Chemical Modification of Solid Surfaces by the Use of Additives brings ten comprehensive chapters covering different types of solid surface modifications by using surfactants or other chemicals. Each chapter explains different types of chemical surface modifications that are important for a large variety of applications. The uses of each type of modification is summarized to give the reader an overview of recent developments in this field of materials science.
Starting with fundamental science in “Role of surfactants in facet dependent synthesis of anisotropic nanostructures,” as chapter 1. which highlights the importance of surface modification during synthesis of nanomaterials. In chapter two “Quantum dots; Synthesis, application, toxicology and surface modification with special consideration on CdTe QDs”, the synthesis of quantum dots as an optical nanomaterial is discussed in detail, where also toxicological aspects in relation to surface chemical modifications are discussed. This chapter is important and highlights especially the role of surface modifications to protect humans from harm by turning a potentially poisonous entity into a highly useful and harmless tool.
The book continues then with engineering questions starting from chapter 3, whereby the “Improvement of flow behavior of coal–water slurry using surfactant mixture” is discussed in detail highlighting the influence of surface modification for process engineering questions. In chapter 4 the influence of surface modification for health and environmental remediation are discussed, highlighting even the potential of surface modification for combining engineering with health and environmental aspects. Having introduced environmental protection in the aforementioned chapter, Chapter 5 “Generation of Fly ash and its surface modification for Pipeline transportation” highlights the importance of surface modification to prevent pipeline clotting and reduce the energy required for transport. By reducing the energy needed for transportation, surface modification techniques can even contribute to climate.
Surface chemical modifications are also important in sensing applications as chapter 6: “Chemical Modification of Carbon Electrode for Sensing Application” discusses. In addition to sensing, the “Functionality modification of polysaccharides for enhanced surface properties at cell-material interface for biomedical application” is nicely explained in chapter 7. Furthermore, the role of additives on metal coating substrate surfaces is discussed in chapter 8. After this chapter, the book switches to microelectronic and microwave applications with chapter 9 and 10. These chapters mainly discussed perovskite structures and their optical and dielectric properties, highlighting the potential of surface modification in the field of electronics.
The book also highlights the importance of surface modification for the biomedical application of polysaccharides, sensing application of carbon electrode, metal coating substrate surfaces, microelectronic, microwave applications of perovskite material and the role of nanotechnology. This book is a useful reference for chemical engineering and civil engineering students who wish to understand the surface chemistry of additive materials. Scholars undertaking courses in nanotechnology and environmental science will also benefit from the information presented by the book.
About the Editor:
Dr. Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, has been working as an Assistant Professor (Chemistry) in Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, India, for more than a decade. He obtained his Ph.D. in Coordination Chemistry from the School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, in the year 2011. He has published more than 80 research articles, reviews, opinions, letters, etc., in various international journals to his credit. Moreover, he has authored 10 books, 8 book chapters and three Indian patents. His focus of research interest is Bioinorganic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Nanotechnology.
Dr. Debadutta Das, Assistant Professor (Chemistry) is presently working at Sukanti Degree College, Subarnapur, Odisha, India. He completed his Ph.D. (Chemistry) in March, 2011 from the School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Odisha. He has more than 13 years of teaching experience. His research area covers alternative energy, slurry stabilization like Coal –water, crude oil-water, and fly ash-water. He has published four patents, 29 SCI international research articles in reputed journals, and nine book chapters. He has also presented twenty two research papers in different conferences.
Dr. Mohammad Azam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He received his Ph.D. degree from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (UP) India. His research interests mostly focus on coordination chemistry. He has published over 80 research articles in various journals of International repute. He has authored few books with reputed publishers. In addition, he holds a number of US patents. He also worked as visiting professor/scientist/researcher at various universities in the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany.
Keywords: Anisotropic nanostructures, Cetyltrimethylammonium chloride and binary surfactant mixture, Gold nanostructures, Polyvinylpyrrolidone, Silver nanostructure, Carbon electrode, electrochemical detection, Modification, Sensor, Activated Sorbent, Isotherm, Kinetics, Organic pollutants, Sorption, Thermodynamics.
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