- 5.3.4 Zeta and Surface Area Analysis -- 5.3.5 Ion Exchange Characteristics -- 5.3.6 Mechanism of Sr2+ Interaction with Zirconium Phosphate -- 5.4 Conclusion. , Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 Metal Hexacyanoferrates: Ion Insertion (or Exchange) Capabilities -- Abstract -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Ion Exchange -- 6.2.1 Ion Exchange in MHCF at Work: Potentiometric Ion Sensors -- 6.2.2 An Ion Exchange-Based Approach for the Recovery of Metal Ions: The Case of Cesium and Thallium -- 6.2.3 Electrochemically Driven Ion Exchange -- 6.2.4 Reversible Ion Insertion in Battery Systems -- 6.3 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Biosorbents and Composite Cation Exchanger for the Treatment of Heavy Metals -- Abstract -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Agro-Based Biosorbents for Heavy Metal Removal -- 7.3 Biopolymers -- 7.3.1 Functional Groups -- 7.3.2 Cellulose -- 7.3.3 Chitosan -- 7.3.4 Nanofiber Membranes and Packed-Bed Adsorbers -- 7.4 Composite Ion Exchangers -- 7.5 Conclusion and Future Outlook -- References -- 8 Rare Earth Elements-Separation Methods Yesterday and Today -- Abstract -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Rare Earth Elements -- 8.2.1 General Characteristics -- 8.2.2 The Occurrence of Rare Earth Elements -- 8.2.3 Physicochemical Properties of Rare Earth Elements -- 8.2.4 Application of Rare Earth Metals -- 8.2.5 Production and Consumption of Rare Earth Elements in the World -- 8.3 Rare Earth Element Recovery from Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries -- 8.4 Rare Earth Element Recovery from Permanent Magnets -- 8.5 Separation of High-Purity Rare Earth Elements -- 8.5.1 Separations of Rare Earth Elements of High Purity Using Cation Exchangers -- 8.5.2 Separations of Rare Earth Elements of High Purity Using Anion Exchangers -- 8.5.3 Separations of Rare Earth Elements of High Purity Using Chelating Ion Exchangers -- 8.6 Current Technologies -- 8.7 Conclusions -- References -- 9 Sequestration of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater Using Composite Ion Exchangers -- Abstract -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Ion-Exchange Materials. , 9.2.1 Organic Materials -- 9.2.2 Inorganic Materials -- 9.2.3 Composite Materials -- 9.2.3.1 Hybrid Materials -- 9.2.3.2 Nanocomposite -- 9.3 Mechanism of Ion-Exchange Process -- 9.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 10 Applications of Organic Ion Exchange Resins in Water Treatment -- Abstract -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Removal of Heavy Metals -- 10.3 Removal of Organics -- 10.3.1 Natural Organic Matter (NOM) -- 10.3.2 Disinfection by-Products (DBPs) -- 10.3.3 Surfactants -- 10.3.4 Pharmaceuticals -- 10.3.5 Dyes -- 10.3.6 Small Organic Matter -- 10.4 Desalination -- 10.5 Boron Removal -- 10.6 Removal of Anions -- 10.7 Removal of Cations -- 10.7.1 Hardness -- 10.7.2 Ammonium -- 10.8 Conclusions -- References.

Note: Intro -- Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Microwaves in Organic Synthesis -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Microwave catalysis in organic synthesis -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. History -- 1.2. Early development in utilization of microwave heating for organic synthesis -- 2. Factors influencing microwave heating in organic reactions -- 2.1. Microwave heating mechanism -- 2.1.1. Dipolar polarization mechanism -- 2.1.2. Ionic conduction mechanism -- 2.2. Dielectric properties and loss tangent -- 2.3. Superheating effect -- 2.4. Interaction of microwaves with different materials -- 3. Comparison of microwave with conventional heating -- 4. Microwave-assisted catalytic organic reactions -- 4.1. Coupling reactions -- 4.1.1. Suzuki reaction (or Suzuki-Miyaura coupling) -- 4.1.2. Stille coupling reaction -- 4.1.3. Sonogashira coupling -- 4.1.4. Heck reaction -- 4.2. Microwave-assisted heterocyclic chemistry -- 4.2.1. Nitrogen-containing heterocycles -- 4.2.2. Oxygen-containing heterocycles -- 4.2.3. Sulfur-containing heterocycles -- 4.3. Multicomponent reactions -- 4.3.1. Hantzsch reaction -- 4.3.2. Ugi reaction -- 4.3.3. Biginelli reaction -- 4.3.4. Mannich reaction -- 4.3.5. Strecker reaction -- 4.4. Alkylation reactions -- 4.4.1. N-Alkylation -- 4.4.2. C-Alkylation -- 4.4.3. O-Alkylation -- 4.5. Esterification and transesterification reactions -- 5. Microwave reactors -- 6. Current challenges in microwave-assisted synthesis -- 6.1. Energy efficiency -- 6.2. Scale-up of microwave-assisted organic reactions -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Microwave-assisted CN formation reactions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. N-Arylations, N-alkylations, and related reactions -- 2.1. Palladium-catalyzed processes-Buchawald-Hartwig amination. , 2.2. Copper-catalyzed reactions-The Ullmann coupling -- 2.3. Application of other metal catalysts -- 2.4. Metal-free transformations -- 2.5. The Petasis borono-Mannich reaction -- 2.6. Three-component propargylations -- 3. Amidations -- 3.1. Direct amidations -- 3.2. Amidation by reacting esters and amines -- 3.3. Transamidations -- 3.4. Oxidative amidations -- 3.5. Miscellaneous processes -- 4. Ring-forming reactions -- 4.1. Rings with one nitrogen atom -- 4.1.1. Synthesis of three- and four-membered rings -- 4.1.2. Synthesis of five-membered rings -- 4.1.3. Six-membered and larger rings -- 4.1.4. Condensed rings: Indoles and structural isomers -- 4.1.5. Condensed rings: Quinolines and isoquinolines -- 4.1.6. Molecules with multiple rings -- 4.2. Ring systems with two nitrogen atoms -- 4.2.1. Synthesis of diazoles -- 4.2.2. Six-membered rings -- 4.2.3. Condensed rings -- 4.2.4. Molecules with multiple rings -- 4.3. Rings with three and four nitrogen atoms -- 4.3.1. Synthesis of azoles -- Synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles -- Synthesis of 1,2,4-triazoles -- Synthesis of tetrazoles -- 4.3.2. Synthesis of triazines -- 4.3.3. Condensed bicyclic molecules -- 5. Polycyclic condensed ring systems with multiple nitrogen atoms -- 5.1. Molecules containing three nitrogen atoms -- 5.2. Ring systems with four and more nitrogens -- 6. Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: Microwave-assisted multicomponent reactions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Three-component reactions -- 2.1. Mannich reaction -- 2.2. Betti reaction -- 2.3. Petasis reaction -- 2.4. Kabachnik-Fields reaction -- 2.5. A3-coupling reaction -- 2.6. Povarov reaction -- 2.7. Strecker reaction -- 2.8. Groebke-Blackburn-Bienaymé reaction -- 2.9. Passerini reaction -- 2.10. Pauson-Khand reaction -- 2.11. Kindler reaction -- 2.12. Gewald reaction -- 2.13. Bucherer-Bergs reaction -- 2.14. Biginelli reaction. , 3. Four-component reactions -- 3.1. Ugi reactions -- 3.2. Radziszewski reaction -- 3.3. Hantzsch dihydropyridine synthesis -- 3.4. Kröhnke reaction -- 4. Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 4: Catalytic, ultrasonic, and microwave-assisted synthesis of naphthoquinone derivatives by intermolecular and -- 1. Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Synthesis of 2-anilino-1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives -- 4. Synthesis of 2,3-dianilino)-1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives -- 5. Synthesis of 2-anilino-5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives -- 6. Synthesis of indolo naphthoquinone derivatives -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Microwave-assisted condensation reactions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptual principles in microwave mechanism -- 3. Microwave-assisted condensation reactions -- 3.1. Microwave-assisted multicomponent condensation reaction -- 3.1.1. Multicomponent synthesis of aminopyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine-8-carboxylates -- 3.1.2. Multicomponent synthesis of 1,3,5,6-tetrasubstituted 2-pyridone -- 3.1.3. Multicomponent synthesis of functionalized steroidal pyridines -- 3.1.4. Multicomponent synthesis of indolyl-coumarin hybrids -- 3.1.5. Multicomponent synthesis of indole-1,3-dione derivatives -- 3.2. Microwave-assisted Knoevenagel condensation reaction -- 3.2.1. Knoevenagel synthetic approach to ethyl 2-cyano-3-phenylacrylate derivatives -- 3.2.2. Knoevenagel synthetic approach to Indole-based Heterocycles -- 3.2.3. Knoevenagel synthetic approach to tetrahydrochromeno[3,4-c]chromen-1(2H)-ones -- 3.2.4. Knoevenagel synthetic approach to pyran-based chalcones -- 3.2.5. Knoevenagel synthetic approach to 3-acetylcoumarin and chalcone affiliates -- 3.2.6. Knoevenagel synthetic approach to 2,3-dihydropyran[2,3-c]pyrazoles -- 3.3. Microwave-assisted aldol condensation reaction -- 3.3.1. Aldol-type synthetic approach to 3-acetyl isocoumarin. , 3.3.2. Aldol-type synthetic approach to aza-fused isoquinoline motifs -- 3.3.3. Aldol-type synthetic approach to dibenzylidenecyclohexanones -- 3.3.4. Aldol-type synthetic approach to dibenzylidenecyclopentanone -- 3.3.5. Aldol-type synthetic approach to 2-benzylideneoctanal -- 3.4. Microwave-assisted Pechmann condensation reaction -- 3.4.1. Amberlyst-15 catalyzed synthetic approach to 4-methylcoumarin -- 3.4.2. Zn [(l)-proline]2 catalyzed synthetic approach to tricyclic 4-methylcoumarin -- 3.4.3. FeF3 catalyzed synthetic approach to 4,7-dimethyl-2H-chromen-2-one -- 3.4.4. Pechmann condensation reaction for synthesis of umbelliferone -- 3.4.5. Microwave-assisted synthesis via two different naphthalenediol -- 3.4.6. ZnCl2 catalyzed synthesis of linear pyranodihydrocoumarin -- 3.5. Microwave-assisted Mannich condensation reaction -- 3.5.1. Mannich synthetic approach to nitrothiazolo[3,2-c]pyrimidines -- 3.5.2. Mannich synthetic approach to 4-hydroxyacetophenone derivatives -- 3.5.3. Mannich synthetic approach to barbituric acid derivatives -- 3.5.4. Mannich synthetic approach to polymethoxychalcone -- 3.6. Other miscellaneous microwave-assisted condensation products -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Microwave-assisted oxidation reactions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. C-oxidation -- 2.1. Oxidation of hydrocarbons -- 2.1.1. Oxidation of sp3 hybridized carbons -- Alkane to aldehyde (RCH3RCOH) -- Alkane to glyoxal (RCOCH3RCOCOH) -- Alkane to acid (RCH3RCOOH) -- Alkane to ketone (RCH2RRCOR) -- Cyclic ethers to esters (RCH2ORRCOOR) -- 2.1.2. Oxidation of sp2 hybridized carbons -- Alkene to aldehyde (RCHCHRRCOH) -- 2.1.3. Oxidation of sp hybridized carbons -- Alkyne to glyoxal (RCCHRCOCOH) -- 2.2. Oxidation of alcohols -- 2.2.1. Alcohol to aldehyde (RCH2OHRCOH) -- 2.2.2. Clayfen -- 2.2.3. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromochromate (CTMABC) -- 2.2.4. Magtrieve. , 2.2.5. Zeolite A -- 2.3. Oxidation of aldehyde -- 2.3.1. Aldehyde to acid (RCHORCOOH) -- 2.3.2. Aldehyde to ester (RCHORCOOR1 -- R1 from solvent) -- 2.4. Oxidation of halides -- 2.4.1. Halides to aldehydes (RCH2XRCOH) -- 2.5. Oxidative cyclization -- 2.6. Oxidative aromatization -- 2.7. Oxidative amination -- 2.8. Advancements in named oxidation reactions -- 2.8.1. Baeyer-Villiger oxidation -- 2.8.2. Dess-Martin periodinane reaction -- 2.8.3. Fetizon/Fetison oxidation -- 2.8.4. Jacobsen epoxidation -- 2.8.5. Jones/chromium based oxidation -- 2.8.6. Kornblum oxidation -- 2.8.7. Noyori oxidation -- 2.8.8. Sharpless epoxidation -- Other oxidation reactions -- 3. N-oxidations -- 3.1. N-oxide formation -- 3.2. Amines to imines -- 4. S-oxidations -- 4.1. Sulfides to sulfoxides -- 4.2. Thiols to disulfides -- References -- Chapter 7: Microwave-assisted reduction reactions -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Fundamental aspects of microwave radiation -- 1.2. Microwave apparatus -- 1.3. Advantages and disadvantages of microwave irradiation -- 2. Microwave-assisted organic reduction reactions -- 3. Microwave-assisted reduction for the development of inorganic raw materials -- 4. Microwave-assisted reduction for production composites -- 5. Microwave-assisted reduction for nanoparticle synthesis -- 6. Microwave-assisted reduction for catalyst purpose -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Microwave-assisted stereoselective organic synthesis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Microwave-assisted diastereoselective and enantioselective reactions -- 3. Microwave-assisted diastereoselective organic transformation reactions -- 4. Microwave-assisted enantioselective organic transformation reactions -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Microwave-assisted heterocyclics -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Microwave-promoted synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. , 2.1. Synthesis of tetrazole-based heterocycles.

