Nanocellulose and Its Composites for Water Treatment Applications

<p>Biological materials and their applications have drawn increasing attention among scientists. Cellulose is an abundant renewable biodegradable economical thermally stable and light material and it has found application in pharmaceuticals coatings food textiles laminates sensors actuators flexible electronics and flexible displays. Its nano form has extraordinary surface properties such as higher surface area than cellulose; hence nanocellulose can be used as a substitute for cellulose. Among many other sustainable functional nanomaterials nanocellulose is attracting growing interest in environmental remediation technologies because of its many unique properties and functionalities.</p><p>Nanocellulose and Its Composites for Water Treatment Applications supplies insight into the application of nanocellulose and its nanocomposites for water purification and remediation. It covers different classes of nanocellulose—cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) hairy cellulose nanocrystalloid (HCNC) and bacterial nanocellulose (BNC)—for their competency with other renewable and carbonaceous materials such as pectin alginate and CNTs. Future perspectives of nanocellulose and nanocomposites gleaned from different biodegradable origins are also discussed.</p><p>This book delves into an updated description of the basic principles and developments in synthesis characterization methods properties (chemical thermal optical structural surface and mechanical structure) property relationships crystallization behavior and degradability of biodegradable nanocomposites. The book also supplies vivid information about various cellulose nanomaterials and their applications in absorbing organic and inorganic toxins membrane filtration of bacteria viruses and ionic impurities photocatalytic dye removal and sensing of water toxins.</p><p>Features</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Details the synthesis and characterization methods of nanocellulose</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>Illustrates the applications of nanocellulose and its nanocomposites</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>Shows in-depth accounts of the various types of properties of nanocellulose and its composites</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>Features emerging trends in the use of nanocellulose as adsorbents sensors membranes and photocatalysis materials</li> </ul><p>This book will be useful for academics researchers and engineers working in water treatment and purification.</p>