Carbon Nanomaterials for Agri-Food and Environmental Applications

ISBN-13: 9780128197868 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 652 str.

Kamel Ahmed Abd-Elsalam

Spis treści

1 Carbon nanomaterials: 30 years of research in agroecosystems

 

Part One Synthesis and characterization

2 Carbon nanotubes: Synthesis, characterization, and applications

3 Graphene-based nanocomposites: Synthesis, characterizations, and their agri-food applications

4 Novel trends for synthesis of carbon nanostructures from agricultural wastes

Part Two Environmental applications

5 Improving diesel engine performance using carbon nanomaterials

6 Biosorbents for heavy metal removal from dilute aqueous solution

7 Carbon nanomaterial applications in air pollution remediation

8 Carbon-based sponges for oil spill recovery

9 Graphene and activated graphene as adsorbents for removal of heavy metals from water resources

10 Graphene quantum dot-based nanostructures for water treatment

11 Carbon-based nanosensors: An efficient tool for use in the food industry and agricultural and environmental sectors

12 Toxic effects of engineered carbon nanoparticles on environment

13 Carbon nanostructures: detection, controlling plant diseases and mycotoxins

14 Carbon nanotubes: Plant gene delivery and genome editing

15 Nanocarbon fertilizers: Implications of carbon nanomaterials in sustainable agriculture production

16 Micro/nano biochar for sustainable plant health: Present statusand future prospects

17 Potential of nanoscale carbon-based materials for remediation of pesticide-contaminated environment

18 Nanocarbon-based sensors for pesticide detection: Recent trends

19 Carbon nanotubes: An efficient sorbent for herbicide sensing and remediation

20 Effect of nanocarbons on physical and mechanical properties of soils

21 Interaction of carbon nanotubes with rhizosphere microbial communities

22 Nanocarbons: Antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activity and the underlying mechanism

23 Toxic and beneficial effects of carbon nanomaterials on human and animal health

24 Carbon nanomaterials (CNTs) phytotoxicity: Quo vadis?

25 Application of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Food Preservation Area

26 Risk management and regulatory aspects of carbon nanomaterials

O autorze

Prof. Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Ph.D., is currently a research professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza. Kamel earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Pathology from Christian Alberchts University of Kiel (Germany) and Suez Canal University (Egypt). Dr. Kamel's research interests include developing, improving, and deploying plant biosecurity diagnostic tools; understanding and exploiting fungal pathogen genomes; and developing eco-friendly hybrid nanomaterials for controlling toxicogenic fungi, plant diseases, and agroecosystems applications. He published 20 books related to nano-biotechnology applications in agriculture and plant protection. Since 2019, he has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier book series "Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection.” He also serves as the Series Editor of the Elsevier book series "Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture.”