Nanoscale Materials in Chemistry

by Klabunde, Kenneth J.; Richards, Ryan M.

• ISBN13: 9780470222706
• ISBN10: 0470222700
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-10-26
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Nanomaterials are increasingly finding more applications in the real world. Now significantly expanded to include 39 chapters, this second edition of Nanoscale Materials in Chemistry provides the most comprehensive and authoritative reference on nanoscale materials chemistry currently available. Authoritatively written by leading experts in the field, the text covers preparations, applications, characterization, environmental, and toxicological aspects of nanoscale materials, with a particular focus on the chemistry involved, making it suitable as a primary text for graduate courses and a reliable comprehensive resource for scientists.

Author Biography

Kenneth J. Klabunde, Phd, is the University Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University. His research focuses on materials science, nanoscale particles, magnetic properties of nanoscale iron particles, adsorption properties of nanoscale metal oxide properties, and organometallic chemistry. He is the editor of the first edition of Nanoscale Materials in Chemistry, also published by Wiley. Ryan M. Richards, Phd, is Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Colorado School of Mines. His research interests include nanoparticle preparations and characterization, as well as heterogeneous and enantioselective catalysis.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xi
Introduction To Nanomaterials	p. 1
Introduction to Nanoscale Materials in Chemistry, Edition II	p. 3
Unique Bonding in Nanoparticles and Powders	p. 15
Particles as Molecules	p. 37
New Synthetic Methods For nanomaterials	p. 71
Microwave Preparation of Metal Fluorides and their Biological Application	p. 73
Transition Metal Nitrides and Carbides	p. 111
Kinetics of Colloidal Chemical Synthesis of Monodisperse Spherical Nanocrystals	p. 127
Nanorods	p. 155
Nanostructured Solids: Micro- And Mesoporous Materials And Ploymer Nanocomposites	p. 207
Aerogels: Disordered, Porous Nanostructures	p. 209
Ordered Microporous and Mesoporous Materials	p. 243
Applications of Microporous and Mesoporous Materials	p. 331
Organized Two- And Three-Dimensional Nanocrystals	p. 367
Inorganic-Organic Composites	p. 369
DNA-Modified Nanoparticles: Gold and Silver	p. 405
Nanotubes, Ribbons, And Sheets	p. 441
Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures	p. 443
Nanocatalysts, Sorbents, And Energy Applications	p. 493
Reaction of Nanoparticles with Gases	p. 495
Nanomaterials in Energy Storage Systems	p. 519
Unique Physical Properties Of Nanomaterials	p. 537
Optical and Electronic Properties of Metal and Semiconductor Nanostructures	p. 539
Photochemistry Of Nanomaterials	p. 579
Photocatalytic Purification of Water and Air over Nanoparticulate TiO2	p. 581
Photofunctional Zeolites and Mesoporous Materials Incorporating Single-Site Heterogeneous Catalysts	p. 605
Photocatalytic Remediation	p. 629
Biological And Environment Aspects Of Nanomaterials	p. 647
Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation	p. 649
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Environmental and Health Impacts	p. 681
Toxicity of Inhaled Nanomaterials	p. 729
Index	p. 771
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