Bio- and Nanosorbents from Natural Resources

Reviews nanoadsorbents from natural and biological origin – eco-friendly and non-toxic materials Specifically describes materials for water remediation and removal of organic and inorganic contaminants Includes materials with both organic and inorganic skeleton, and describes how the benefits of the different materials can be combined and exploited
This book reviews the work in the field of nanoadsorbents derived from natural polymers, with a special emphasis on materials finding application in water remediation. It includes natural materials both with an organic or an inorganic skeleton, from which the nanomaterials can be made. Those nanomaterials can therefore be used to reinforce other matrices and in their pristine form have an extraordinary adsorption efficiency. Being of natural or biological origin, the materials described in this book distinguish themselves as eco-friendly and non-toxic. The book describes how these benefits of the described materials can be combined and exploited. It will thus appeal to chemists, nanotechnologists, environmental engineers and generally all scientist working in the field of water pollution and remediation as an inspiration for the innovation toward new technologies.