In those simpler, more naive times, contamination of the environment was largely ignored, a common sentiment being simply that “dilution is the solution to pollution”. However, it also produced unprecedented environmental pollution. The industrial revolution of the late 19th and early 20th century led to unprecedented economic growth in Europe and the United States. Indeed, as this book summarizes, nanomaterials have been developed for specific applications that involve interfacial reactions and/or molecular transport processes. Such properties give hope for new chemical capabilities arising from exciting new classes of nanomaterials. Nanomaterials may have unique physical and chemical properties not found in their bulk counterparts, such as unusually large surface area to volume ratios or high interfacial reactivity. The ability to design, synthesize and manipulate specific nanostructured materials lies at the very heart of the future promise of nanotechnology.
It offers many unprecedented opportunities for advancing our ability to impact not only our day to day lives, but the very environment in which we live. Nanotechnology has attracted a lot of attention recently, particularly in the research and industrial communities. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher.įor photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HEīritish Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.ĮNVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOMATERIALS Synthesis, Sorbents and Sensors Copyright © 2007 by Imperial College Press All rights reserved. Published by Imperial College Press 57 Shelton Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9HE Distributed by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials Synthesis, Sorbents and SensorsĮnvironmental Applications of Nanomaterials Synthesis, Sorbents and Sensors editors
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