Note: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Bioinspired Polydopamine and Composites for Biomedical Applications -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Synthesis of Polydopamine -- 1.2.1 Polymerization of Polydopamine -- 1.2.2 Synthesis of Polydopamine Nanostructures -- 1.3 Properties of Polydopamine -- 1.3.1 General Properties of Polydopamine -- 1.3.2 Electrical Properties of Polydopamine -- 1.4 Applications of Polydopamine -- 1.4.1 Biomedical Applications of Polydopamine -- 1.5 Conclusion and Future Prospectives -- References -- Chapter 2 Multifunctional Polymer-Dilute Magnetic Conductor and Bio-Devices -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Magnetic Semiconductor-Nanoparticle-Based Polymer Nanocomposites -- 2.3 Types of Magnetic Semiconductor Nanoparticles -- 2.3.1 Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles -- 2.3.2 Ferrites -- 2.3.3 Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors -- 2.3.4 Manganites -- 2.4 Synthetic Strategies for Composite Materials -- 2.4.1 Physical Methods -- 2.4.2 Chemical Methods -- 2.5 Biocompatibility of Polymer/Semiconductor-Particle-Based Nanocomposites and Their Products for Biomedical Applications -- 2.5.1 Biocompatibility -- 2.6 Biomedical Applications -- References -- Chapter 3 Polymer-Inorganic Nanocomposite and Biosensors -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Nanocomposite Synthesis -- 3.3 Properties of Polymer-Based Nanocomposites -- 3.3.1 Mechanical Properties -- 3.3.2 Thermal Properties -- 3.4 Electrical Properties -- 3.5 Optical Properties -- 3.6 Magnetic Properties -- 3.7 Application of Polymer-Inorganic Nanocomposite in Biosensors -- 3.7.1 DNA Biosensors -- 3.7.2 Immunosensors -- 3.7.3 Aptamer Sensors -- 3.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Carbon Nanomaterial-Based Conducting Polymer Composites for Biosensing Applications -- 4.1 Introduction. , 4.2 Biosensor: Features, Principle, Types, and Its Need in Modern-Day Life -- 4.2.1 Important Features of a Successful Biosensor -- 4.2.2 Types of Biosensors -- 4.2.3 Need for Biosensors -- 4.3 Common Carbon Nanomaterials and Conducting Polymers -- 4.3.1 Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and Graphene (GN) -- 4.3.2 Conducting Polymers -- 4.4 Processability of CNTs and GN with Conducting Polymers, Chemical Interactions, and Mode of Detection for Biosensing -- 4.5 PANI Composites with CNT and GN for Biosensing Applications -- 4.5.1 Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Sensors -- 4.5.2 Glucose Biosensors -- 4.5.3 Cholesterol Biosensors -- 4.5.4 Nucleic Acid Biosensors -- 4.6 PPy and PTh Composites with CNT and GN for Biosensing Applications -- 4.7 Conducting Polymer Composites with CNT and GN for the Detection of Organic Molecules -- 4.8 Conducting Polymer Composites with CNT and GN for Microbial Biosensing -- 4.9 Conclusion and Future Research -- References -- Chapter 5 Graphene and Graphene Oxide Polymer Composite for Biosensors Applications -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Polymer-Graphene Nanocomposites and Their Applications -- 5.2.1 Polyaniline -- 5.2.2 Polypyrrole -- 5.3 Conclusions,Challenges, and Future Scope -- References -- Chapter 6 Polyaniline Nanocomposite Materials for Biosensor Designing -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Importanceof PANI-Based Biosensors -- 6.3 Polyaniline-Based Glucose Biosensors -- 6.4 Polyaniline-Based Peroxide Biosensors -- 6.5 Polyaniline-Based Genetic Material Biosensors -- 6.6 Immunosensors -- 6.7 Biosensorsof Phenolic Compounds -- 6.8 Polyaniline-Based Biosensor for Water Quality Assessment -- 6.9 Scientific Concerns and Future Prospects of Polyaniline-Based Biosensors -- 6.10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Recent Advances in Chitosan-Based Films for Novel Biosensor -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Chitosanas Novel Biosensor -- 7.3 Application. , 7.4 Conclusion and Future Perspectives -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 8 Self Healing Materials and Conductivity -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 What Is Self-Healing? -- 8.1.2 History of Self-Healing Materials -- 8.1.3 What Can We Use Self-Healing Materials for? -- 8.1.4 Biomimetic Materials -- 8.2 Classification of Self-Healing Materials -- 8.2.1 Capsule-Based Self-Healing Materials -- 8.2.2 Vascular Self-Healing Materials -- 8.2.3 Intrinsic Self-Healing Materials -- 8.3 Conductivity in Self-Healing Materials -- 8.3.1 Applications and Advantages -- 8.3.2 Aspects of Conductive Self-Healing Materials -- 8.4 Current and Future Prospects -- 8.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 Electrical Conductivity and Biological Efficacy of Ethyl Cellulose and Polyaniline-Based Composites -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Conductivity of EC Polymers -- 9.2.1 Synthesis of EC-Inorganic Composites -- 9.2.2 Conductivity of EC-Based Composites -- 9.3 Conductivity of PANI Polymer -- 9.3.1 Synthesis of PANI-Based Comp -- 9.3.2 Conductivity of PANI-Based Composites -- 9.4 Biological Efficacy of EC and PANI-Based Composites -- 9.5 Summary and Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 10 Synthesis of Polyaniline-Based Nanocomposite Materials and Their Biomedical Applications -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Biomedical Applications of PANI-Supported Nanohybrid Materials -- 10.2.1 Biocompatibility -- 10.2.2 Antimicrobial Activity -- 10.2.3 Tissue Engineering -- 10.3 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 11 Electrically Conductive Polymers and Composites for Biomedical Applications -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Conducting Polymers -- 11.2.1 Conducting Polymer Synthesis -- 11.2.2 Types of Conducting Polymer Used for Biomedical Applications -- 11.3 Conductive Polymer Composite -- 11.3.1 Types of Conductive Polymer Composite. , 11.3.2 Methods for the Synthesis of Conductive Polymer Composites -- 11.4 Biomedical Applications of Conductive Polymers -- 11.4.1 Electrically Conductive Polymer Systems (ECPs) for Drug Targeting and Delivery -- 11.4.2 Electrically Conductive Polymer System (ECPs) for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine -- 11.4.3 Electrically Conductive Polymer Systems (ECPs) as Sensors of Biologically Important Molecules -- 11.5 Future Prospects -- 11.6 Conclusions -- References -- Index -- EULA.