Table Of ContentAdvanced Materials for a
Sustainable Environment
This book summarizes recent and critical aspects of advanced materials for environmental protection
and remediation. It explores the various development aspects related to environmental remediation,
including design and development of novel and highly efficient materials, aimed at environmental
sustainability. Synthesis of advanced materials with desirable physicochemical properties and applica-
tions is covered as well. Distributed across 13 chapters, the major topics covered include sensing and
elimination of contaminants and hazardous materials via advanced materials along with hydrogen
energy, biofuels, and CO capture technology.
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• Discusses the development in design of synthesis process and materials with sustainable
approach.
• Covers removal of biotic and abiotic wastes from the aqueous systems.
• Includes hydrogen energy and biofuels under green energy production.
• Explores removal of environmental (soil and air) contaminants with nanomaterials.
• Reviews advanced materials for environmental remediation in both liquid and gas phases.
Emerging Materials and Technologies
Series Editor:
Boris I. Kharissov
The Emerging Materials and Technologies series is devoted to highlighting publications centered
on emerging advanced materials and novel technologies. Attention is paid to those newly discov-
ered or applied materials with potential to solve pressing societal problems and improve quality of
life, corresponding to environmental protection, medicine, communications, energy, transportation,
advanced manufacturing, and related areas.
The series takes into account that, under present strong demands for energy, material, and cost
savings, as well as heavy contamination problems and worldwide pandemic conditions, the area of
emerging materials and related scalable technologies is a highly interdisciplinary field, with the need
for researchers, professionals, and academics across the spectrum of engineering and technological
disciplines. The main objective of this book series is to attract more attention to these materials and
technologies and invite conversation among the international R&D community.
Sustainable Nanomaterials for the Construction Industry
Ghasan Fahim Huseien and Kwok Wei Shah
4D Imaging to 4D Printing
Biomedical Applications
Edited by Rupinder Singh
Emerging Nanomaterials for Catalysis and Sensor Applications
Edited by Anitha Varghese and Gurumurthy Hegde
Advanced Materials for a Sustainable Environment
Development Strategies and Applications
Edited by Naveen Kumar and Peter Ramashadi Makgwane
Nanomaterials from Renewable Resources for Emerging Applications
Edited by Sandeep S. Ahankari, Amar K. Mohanty, and Manjusri Misra
Multifunctional Polymeric Foams
Advancements and Innovative Approaches
Edited by Soney C George and Resmi B. P.
Nanotechnology Platforms for Antiviral Challenges
Fundamentals, Applications and Advances
Edited by Soney C George and Ann Rose Abraham
Carbon-Based Conductive Polymer Composites
Processing, Properties, and Applications in Flexible Strain Sensors
Dong Xiang
Nanocarbons
Preparation, Assessments, and Applications
Ashwini P. Alegaonkar and Prashant S. Alegaonka
For more information about this series, please visit: www.routledge.com/Emerging-Materials-and-
Technologies/book-series/CRCEMT
Advanced Materials for a
Sustainable Environment
Development Strategies and Applications
Edited by
Naveen Kumar and Peter Ramashadi Makgwane
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Contents
Preface..............................................................................................................................................vii
Editors ...............................................................................................................................................ix
Contributors ......................................................................................................................................xi
Chapter 1 Advanced Materials towards Environmental Protection: Attributes and Progress .....1
Naveen Kumar, Peter R. Makgwane, and Jitender Jindal
Chapter 2 Green Approaches to Catalytic Processes under Alternative Reaction Media ..........25
Mariette M. Pereira, Mário J. F. Calvete, Fábio M. S. Rodrigues,
Rui M. B. Carrilho, and Lucas D. Dias
Chapter 3 Sensing of Environmental Contaminants Using Advanced Nanomaterial ................57
Parul Raturi, Bijit Choudhuri, and P. Chinnamuthu
Chapter 4 Nano-Engineered Hybrid Materials for Decontamination of Hazardous Organics ....77
Isabela Machado Horta, Barbara Souza Damasceno,
Douglas Marcel Gonçalves Leite, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho,
André Luis de Jesus Pereira, and Armstrong Godoy-Jr
Chapter 5 Polyaniline-Based Adsorbents and Photocatalysts for the Elimination of
Toxic Heavy Metals ..................................................................................................101
Akbar Samadi and Shuaifei Zhao
Chapter 6 Emerging MXene-Based Materials for the Removal of Environmental Pollutants ....123
Dana Susan Abraham, Margandan Bhagiyalakshmi, and Mari Vinoba
Chapter 7 Metal Oxide-Biochar Nanocomposites for the Effective Removal of
Environmental Contaminants ..................................................................................143
Jnyanashree Darabdhara and Md. Ahmaruzzaman
Chapter 8 Metal Organic Framework (MOF)-Based Advanced Materials for
Clean Environment ...................................................................................................159
Hossam E. Emam, Reda M. Abdelhameed, and Hanan B. Ahmed
Chapter 9 Photoactive Nanostructured Materials for Antibacterial Action:
