Nanotechnology for Sustainable Development

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-IX

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2. Nanotechnology for sustainable development: retrospective and outlook

   • Mamadou S. Diallo, Neil A. Fromer, Myung S. Jhon

   Pages 1-16

3. Ionic transport in nanocapillary membrane systems

   • Vikhram V. Swaminathan, Larry R. Gibson II, Marie Pinti, Shaurya Prakash, Paul W. Bohn, Mark A. Shannon

   Pages 17-31

4. Nanofiltration membranes based on polyvinylidene fluoride nanofibrous scaffolds and crosslinked polyethyleneimine networks

   • Seong-Jik Park, Ravi Kumar Cheedrala, Mamadou S. Diallo, Changmin Kim, In S. Kim, William A. Goddard III

   Pages 33-46

5. Composite polyester membranes with embedded dendrimer hosts and bimetallic Fe/Ni nanoparticles: synthesis, characterisation and application to water treatment

   • S. P. Malinga, O. A. Arotiba, R. W. M. Krause, S. F. Mapolie, M. S. Diallo, B. B. Mamba

   Pages 47-61

6. A new approach for determination of fouling potential by colloidal nanoparticles during reverse osmosis (RO) membrane filtration of seawater

   • Ji Yeon Park, Sungil Lim, Kihong Park

   Pages 63-71

7. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes decorated with nitrogen, palladium co-doped TiO2 (MWCNT/N, Pd co-doped TiO2) for visible light photocatalytic degradation of Eosin Yellow in water

   • Alex T. Kuvarega, Rui W. M. Krause, Bhekie B. Mamba

   Pages 73-88

8. Synthesis and characterization of carbon-covered alumina (CCA) supported TiO2 nanocatalysts with enhanced visible light photodegradation of Rhodamine B

   • Mphilisi M. Mahlambi, Ajay K. Mishra, Shivani B. Mishra, Rui W. Krause, Bhekie B. Mamba, Ashok M. Raichur

   Pages 89-99

9. Improvement of the structural, morphology, and optical properties of TiO2 for solar treatment of industrial wastewater

   • M. Saif, S. M. K. Aboul-Fotouh, S. A. El-Molla, M. M. Ibrahim, L. F. M. Ismail

   Pages 101-111

10. Shape-controlled synthesis of α-Fe2O3 nanostructures: engineering their surface properties for improved photocatalytic degradation efficiency

    • S. Bharathi, D. Nataraj, K. Senthil, Yoshitake Masuda

    Pages 113-125

11. Protein-functionalized magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: time efficient potential-water treatment

    • Chuka Okoli, Magali Boutonnet, Sven Järås, Gunaratna Rajarao-Kuttuva

    Pages 127-135

12. Fabrication of amine-functionalized magnetite nanoparticles for water treatment processes

    • Candace C. P. Chan, Hervé Gallard, Peter Majewski

    Pages 137-147

13. Manganese-incorporated iron(III) oxide–graphene magnetic nanocomposite: synthesis, characterization, and application for the arsenic(III)-sorption from aqueous solution

    • Debabrata Nandi, Kaushik Gupta, Arup Kumar Ghosh, Amitabha De, Sangam Banerjee, Uday Chand Ghosh

    Pages 149-162

14. Arsenic removal by magnetic nanocrystalline barium hexaferrite

    • Hasmukh A. Patel, Jeehye Byun, Cafer T. Yavuz

    Pages 163-169

15. Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions using Fe3O4, ZnO, and CuO nanoparticles

    • Shahriar Mahdavi, Mohsen Jalali, Abbas Afkhami

    Pages 171-188

16. Kaolin-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron for removing cationic dye–crystal violet in aqueous solution

    • Zheng-xian Chen, Ying Cheng, Zuliang Chen, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Ravendra Naidu

    Pages 189-196

17. Aqueous phosphate removal using nanoscale zero-valent iron

    • Talal Almeelbi, Achintya Bezbaruah

    Pages 197-210

18. Poly(vinyl chloride)-g-poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) graft copolymers templated synthesis of mesoporous TiO₂ thin films for dye-sensitized solar cells

    • Rajkumar Patel, Sung Hoon Ahn, Jin Ah Seo, Sang Jin Kim, Jong Hak Kim

    Pages 211-222

19. SnO2, IrO2, Ta2O5, Bi2O3, and TiO2 nanoparticle anodes: electrochemical oxidation coupled with the cathodic reduction of water to yield molecular H2

