Nano-biosorbents for Decontamination of Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Nano-biosorbents for Decontamination of Water, Air, and Soil Pollution explores the properties of nanobiosorbents and their application for the removal of contaminants from the natural environment. The use of nanobiosorbents for environmental protection is a combinational approach, which incorporates nanotechnology with naturally occurring biopolymers, forming an amalgamation of nano-biopolymers, which are then utilized as sorbent materials for the removal of a variety of contaminants from wastewater bodies. Nanobiosorbents have proved to be an excellent choice for decontamination purposes, based on the fact that they incorporate the useful features of biopolymers, such as biodegradability; renewability, and biocompatibility, which are integrated with a modernized nanotechnological approach that is irresistible. The nanobiosorbents in various forms, such as nanoparticles, nanofibers and nanowires could be synthesized using commonly occurring biopolymers, such as chitin, chitosan and lignin. This book summarizes the use of different types of nanosorbents in the environmental sector. This book is an important reference source for materials scientists, bioscientists and environmental scientists who are looking to understand how nanobiosorbents are being used for a range of environmental applications. Highlights the environmental applications of chitosan-based, cellulose-based and polymer-based nanoscale biosorbents Explains the advantages of using different types of nanobiosorbents variously for soil, water and air purification applications Assesses the challenges in manufacturing nanobiosorbents cheaply on an industrial scale