Carbon Nanomaterials as Adsorbents for Environmental and Biological Applications

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bergmann, Carlos P. (Editor), Machado, Fernando Machado (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Carbon Nanostructures,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Nanochemistry.; Nanotechnology.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Materials Science.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.

This book presents a summary of the current use of carbon nanomaterials for water treatment, drug delivery, systems and nanosensors. The first chapter elucidates the adsorption process phenomenon. Also, the properties of different carbon nanomaterials for adsorption applications are covered. The thi...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Carbon Nanoadsorbents
• Kinetic and Equilibrium Models of Adsorption
• Experimental Adsorption
• Environmental Applications
• Molecules with Biological interest adsorbed on Carbon Nanostructures.