Cavitation: A Novel Energy-Efficient Technique for the Generation of Nanomaterials

ISBN-13: 9789814411547 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 454 str.

Sivakumar Manickam; Muthupandian Ashokkumar

Opis

As nanomaterials and their end products occupy the pinnacle position of consumer markets, it becomes vital to analyze their generation processes. One of the green chemistry principles underlines the need for unusual energy sources to generate them. Utilizing the extreme energy from the collapse of cavitation bubbles, generated by either ultrasound or hydrodynamic forces, for the generation of nanomaterials is a merit to consider in this "Green Chemical Processing Era."

A wide range of nanomaterials have been developed in the past decade using cavitation or coupling cavitation with other techniques such as microwave, photochemistry, and electrochemistry, resulting in nanomaterials with unique morphologies, reduced size, narrow size distribution, and innumerous advantages. While a few currently available books deal with the fundamental aspects of cavitation and sonochemistry, this book is devoted specifically to the technologically important nanomaterials obtained by cavitation.

Spis treści

Development of Multifunctional Nanomaterials by Cavitation. Generation of Size-, Structure-, and Shape-Controlled Metal Nanoparticles Using Cavitation. Sonochemical Synthesis of Noble Mono- and Bimetallic Nanoparticles for Catalytic Applications. Ultrasound-Assisted Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanomaterials. Synthesis of Nanomaterials Using Hydrodynamic Cavitation. Sonoelectrochemical Synthesis of Nanomaterials. Preparation of Nanomaterials Under Combined Ultrasound/Microwave Irradiation. Ultrasound-Assisted Preparation of Nano- and Micro-Polymeric Materials for the Encapsulation of Bioactive Agents. Innovative Inorganic Nanoparticles with Antimicrobial Properties Attached to Textiles by Sonochemistry. Ultrasonic Processing for Synthesis of Nanocomposite via in situ Emulsion Polymerization and Their Applications. Controlled Sonochemical Fabrication of Mesoporous Surfaces and Metal Sponges. Numerical Simulations of Nucleation and Aggregation of BaTiO3 Nanocrystals Under Ultrasound. Ultrasonics and Sonochemistry: Some Issues and Future Perspectives.