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Nanophotocatalysts for Fuel Production -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Quantum Dot Semiconductors -- 1.3 Synthesis of Quantum Dots -- 1.4 Application of Quantum Dots for Fuel Production -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Highly Stable Metal Oxide-Based Heterostructured Photocatalysts for an Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production -- 2.1 Photocatalysis -- 2.1.1 Photocatalytic Mechanism -- 2.1.2 Band Edge Positions -- 2.2 Semiconducting Metal Oxides for Photocatalytic Water Splitting -- 2.2.1 Metal Oxide-Based Heterostructured Photocatalysts -- 2.2.1.1 Energy Structure of TiO2 -- 2.2.1.2 Lattice Structure of TiO2 -- 2.3 The Challenges in Photocatalytic H2 Production Using TiO2 Particulate Systems -- 2.4 Strategies for Improving TiO2 Photocatalytic Activity -- 2.4.1 Addition of Sacrificial Reagents -- 2.4.2 TiO2-Based Semiconductors Under UV Light Irradiation -- 2.4.3 Photocatalytic Performance of TiO2 Under Visible Irradiation -- 2.4.4 Functionalization of TiO2 with Carbon Nanomaterials -- 2.4.4.1 Carbon Nanotubes -- 2.4.4.2 Graphene Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) -- 2.5 Future Scope/Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Novelty in Designing of Photocatalysts for Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 CO2 Reduction -- 3.2.1 Principles of CO2 Reduction -- 3.2.2 By-Products of CO2 Reduction -- 3.2.3 Synthesis of Nanoparticles -- 3.2.3.1 Doping of Photocatalyst -- 3.2.4 Commercial Challenges of CO2 Reduction -- 3.3 Water Splitting -- 3.3.1 The Basic Principle of Water Splitting -- 3.3.2 Photocatalyst for Water Splitting -- 3.3.2.1 Oxide-Based Photocatalyst -- 3.3.2.2 Nitride-Based Photocatalyst -- 3.3.3 Commercial Challenges of Water Splitting -- 3.4 Conclusion and Way Forward -- References. , Chapter 4: Z-Scheme Photocatalysts for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Recent Advances and Perspectives -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Basic Principles of the Z-Scheme Reduction of CO2 -- 4.3 Advances in Z-Scheme Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 -- 4.3.1 Z-Scheme Systems with Aqueous Shuttle Redox Mediator -- 4.3.2 All-Solid-State Z-Scheme Systems -- 4.3.3 Semiconductor/Metal-Complex Hybrid Z-Scheme Systems -- 4.3.4 Light Harvesting of Photocatalysts Utilized for the Z-Scheme CO2 Reduction -- 4.3.5 Cocatalyst Strategies for Z-Scheme CO2 Reduction -- 4.4 Summary and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 5: Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 General Photosynthesis Mechanism -- 5.3 Covalently Linked Molecular Systems for Artificial Photosynthesis -- 5.3.1 Porphyrin-Based Donor-Acceptor Molecular Systems -- 5.3.2 Subphthalocyanine-Based Light-Harvesting Complexes -- 5.3.3 BODIPY-Based Light-Harvesting Systems -- 5.4 Supramolecular Artificial Photosynthetic Systems -- 5.4.1 Metal-Ligand Interactions of Porphyrins/Naphthalocyanines with Electron Acceptors -- 5.4.2 Supramolecular Photosynthetic Complexes Via Crown Ether-Ammonium Cation Interactions -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Polymeric Semiconductors as Efficient Photocatalysts for Water Purification and Solar Hydrogen Production -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Photocatalysis -- 6.2.1 Basic Principles of Photocatalytic Reaction -- 6.2.2 Photocatalytic Properties -- 6.2.3 Photocatalytic Mechanism -- 6.3 Photocatalytic Functional Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications -- 6.3.1 Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4) -- 6.3.1.1 Synthesis of Polymeric g-C3N4 -- 6.3.1.2 Photocatalytic Mechanism of g-C3N4 -- 6.3.1.3 Photodegradation of Chemical Pollutants Using g-C3N4 -- 6.3.1.4 Graphene Oxide-Based Hybrid Photocatalysts. , 6.3.2 Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)-Based Photocatalysts -- 6.3.2.1 Principles -- 6.3.2.2 Photocatalytic Applications of MOFs -- 6.3.3 TiO2-Based Hybrid Photocatalysts -- 6.3.3.1 Principles -- 6.3.3.2 Different Forms of TiO2 and Its Physicochemical Properties -- 6.3.3.3 Structure of TiO2 -- 6.3.3.4 Photocatalytic Mechanism of TiO2 -- 6.3.3.5 Hybrid Photocatalysts Based on TiO2 and Organic Conjugated Polymers -- 6.3.3.5.1 Properties of Polythiophene -- 6.3.3.5.2 Properties of Polyaniline -- 6.3.3.5.3 Properties of Polypyrrole -- 6.3.3.5.4 Synthesis of TiO2-Based Hybrid Photocatalysts with Different Organic Conjugated Polymers -- 6.3.3.5.5 Characterization of TiO2/Conjugated Polymer-Based Hybrid Catalysts -- 6.3.3.5.6 Antibacterial Activity of Photocatalysts -- 6.3.3.6 Environmental Application of Different Photocatalysts -- 6.3.3.6.1 Water Purification -- 6.3.4 Graphene Oxide (GO)-Based Photocatalyst for Dye Degradation and H2 Evolution -- 6.3.4.1 Photodegradation of Chemical Pollutants -- 6.3.4.2 Hydrogen (H2) Evolution Reaction by g-C3N4-Based Functional Photocatalysts -- 6.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Advances and Innovations in Photocatalysis -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production -- 7.2.1 Nature of Different Sacrificial Agents and Typical Mechanism of Photoreforming -- 7.2.1.1 Methanol as a Sacrificial Agent -- 7.2.1.2 Ethanol as a Sacrificial Agent -- 7.2.1.3 Glycerol as a Sacrificial Agent -- 7.2.1.4 Glucose as a Sacrificial Agent -- 7.2.2 Hydrogen Production from Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment -- 7.3 Photocatalysts Developed for the Synthesis of Organic Compounds in Mild Conditions -- 7.3.1 The Starting Point -- 7.3.2 The Effect of Supporting Metal Oxides on Titania on Selectivity -- 7.3.3 The Effect of Titania Dopant -- 7.3.4 The Effect of Titania Surface Area. , 7.3.5 The Effect of Substituting Titania -- 7.3.6 The Effect of Reactor and Illumination -- 7.3.7 Cyclohexanol and Cyclohexanone by Gas-Phase Photocatalytic Oxidation? -- 7.4 Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors -- 7.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 8: Solar Light Active Nano-photocatalysts -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Mechanism of Semiconductor-Mediated Photocatalysis -- 8.2.1 Nano-TiO2 as Photocatalysts -- 8.2.2 Nano-ZnO as Photocatalysts -- 8.2.3 Graphitic Carbon Nitride as Photocatalysts -- 8.2.4 Titanates as Photocatalysts -- 8.2.5 Nano-metal Sulphides as Photocatalysts -- 8.3 Strategies for Making Solar/Visible Light Active Photocatalysts -- 8.3.1 Metal/Non-metal Doping -- 8.3.2 Addition of Photosensitive Materials -- 8.3.3 Construction of Heterojunctions/Composites -- 8.3.4 Construction of Nanohybrid Materials -- 8.3.5 Surface Modification -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: High-Performance Photocatalysts for Organic Reactions -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Photocatalytic Oxidation of Alcohols -- 9.3 Selective Oxidation and Oxidative Coupling of Amines -- 9.4 Photocatalytic Cyanation -- 9.5 Photocatalytic Cycloaddition and C-C Bond Formation Reactions -- 9.6 Miscellaneous Reactions -- 9.7 Outlook -- 9.8 Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Application of MOFs and Their Derived Materials in Sensors -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Application of MOFs and Their Derived Materials in Sensors -- 1.2.1 Optical Sensor -- 1.2.1.1 Colorimetric Sensor -- 1.2.1.2 Fluorescence Sensor -- 1.2.1.3 Chemiluminescent Sensor -- 1.2.2 Electrochemical Sensor -- 1.2.2.1 Amperometric Sensor -- 1.2.2.2 Impedimetric, Electrochemiluminescence, and Photoelectrochemical Sensor -- 1.2.3 Field-Effect Transistor Sensor -- 1.2.4 Mass-Sensitive Sensor -- 1.3 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2 Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Their Derivatives in Piezo/Ferroelectrics -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Brief Introduction to Piezo/Ferroelectricity -- 2.2 Fundamentals of Piezo/Ferroelectricity -- 2.3 Metal-Organic Frameworks for Piezo/ Ferroelectricity -- 2.4 Ferro/Piezoelectric Behavior of Various MOFs -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Fabrication and Functionalization Strategies of MOFs and Their Derived Materials "MOF Architecture" -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Fabrication and Functionalization of MOFs -- 3.2.1 Metal Nodes -- 3.2.2 Organic Linkers -- 3.2.3 Secondary Building Units -- 3.2.4 Synthesis Methods -- 3.2.4.1 Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Method -- 3.2.4.2 Microwave Synthesis -- 3.2.4.3 Electrochemical Method -- 3.2.4.4 Mechanochemical Synthesis -- 3.2.4.5 Sonochemical (Ultrasonic Assisted) Method -- 3.2.4.6 Diffusion Method -- 3.2.4.7 Template Method -- 3.2.5 Synthesis Strategies -- 3.3 MOF Derived Materials -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Application of MOFs and Their Derived Materials in Molecular Transport -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 MOFs as Nanocarriers for Membrane Transport -- 4.2.1 MIL-89 -- 4.2.2 MIL-88A -- 4.2.3 MIL-100 -- 4.2.4 MIL-101 -- 4.2.5 MIL-53 -- 4.2.6 ZIF-8. , 4.2.7 Zn-TATAT -- 4.2.8 BioMOF-1 (Zn) -- 4.2.9 UiO (Zr) -- 4.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Role of MOFs as Electro/-Organic Catalysts -- 5.1 What Is MOFs -- 5.2 MOFs as Electrocatalyst in Sensing Applications -- 5.3 MOFs as Organic Catalysts in Organic Transformations -- 5.4 Conclusion and Future Prospects -- References -- Chapter 6 Application of MOFs and Their Derived Materials in Batteries -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 6.2.1 Classification and Properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 6.2.2 Potential Applications of MOFs -- 6.2.3 Synthesis of MOFs -- 6.3 Polymer Electrolytes -- 6.3.1 Historical Perspectives and Classification of Polymer Electrolytes -- 6.3.2 MOF Based Polymer Electrolytes -- 6.4 Ionic Liquids -- 6.4.1 Properties of Ionic Liquids -- 6.4.2 Ionic Liquid Incorporated MOF -- 6.5 Ion Transport in Polymer Electrolytes -- 6.5.1 General Description of Ionic Conductivity -- 6.5.2 Models for Ionic Transport in Polymer Electrolytes -- 6.5.3 Impedance Spectroscopy and Ionic Conductivity Measurements -- 6.5.4 Concept of Mismatch and Relaxation -- 6.5.5 Scaling of ac Conductivity -- 6.6 IL Incorporated MOF Based Composite Polymer Electrolytes -- 6.7 Conclusion and Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 7 Fine Chemical Synthesis Using Metal-Organic Frameworks as Catalysts -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Oxidation Reaction -- 7.2.1 Epoxidation -- 7.2.2 Sulfoxidation -- 7.2.3 Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols -- 7.3 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reaction -- 7.4 Transesterification Reaction -- 7.5 C-C Bond Formation Reactions -- 7.5.1 Heck Reactions -- 7.5.2 Sonogashira Coupling -- 7.5.3 Suzuki Coupling -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 Application of Metal Organic Framework and Derived Material in Hydrogenation Catalysis -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 The Active Centers in Parent MOF Materials. , 8.1.2 The Active Centers in MOF Catalyst -- 8.1.3 Metal Nodes -- 8.2 Hydrogenation Reactions -- 8.2.1 Hydrogenation of Alpha-Beta Unsaturated Aldehyde -- 8.2.2 Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde -- 8.2.3 Hydrogenation of Nitroarene -- 8.2.4 Hydrogenation of Nitro Compounds -- 8.2.5 Hydrogenation of Benzene -- 8.2.6 Hydrogenation of Quinoline -- 8.2.7 Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide -- 8.2.8 Hydrogenation of Aromatics -- 8.2.9 Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid -- 8.2.10 Hydrogenation of Alkenes and Alkynes -- 8.2.11 Hydrogenation of Phenol -- 8.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Application of MOFs and Their Derived Materials in Solid-Phase Extraction -- 9.1 Solid-Phase Extraction -- 9.1.1 Materials in SPE -- 9.2 MOFs and COFs in Miniaturized Solid-Phase Extraction (µSPE) -- 9.3 MOFs and COFs in Miniaturized Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction (D-µSPE) -- 9.4 MOFs and COFs in Magnetic-Assisted Miniaturized Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction (m-D-µSPE) -- 9.5 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 10 Anticancer and Antimicrobial MOFs and Their Derived Materials -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Anticancer MOFs -- 10.2.1 MOFs as Drug Carriers -- 10.2.2 MOFs in Phototherapy -- 10.3 Antibacterial MOFs -- 10.4 Antifungal MOFs -- References -- Chapter 11 Theoretical Investigation of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Derived Materials for the Adsorption of Pharmaceutical and Pe -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 General Synthesis Routes -- 11.2.1 Hydrothermal Synthesis -- 11.2.2 Solvothermal Synthesis of MOFs -- 11.2.3 Room Temperature Synthesis -- 11.2.4 Microwave Assisted Synthesis -- 11.2.5 Mechanochemical Synthesis -- 11.2.6 Electrochemical Synthesis -- 11.3 Postsynthetic Modification in MOF -- 11.4 Computational Method -- 11.5 Results and Discussion. , 11.5.1 Binding Behavior Between MIL-100 With the Adsorbates (Diclofenac, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, and Oxybenzone) -- 11.