    • Jina Choi, Yan Qu, Michael R. Hoffmann

    Pages 223-234

20. Preparation of proton conducting membranes containing bifunctional titania nanoparticles

    • Ayşe Aslan, Ayhan Bozkurt

    Pages 235-243

The world is facing great challenges in meeting rising demands for basic commodities (e.g., food, water, and energy), finished goods (e.g., cell phones, cars and airplanes) and services (e.g., shelter, healthcare and employment) while reducing and minimizing the impact of human activities on Earth's global environment and climate. Nanotechnology has emerged as a versatile platform that could provide efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally acceptable solutions to the global sustainability challenges facing society. This volume is devoted to the utilization of nanotechnology to improve or achieve sustainable development. Recent advances are highlighted and opportunities of utilizing nanotechnology to address global challenges in water purification, clean energy, greenhouse gas management, materials supply/utilization and manufacturing are discussed. Also, societal perspectives are addressed and an outlook of the role of nanotechnology in the convergence of knowledge, technology and society for achieving sustainable development is provided. This book offers a thematic collection of papers previously published in the Journal of Nanoparticle Research.

• Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
• Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials
• Gas Separation Technology
• Nanofiltration Membranes
• Nanomaterials for Water Filtration
• Nanosustain Conference
• Polymer Electron Membrane Fuel Cells
• Societal Aspects of Nanotechnology
• Solutions for Urban Sustainability Problems

• Howard University, Pasadena, USA

  Mamadou S. Diallo

• California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

  Neil A. Fromer

• Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

  Myung S. Jhon

Prof. Mamadou S. Diallo holds a joint faculty appointment between the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). At KAIST, Prof. Diallo serves as Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Energy, Environment, Water and Sustainability (EEWS). At Caltech, Prof. Diallo is a visiting Faculty Associate in the Environmental Science and Engineering Department of the Division of Engineering and Applied Science. During the last 10 years, Prof. Diallo and his collaborators have been pioneering the applications of dendrimer nanotechnology to challenging problems in environmental and industrial separations. His current research interests and activities focus on the development of advanced separations materials and systems for sustainable chemistry, engineering and materials (SusChEM) using dendritic macromolecules and polymeric micro/nanofibers as building blocks. Prof. Diallo is also the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of AquaNano, LLC, a California spin-off company that is developing high performance media for water treatment and environmental remediation. In 2011, he became a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Environmental Science and Technology. In 2012, Prof. Diallo was appointed as Associate Editor of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research.

Dr. Myung S. Jhon is a Professor of Chemical Engineering, a member of the Data Storage Systems Center (DSSC) and the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Professor Jhon received his B.S. in Physics from Seoul National University, Korea, and his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago. He has served as visiting professor in several institutions, including the U.S. Department of Energy (National Energy Technology Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories); the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley; IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose; and the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. He has also served as a consultant to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. During his recent leave of absence from Carnegie Mellon, he served as the President and CEO of Doosan DND Co., Ltd. Professor Jhon is internationally known for his work in the fields of computational science, information storage systems, nanotechnology, organic light-emitting devices, and chemical mechanical polishing.

Professor Jhon's research focuses on the fundamentals in engineering science and their application to the state-of-the-art engineering problems. He is primarily involved with the mathematical modeling of complex engineering systems using finite element, Monte Carlo, and molecular dynamics simulations. In addition, lattice Boltzmann method is currently being implemented via parallel computing schemes to examine multi-scale and multi-phenomena complex engineering systems.

Dr. Neil Fromer is the Executive Director of the ResnickInstitute, Caltech’s endowed program for energy and sustainability. Neil works with the faculty, staff and students across the entire campus to develop new ideas and research technologies related to a clean energy future. Dr. Fromer received his PhD in semiconductor physics from UC Berkeley, and his BS in Engineering/Physics from Brown University. Neil’s scientific background is in the interactions of light and matter, and he has over a decade of experience working on solar energy technologies. However, lately he has also been very interested by energy storage, clean fuel generation and use, smarter energy distribution systems, and energy efficiency. Prior to his arrival at the Resnick Institute, Neil Fromer was the Director of Advanced Projects and the Director of Reliability and Testing for Soliant Energy, a concentrating photovoltaic company. While at Soliant, Neil directed the development, testing and certification of a new solar panel, designed specifically to generate the most energy on commercial rooftops. During this time, Neil was actively involved in defining the certification process of this new panel, and was responsible for Soliant receiving the first certification to the UL8703 safety certification for concentrating PV systems. Neil is still active on the technical review panel for UL8703. Previously, Neil worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, developing new low-cost solar cells from inorganic semiconductor nanoparticles, and also on the commercialization of energy efficient LED light bulbs and fixtures.

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