Chapter Green Nanotechnology: Development of Nanomaterials for Environmental and Energy Applications

E-mail:dionysios.d.dionysiou@uc.eduThis book chapter discusses the syntheses of variousnanomaterials,forgreennanotechnologyapplicationsindetail.Specialattentionisgiventothedevelopmentofemergingareas,suchasenvironmentalaswellasenergymaterials. Variousapproachesforpreparingnanostructuredphotocatalysts, suchastitaniumdioxide,zincoxide,ironoxide,andmetalsulfides,differentconventionalmethodsandnovelmethods,including©2013AmericanChemicalSociety

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