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Hybrid Composites for Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 VOCs and Their Potential Hazards -- 12.2.1 Other Sources of VOCs -- 12.3 VOCs Removal Techniques -- 12.4 Fabricated MOF for VOC Removal -- 12.4.1 MIL Series MOFs -- 12.4.2 Isoreticular MOFs -- 12.4.2.1 Adsorption Comparison of the Isoreticular MOFs -- 12.4.3 NENU Series MOFs -- 12.4.4 MOF-5, Eu-MOF, and MOF-199 -- 12.4.5 Amine-Impregnated MIL-100 -- 12.4.6 Biodegradable MOFs MIL-88 Series -- 12.4.7 Catalytic MOFs -- 12.4.8 Photo-Degradating MOFs -- 12.4.9 Some Other Studied MOFs -- 12.5 MOF Composites -- 12.5.1 MIL-101 Composite With Graphene Oxide -- 12.5.2 MIL-101 Composite With Graphite Oxide -- 12.6 Generalization Adsorptive Removal of VOCs by MOFs -- 12.7 Simple Modeling the Adsorption -- 12.7.1 Thermodynamic Parameters -- 12.7.2 Dynamic Sorption Methods -- 12.8 Factor Affecting VOCs Adsorption -- 12.8.1 Breathing Phenomena -- 12.8.2 Activation of MOFs -- 12.8.3 Applied Pressure -- 12.8.4 Relative Humidity -- 12.8.5 Breakthrough Conditions -- 12.8.6 Functional Group of MOFs -- 12.8.7 Concentration, Molecular Size, and Type of VOCs -- 12.9 Future Perspective -- References -- Chapter 13 Application of Metal-Organic Framework and Their Derived Materials in Electrocatalysis -- List of Abbreviations -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Perspective Synthesis of MOF and Their Derived Materials -- 13.3 MOF for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction -- 13.4 MOF for Oxygen Evolution Reaction -- 13.5 MOF for Oxygen Reduction Reaction -- 13.6 MOF for CO2 Electrochemical Reduction Reaction -- 13.6.1 Electrosynthesis of MOF for CO2 Reduction -- 13.6.2 Composite Electrodes as MOF for CO2 Reduction. , 13.6.3 Continuous Flow Reduction of CO2 -- 13.6.4 CO2 Electrochemical Reduction in Ionic Liquid -- 13.7 MOF for Electrocatalytic Sensing -- 13.8 Electrocatalytic Features of MOF -- 13.9 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 14 Applications of MOFs and Their Composite Materials in LightDriven Redox Reactions -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.1.1 MOFs as Photocatalysts -- 14.1.2 Charge Transfer Mechanisms -- 14.1.3 Methods of Synthesis -- 14.2 Pristine MOFs and Their Application in Photocatalysis -- 14.2.1 Group 4 Metallic Clusters -- 14.2.2 Groups 8, 9, and 10 Metallic Clusters -- 14.2.3 Group 11 Metallic Clusters -- 14.2.4 Group 12 Metallic Clusters -- 14.3 Metal Nanoparticles-MOF Composites and Their Application in Photocatalysis -- 14.3.1 Ag-MOF Composites -- 14.3.2 Au-MOF Composites -- 14.3.3 Cu-MOF Composites -- 14.3.4 Pd-MOF Composites -- 14.3.5 Pt-MOF Composites -- 14.4 Semiconductor-MOF Composites and Their Application in Photocatalysis -- 14.4.1 TiO2-MOF Composites -- 14.4.2 Graphitic Carbon Nitride-MOF Composites -- 14.4.3 Bismuth-Based Semiconductors -- 14.4.4 Reduced Graphene Oxide-MOF Composites -- 14.4.5 Silver-Based Semiconductors -- 14.4.6 Other Semiconductors -- 14.5 MOF-Based Multicomponent Composites and Their Application in Photocatalysis -- 14.5.1 Semiconductor-Semiconductor-MOF Composites -- 14.5.2 Semiconductor-Metal-MOF Composites -- 14.6 Conclusions -- References -- Index -- Also of Interest -- Check out these other forthcoming and published titles from Scrivener Publishing -- EULA.

Note: Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 Waste to energy: an overview by global perspective -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Potential waste biomass -- 1.2.1 Agricultural and forest residue -- 1.2.2 Industrial waste biomass -- 1.2.3 Municipal waste biomass -- 1.2.4 Micro- and macroalgae waste biomass -- 1.3 Biofuels from waste -- 1.3.1 Biodiesel -- 1.3.2 Bioethanol fermentation -- 1.3.3 Bio-oil and biochar -- 1.3.4 Biomethane and biohydrogen -- 1.3.5 Syngas and bioelectricity -- 1.4 Socioeconomic perspective -- 1.5 Environmental perspective -- 1.6 Integrated approaches of biofuel from waste -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Potential of advanced photocatalytic technology for biodiesel production from waste oil -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Biodiesel-strength and weakness -- 2.1.2 Biodiesel as an alternative fuel -- 2.1.3 WCO as a feedstock for biodiesel production -- 2.2 Reaction process to produce biodiesel -- 2.2.1 Microemulsion technique -- 2.2.2 Direct use and blending technique -- 2.2.3 Pyrolysis of oil -- 2.2.4 Transesterification process -- 2.2.5 Esterification process -- 2.3 Catalyst for biodiesel production -- 2.4 Photocatalyst -- 2.4.1 Mechanism of photocatalysis -- 2.4.2 Important circumstances influence photocatalyst performance -- 2.4.3 Synthesis of photocatalysts -- 2.5 Fundamental of photocatalyst in biodiesel production -- 2.5.1 TiO2 as a photocatalyst in biodiesel production -- 2.5.2 Zinc oxide \(ZnO\) nanocatalyst as heterogeneous photocatalyst -- 2.6 Parameters affecting on photocatalytic esterification -- 2.6.1 Effect of alcohol to oil ratio -- 2.6.2 Effect of catalyst loading -- 2.6.3 Effect of stirring speed -- 2.6.4 Effect of UV irradiation time and lamp power -- 2.7 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References. , Chapter 3 Biofuel production from food waste biomass and application of machine learning for process management -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Growing concern for food loss waste (FLW) -- 3.3 Conversion techniques -- 3.3.1 Biochemical technology -- 3.4 Thermochemical technology -- 3.4.1 Gasification -- 3.4.2 Pyrolysis -- 3.4.3 Liquefaction -- 3.5 Sustainable management of FW with machine learning -- 3.5.1 Machine learning overview for FW and biofuel -- 3.6 Prediction of energy demand and biofuel production from FW -- 3.6.1 Life cycle of machine learning-based energy demand and biofuel production -- 3.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Biological conversion of lignocellulosic waste in the renewable energy -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Lignocellulosic biomass and technical benefits -- 4.3 The role of bacteria in the decomposition of plant biomass and the production of RE -- 4.4 The future of RE and the challenges -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 The potential of sustainable biogas production from animal waste -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Biogas components -- 5.3 Factors affecting biogas production -- 5.4 Anaerobic fermentation -- 5.4.1 Bacteria -- 5.4.2 Temperature -- 5.4.3 pH -- 5.4.4 Carbon to nitrogen ratio -- 5.4.5 Concentration of the solid in the feeding solution -- 5.4.6 Feeding rates of organic matter (degree of loading) -- 5.4.7 Time of solution remaining in the fermenter -- 5.4.8 Toxic substances in nutrition -- 5.4.9 Use prefixes -- 5.4.10 Flipping inside the fermenter -- 5.5 Environmental and economic benefits from biogas generation -- 5.6 The properties of the different gases compared to the biogas -- 5.7 Prospects for the development of biogas production technology and current problems -- 5.8 Conclusion -- References. , Chapter 6 Current and future trends in food waste valorization for the production of chemicals, materials, and fuels by advanced technology to convert food wastes into fuels and chemicals -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Food valorization to produce chemicals -- 6.2.1 Multitudinous valorization methods for chemical production -- 6.3 Transformation of food waste into bioenergy -- 6.3.1 Biogas formation -- 6.3.2 Biohydrogen production -- 6.3.3 Distinctive techniques for biofuel production -- 6.