Nanotechnology, Food Security and Water Treatment

This book reviews advanced nanotechnology in food, health, water and agriculture. In food, nanobiosensors display an unprecedented efficiency for the detection of allergens, genetically modified organisms and pathogens. In agriculture, nanofertilisers improve plant nutrition by releasing nutrients s...

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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 11
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ISBN:9783319701660
ISSN:2213-7114 ;
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Nanobiosensors for food and agriculture
  • 2. Physical, chemical and biochemical biosensors to detect pathogens
  • 3. Nanotechnology in the food industry
  • 4. Plant nano-nutrition
  • 5. Toxicological impact of carbon nanomaterials on plants
  • 6. Sustainable desalination process
  • 7. Fungal-based nanotechnology for heavy metal removal
  • 8. Nanomaterials reactivity and applications for wastewater cleanup
  • 9. Bioremediation of heavy metals
  • 10. Quantitative structure-activity modelling of toxic compounds.