Environmental Technology and Sustainability

Physical, Chemical and Biological Technologies for Environmental Protection
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-77491-434-2
Verlag: Apple Academic Press

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 689 g

This new title covers the most recent theoretical and practical advancements in green technology for a clean and healthy environment. It aims to provide a better understanding of the research and development of new technologies that are becoming increasingly important for ensuring sustainability.

The book provides vital information on advanced materials and green composites and expounds on environmental chemistry for a sustainable world, focusing on different characterization methods as well as new techniques. The volume also considers recent developments and applications of clean energy materials. It presents case studies that emphasize the green technologies being discussed.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tatrishvili, Tamara

Abraham, Ann Rose

Haghi, A K

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie Umweltchemie, Lebensmittelchemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: MATERIALS AND MODERN PROCESSES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION 1. A Study on Thermal Behavior of the Polymer Composites Based on Polystyrene for Environmental Protection 2. Spiropyran-Doped Liquid Crystal Film for the Monitoring of Human Ecology Upon Exposure to UV Radiation: An Environmentally Friendly Approach 3. High-Performance Polymer Composites on the Basis of the Residual Polyethylene and Modified Minerals for Ecological Protection of the Environment 4. Removal of Some Frequently Used Antibiotics from Wastewaters Using the Natural Zeolite Adsorption Method Combined with Analytical HPLC Procedures: Pollutant Removal from Wastewater 5. Investigation of the Impact of Epoxy Compounds Based on Environmentally Friendly and Renewable Raw Materials in Bitumen Modification Processes 6. Assessment of the Durability of Geopolymer Materials Based on Thermally Modified Polymineral Clay Rocks 7. Synthesis Process Research Urea-Formaldehyde Linear Oligomers When Carrying Out Polycondensation in a Solution to Obtain Biodegradable Nitrogen Fertilizers 8. Calculation of the Stability Constant of Copper Fulvate, Using an Average Molecular Weight of Active Associate of Fulvic Acids at Ph=8 with Particular Application for Evaluation of the Ecological Condition of Water Reservoirs 9. Newfangled Dimension of Scientists’ Responsibility: Solutions in the Context of Sustainable Development and Evolution of Chemical Processes for Clean Environmental Management 10. Synthesis and Quantum–Chemical Investigation of Some New Types of 1, 2- Trans-Glycosides 11. Preparation and Properties of Paper Containing Bactericidal Zeolite Adsorbents 12. Investigation of Complex Formation Process of Lead (II) With Fulvic Acids at Ph=7: An Ecosystem Approach PART II: CASE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 13. Conditioned Feasibility of Application of Georgian Natural Zeolite - Laumontite for Sustainable Development of Agriculture 14. Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Pumice from Some Regions of Georgia and the Prospects for Its Use in Lightweight Concrete with Environmental Advantages PART III: ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 15. Smart Nanomaterials for Sustainable Green Energy Applications: Environmental Technology and Sustainability 16. Green Technologies and Sustainable Energy Materials 17. Removal of Heavy Metal Ions and Magnetic Materials from Water

Über Autor(innen)

Tamara Tatrishvili, PhD, is the Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry as well as the Main Specialist in the Office of Academic Process Management (Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences) at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. She is also Director of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry and Polymeric Materials at TSU, Tbilisi, Georgia; DAAD alumni, and a member of Georgian Chemical Society. Her research interests include polymer chemistry, polymeric materials, and chemistry of silicon-organic compounds. She is the executive editor of the Journal of the Georgian Chemical Society as well as the author of more than 190 scientific publications, 12 books, and monographs.

Ann Rose Abraham, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Kerala, India. She has research experience at various reputed national institutes, including Bose Institute, Kolkata, India; SAHA Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India; UGC-DAE CSR Centre, Kolkata, India. She has also collaborated with various international laboratories and has recieved several awards for her work. Dr. Abraham is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. She has a good number of publications to her credit in many peer-reviewed high impact journals of international repute. She has authored many book chapters and edited more than 10 books with Taylor and Francis, etc.

A. K. Haghi, PhD, has published over 250 academic research-oriented books as well as over 1000 research papers in various journals and conference proceedings. He has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. Professor Haghi has acted as an editorial board member of many international journals. He has served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (CRDCSC) and the Research Chemistry Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.