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic waste into renewable energy -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Structural and functional attributes of LCMs -- 7.2.1 Socioeconomic aspects of LCMs -- 7.2.2 Biorefinery-based bioeconomy-considerations -- 7.2.3 Biotransformation of LCMs -- 7.2.4 Enzyme-based pretreatment of LCMs -- 7.2.5 Chemical-based pretreatment of LCMs -- 7.3 Biofuels generation -- 7.4 Conclusion and perspectives -- References -- Chapter 8 Recent trends on the food wastes valorization to value-added commodities -- 8.1 Introduction-food waste and its global scenario -- 8.2 FW hierarchy -- 8.3 FW-generating sectors -- 8.4 FW valorization to worth-added commodities -- 8.5 Biotransformation of FWs -- 8.6 Value-added components recovery -- 8.6.1 Recovery of organic acids -- 8.6.2 Nutraceuticals -- 8.6.3 Nanoparticles -- 8.6.4 Dietary fiber -- 8.7 Production of biomaterials and biofertilizer -- 8.7.1 Biopolymers -- 8.7.2 Single-cell protein (microbial biomass) -- 8.7.3 Bio-based colorants -- 8.7.4 Bioadsorbent -- 8.7.5 Biofertilizer -- 8.7.6 Bio-based high value-added products -- 8.7.7 Enzymes production from FW and their application -- 8.8 Conclusion and recommendations -- References -- Chapter 9 Thermochemical conversion methods of bio-derived lignocellulosic waste molecules into renewable fuels -- 9.1 Introduction. , 9.2 Lignocellulosic biomass -- 9.2.1 Sources of lignocellulosic biomass -- 9.2.2 Properties and composition of lignocellulosic biomass -- 9.3 Pretreatment techniques -- 9.3.1 Physical pretreatment technique -- 9.3.2 Chemical pretreatment technique -- 9.3.3 Physiochemical pretreatment technique -- 9.3.4 Biological pretreatment technique -- 9.3.5 Combination pretreatment technique -- 9.4 Thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass -- 9.4.1 Thermochemical lignocellulosic biorefineries -- 9.4.2 Biochemical refineries for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass -- 9.4.3 Hybrid biorefineries -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using ionic liquids as catalyst -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Recent trends -- 10.3 Waste cooking oil -- 10.4 Transesterification of WCO -- 10.5 Experimental analysis -- 10.5.1 Catalytic ethanolysis of waste cooking soybean oil using the IL [HMim][HSO4] -- 10.5.2 Preparation of a supported acidic IL on silica-gel and its application to the synthesis of biodiesel from WCO -- 10.5.3 Improving biodiesel yields from WCO using ILs as catalysts with a microwave heating system -- 10.5.4 Biodiesel production from WCO by acidic IL as a catalyst -- 10.5.5 Biodiesel production process by using new functionalized ILs as catalysts -- 10.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 Valorization of waste cooking oil (WCO) into biodiesel using acoustic and hydrodynamic cavitation -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Biodiesel synthesis -- 11.2.1 Feedstock used for biodiesel synthesis -- 11.2.2 FFAs and their effect on biodiesel synthesis -- 11.2.3 Types of catalysts and its significance -- 11.3 Cavitation -- 11.3.1 Acoustic cavitation -- 11.3.2 HC and its mechanism -- 11.4 Review of current status of utilization of WCO for synthesis of biodiesel -- 11.4.1 Synthesis of biodiesel using AC. , 11.4.2 Synthesis of biodiesel using HC -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 Production of biochar from renewable resources -- 12.1 Biochar definition -- 12.2 Biochar applications -- 12.3 Biochar production -- 12.3.1 Pyrolysis -- 12.3.2 Gasification -- 12.3.3 Hydrothermal carbonization -- 12.3.4 Other processes -- 12.4 Factors affecting biochar production -- 12.4.1 Feedstocks of biochar -- 12.4.2 Thermochemical temperature -- 12.5 Mechanism of biochar production -- 12.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13 Microbial fuel cell technology for bio-electrochemical conversion of waste to energy -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 MFC technology -- 13.2.1 Technological background, performance indicators, and operating parameters -- 13.3 Role of microbial species and mechanism of electron transport in MFC -- 13.3.1 Substrate composition in MFC -- 13.3.2 Electrode material -- 13.3.3 MFC design and architecture -- 13.4 Bioenergy production from MFC -- 13.4.1 Simple substrate molecules for electricity generation -- 13.4.2 Complex wastewater used for electricity generation -- 13.4.3 Pitfalls and future prospects -- 13.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14 Case study of nonrefined mustard oil for possible biodiesel extraction: feasibility analysis -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Materials and methods -- 14.2.1 Catalyst preparation -- 14.2.2 Collection of nonrefined mustard oil -- 14.2.3 Design of experiment using Taguchi -- 14.2.4 Transesterification -- 14.2.5 Characterization of catalyst -- 14.3 Results and discussion -- 14.3.1 Characterization of catalyst -- 14.3.2 ANOVA and RSM -- 14.3.3 Effect of operating parameters -- 14.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15 Waste oil to biodiesel -- 15.1 Second-generation feedstock for biodiesel production -- 15.1.1 Used cooking oil -- 15.1.2 Grease -- 15.1.3 Animal fat -- 15.1.4 Soapstock -- 15.1.5 Nonedible oils. , 15.2 Conclusion.

Note: Intro -- Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composites -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Solvent Transport Phenomenon of Composite -- Natural Fiber Reinforced Synthetic Polymer Composites -- Ceramic Composites for Aerospace Applications -- Effect of Fiber Orientation and Modification on the Behavior of Bamboo Fiber Reinforced UPE/ESOA Hybrid Composite -- Graphene Composites -- Ionic Polymer Metal Composites -- Carbon Nanotube Composites -- Polymer Electrolyte Membranes -- Thermo Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Composites -- Ionic Transport in Sol-Gel Derived Organic-Inorganic Composites -- Membrane Transport for Gas Separation -- Mass Transport through Composite Asymmetric Membranes -- Transport Phenomenon of Nanoparticles in Animals and Humans -- Sorption and Diffusion Properties of Wood/Plastic Composites -- Graphite/UPE Nanocomposite: Transport, Thermal, Mechanical and Viscoelastic Properties -- Diffusion of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes into Industrial Polymers -- Diffusion, Transport and Water Absorption Properties of Eco-Friendly Polymer Composites -- Keyword Index -- Author Index.

