Nanotechnology in Agriculture Energy and Environment
by Lakshmanan, A & K.S.Subramanian
ISBN: 9789390371037
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 25095.00
Biblio : xxii+678p
Author Profile
Dr. A. Lakshmanan is the Head of the Department of Nano Science and Technology, TNAU, Coimbatore and involved in Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching since 1995. Underwent post-doctoral training on Nano composites in waste water treatment at Monterry Tech, Mexico and on SWAT modelling at Texas A&M University, USA. He has expertise on environmental nanotechnology and currently working on nano systems in pollution management and disease control. He has more than 50 research publications and aut
About The Book
The nanoworld is perhaps the fastest growing world in the twenty-first century and advantages of nanotechnology towards improving the quality of life are enormous. The potentials of nano systems have just started showing encouraging results in agriculture sector and better understanding of nano materials can contribute hugely to ensure food and nutritional security. This book on Nanotechnology in Agriculture, Energy and Environment is a compilation of both basics and applied aspects and the obje
Table of Contents
Message vii
Preface ix
List of Contributors xvii
Unit 1: The Physics of Nanoscale Materials
1. Physical Concepts and Structural Properties of Nanomaterials 1
Pon. Sathya Moorthy, D. Jeya Sundara Sharmila and Badal Kumar Biswal
2. Magnetic, Electrical and Optical Properties of
Nanostructured Materials 23
S. Thirumalairajan and K. Girija
3. Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Nanomaterials 55
Pon. Sathya Moorthy
Unit 2: The Chemistry of Nanomaterials
4. Electronic Structure and Surfac