A Self-Sterilization ...................................................................................................189
Sreejarani Kesavan Pillai and Mabuatsela Virginia Maphoru
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Chapter 10 Advanced Materials for Hydrogen Production and Storage:
A New Era of Clean Energy .....................................................................................219
Muhammad Tahir and Sehar Tasleem
Chapter 11 Advancement in Biofuels Production: Sustainable Perception towards Green
Energy and Environment..........................................................................................245
Jyoti Kataria, Seema Devi, and Pooja Devi
Chapter 12 Advanced Fluids in Chemical Absorption of CO : Development in
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CO Capture Technology ..........................................................................................271
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Fernando Vega, Luz Marina Gallego-Fernández, David Abad-Correa, and
Francisco Manuel Baena-Moreno
Chapter 13 Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Reduction of CO ............293
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Rashi Gusain, Neeraj Kumar, and Suprakas Sinha Ray
Index ..............................................................................................................................................317
Preface
The growing increase in the generation of new complex pollutants matrixes is due to rapid exten-
sion of industrial activities and high rate of urbanization, transport emissions, newly developing
high-technology agricultural practices, and emergence of pharmaceutical health-threatening wastes
disposal, which presents an alarming concern on a healthy sustainable environment. The applica-
tion of advanced materials in the spheres of environmental remediation has been overwhelming
in the past decade. As a result, there is a high expectation of developing new innovative remedial
solutions to these evolving environmental pollution issues and developing greener processes’ con-
version of renewable materials into environmentally friendlier products. This book systematically
discusses the recent trends in the design and development of advanced materials ranging from metal
oxides, various carbons, and hybrids nanomaterials from fundamental structured layout, synthesis,
and applications to develop sustainable and green environment processes. It consists of 13 chap-
ters written by experts in advanced materials design and applications in various green processes,
which can be categorized into three themes. The first theme introduces the broader overview of
advanced materials and their applications in diversified processes, including a dedicated chapter
on green approach methods to production technology focusing on process designing and manufac-
turing aspects. The second theme focuses on advanced nanomaterials for sensing and removal of
organic and inorganic heavy metals pollutants, including antibacterial self-disinfections. The final
theme discusses advanced materials and renewable process in carbon dioxide capture technology
and conversion, including new developments in hydrogen and biofuels production for sustainable
green energy and the environment. This book appeals to a broad readership, including professional
industrial, academic researchers, and graduate students who are interested in advanced materials
design towards sustainable environmental applications.
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Editors
Naveen Kumar has 18 years of research experience and is currently working as an Associate
Professor in Department of the Chemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (INDIA), and
holding various academic positions in the institute. He is actively engaged in the field of mate-
rial chemistry, out of which photocatalysis and environmental chemistry are major areas of the
research. He has published more than 60 articles in the journals of high repute. He also worked at
Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain, in an international research project entitled
as “Development of a New Generation CIGS Based Solar Cells” [NANICIS-269279] in 2013 and
2014. He is also working as a reviewer in various reputed journals. He was a guest editor for MPDI
Catalyst (2021) in nanocatalysis and photocatalysis. He has presented research papers at national
and international conferences and delivered invited lectures in various institutes.
Peter Ramashadi Makgwane is a Principal Scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR), Pretoria (South Africa), and Extraordinary Professor in Chemistry at the University
of the Western Cape (South Africa). He completed his MSc Chemistry from University of Pretoria
(South Africa) in 2006, and PhD Chemistry from Nelson Mandela University (South Africa) in 2010.
He was a visiting scholar at Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Physical Chemical (PAS-IPC)
catalysis research group, Warsaw (Poland), in 2017 and National Research Centre (Cairo, Egypt) in
2016. He was an invited guest editor for Journal of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience (2014) and
MDPI Catalyst (2021) in nanocatalysis and photocatalysis themed issues. Professor Makgwane has
published a number of research articles in heterogeneous catalysis, nanocatalysis, and photocataly-
sis focused on chemicals conversion, environmental remediation, and semiconductor gas chemical
sensing. His main research interest is in applying catalysis for green and sustainable processes in
chemicals, energy, and environment.
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