Note: Intro -- Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Green Inorganic Synthesis -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Microwave-assisted green synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials -- Description -- Key features -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Technical aspects of microwave technique -- 2.1. Principles and heating mechanism of microwave method -- 2.2. Green solvents for microwave reactions -- 2.3. Microwave versus conventional synthesis -- 2.4. Microwave instrumentation -- 2.5. Advantages and limitations -- 3. MW-assisted green synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials -- 3.1. Metallic nanostructured materials -- 3.2. Metal oxides nanostructured materials -- 3.3. Metal chalcogenides nanostructured materials -- 3.4. Quantum dot nanostructured materials -- 4. Conclusions and future aspects -- 4.1. Challenges and scope to further study -- References -- Chapter 2: Green synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles using microemulsion methods -- Description -- Key features -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fundamental aspects of microemulsion synthesis -- 2.1. Microemulsion and types -- 2.2. Micelles, types, and formation mechanism -- 2.3. Hydrophilic-lipophilic balance number -- 2.4. Surfactants and types -- 2.5. Advantages and limitations of microemulsion synthesis of nanomaterials -- 3. Microemulsion-assisted green synthesis of inorganic nanostructured materials -- 3.1. General mechanism microemulsion method for nanomaterial synthesis -- 3.2. Preparation of metallic and bimetallic nanoparticles -- 3.3. Metal oxide synthesis by microemulsion -- 3.4. Synthesis of metal chalcogenide nanostructured materials -- 3.5. Synthesis of inorganic quantum dots -- 4. Conclusions, challenges, and scope to further study -- References -- Chapter 3: Synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials using microorganisms -- 1. Introduction. , 2. Green approach for synthesis of nanoparticles -- 3. General mechanisms of biosynthesis -- 4. Optimization of nanoparticles biosynthesis -- 4.1. Effect of the temperature -- 4.2. Effect of pH -- 4.3. Effect of metal precursor concentration -- 4.4. Effect of culture medium composition -- 4.5. Effect of biomass quantity and age -- 4.6. Synthesis time -- 5. Biosynthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles -- 5.1. Bacteria-mediated synthesis -- 5.2. Fungi-mediated synthesis -- 5.3. Yeast-mediated synthesis -- 5.4. Algae- and viruses-mediated synthesis -- 6. Biosynthesis of metal chalcogenide nanoparticles -- 7. Final considerations -- References -- Chapter 4: Challenge and perspectives for inorganic green synthesis pathways -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Synthesis methods -- 2.1. Physical synthesis -- 2.1.1. Advantages -- 2.1.2. Inconvenient -- 2.2. Chemical synthesis -- 2.2.1. Advantages -- 2.2.2. Inconvenient -- 2.3. Green synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials and application -- 3. Challenge and perspectives -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials using carbohydrates -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Types of nanomaterials -- 1.2. Approaches for the synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials -- 1.3. Characterization of inorganic nanomaterials -- 1.4. What are carbohydrates? -- 1.4.1. Types of carbohydrates -- Monosaccharides -- Oligosaccharides -- Polysaccharides -- 2. Synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials using carbohydrates -- 2.1. Synthesis of metal nanomaterials using carbohydrates -- 2.2. Synthesis of metal oxide-based nanomaterials using carbohydrates -- 2.3. Synthesis of nanomaterials using polysaccharides extracted from fungi and plant -- 3. The advantages and disadvantages of inorganic nanomaterials -- 4. Conclusion and future scope -- References -- Chapter 6: Fundamentals for material and nanomaterial synthesis. , 1. Introduction -- 2. Fundamental synthesis for materials -- 2.1. Solid-state synthesis -- 2.2. Chemical vapor transport -- 2.3. Sol-gel process -- 2.4. Melt growth (MG) method -- 2.5. Chemical vapor deposition -- 2.6. Laser ablation methods -- 2.7. Sputtering method -- 2.8. Molecular beam epitaxy method -- 3. Fundamental synthesis for nanomaterials -- 3.1. Top-down and bottom-up approaches -- 3.1.1. Ball milling (BL) synthesis process -- 3.1.2. Electron beam lithography -- 3.1.3. Inert gas condensation synthesis method -- 3.1.4. Physical vapor deposition methods -- 3.1.5. Laser pyrolysis methods -- 3.2. Chemical synthesis methods -- 3.2.1. Sol-gel method -- 3.2.2. Chemical vapor deposition method -- 3.2.3. Hydrothermal synthesis -- 3.2.4. Polyol process -- 3.2.5. Microemulsion technique -- 3.2.6. Microwave-assisted (MA) synthesis -- 3.3. Bio-assisted (B-A) methods -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Bioinspired synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Nanomaterials and current limitations -- 1.2. Bioinspired synthesis -- 2. General mechanism of interaction -- 3. Bioinspired synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials -- 3.1. Microorganisms-mediated synthesis -- 3.2. Plant-mediated synthesis -- 3.2.1. Root extract assisted synthesis -- 3.2.2. Leaves extract assisted synthesis -- 3.2.3. Shoot-mediated synthesis -- 3.3. Protein templated synthesis -- 3.4. DNA-templated synthesis -- 3.5. Butterfly wing scales-templated synthesis -- 4. Applications of bioinspired nanomaterials -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Polysaccharides for inorganic nanomaterials synthesis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Polysaccharides -- 2.1. Types of polysaccharides -- 2.1.1. Cellulose -- 2.1.2. Starch -- 2.1.3. Chitin -- 2.1.4. Chitosan -- 2.1.5. Properties of polysaccharides for bioapplications -- 3. Nanomaterials -- 3.1. Types of nanomaterials. , 3.1.1. Organic nanomaterials -- Carbon nanotubes -- Graphene -- Fullerenes -- 3.1.2. Inorganic nanomaterials -- Magnetic nanoparticles -- Metal nanoparticles -- Metal oxide nanoparticles -- Luminescent inorganic nanoparticles -- 3.2. Health effects of nanomaterials -- 4. Polysaccharide-based nanomaterials -- 4.1. Cellulose nanomaterials -- 4.1.1. Preparation of cellulose nanomaterials -- 4.1.2. Structure of cellulose nanomaterials -- 4.2. Chitin nanomaterials -- 4.2.1. Preparation of chitin nanomaterials -- 4.2.2. Structure and properties of chitin nanomaterials -- 4.3. Starch nanomaterials -- 4.3.1. Preparation of starch nanomaterials -- 4.3.2. Structure and properties of starch nanomaterials -- 5. Preparation of polysaccharide-based inorganic nanomaterials -- 5.1. Bulk nanocomposites -- 5.2. Composite nanoparticles -- 6. Applications of polysaccharide-based inorganic nanomaterials -- 6.1. Biotechnological applications -- 6.1.1. Bioseparation -- 6.1.2. Biolabeling and biosensing -- 6.1.3. Antimicrobial applications -- 6.2. Biomedical applications -- 6.2.1. Drug delivery -- 6.2.2. Digital imaging -- 6.2.3. Cancer treatment -- 6.3. Agricultural applications -- 7. Characterization of polysaccharide-based nanomaterials -- 7.1. Spectroscopy -- 7.1.1. Infrared (IR) spectroscopy -- 7.1.2. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) -- 7.1.3. UV-visible absorbance spectroscopy -- 7.2. Microscopy -- 7.2.1. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) -- 7.2.2. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) -- 7.3. X-ray methods -- 7.4. Thermal analysis -- 8. Future prospects -- 9. Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 9: Supercritical fluids for inorganic nanomaterials synthesis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The supercritical fluid as a substitute technology -- 2.1. What is supercritical fluid? -- 2.2. Supercritical antisolvent precipitation. , 2.3. Supercritical-assisted atomization -- 2.4. Sol-gel drying method -- 3. Synthesis in supercritical fluids -- 3.1. Route of supercritical fluids containing nanomaterials synthesis -- 3.2. Sole supercritical fluid -- 3.3. Mixed supercritical fluid -- 4. Theory of the synthesis of supercritical fluids containing nanomaterials -- 4.1. Supercritical fluids working process -- 4.2. Origin of nanoparticles -- 4.3. The rapid expansion of supercritical solutions -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Green synthesized zinc oxide nanomaterials and its therapeutic applications -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Green synthesis -- 3. ZnO NPs characterization -- 4. ZnO NPs synthesis by plant extracts -- 5. ZnO NPs synthesis by bacteria and actinomycetes -- 6. ZnO NPs synthesis by algae -- 7. ZnO NPs synthesis by fungi -- 8. NPs synthesis by virus -- 9. ZnO NPs synthesis with alternative green sources -- 10. Therapeutic applications -- 11. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Sonochemical synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials -- 1. Background -- 2. Inorganic nanomaterials in sonochemical synthesis -- 3. Applications -- 4. Final comments -- References -- Index.