Subject Code: CE6L112 Name: Environmental Nanotechnology and Applications L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3

Prerequisite: None
Introduction to nanotechnology, Nanotechnology for reduced wasteand improved energy efficiency, Nanotechnology based water treatment strategies, nanomaterials-microporous materials, carbon nanotubes, photocatalystsetc, synthesis of nanocrystals and membranes, properties, environmental application, Development of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), structure and properties of fullerene, C60, carbon nanotube and fibre, CNT synthesis mechanism and commercial techniques, organized assembly of CNTs, possible applications of CNTs, Environmental applications adsorption, hydrogen storage, photocatalysts preparation and characterizationUV induced hydrophobicity, modified photocatalysts, application of photocatalysts in environmental treatment, nanoscale biometal for subsurface remediation, Sensing materials, introduction to novel sensing materials, operation principle, sensors mass and optical sensors, nano-sensing systems and applications.
Books

  • Wiesner M., Bottero J-Y., Environmental Nanotechnology : Applications and Impacts of Nanomaterials Applications and Impacts of Nanomaterials, McGraw Hill Professional.
  • Pradeep T., Textbook of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited
  • Mittal V., Nanocomposites with Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Future perspectives., Oxford University Press