Materials from Natural Sources

Structure, Properties, and Applications

Ramesh Gardas, Neha Patni, AMITA CHAUDHARY, Amita Chaudhary

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9781040122501
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Materials Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This book comprises interdisciplinary topics including consolidating research activities in all experimental and theoretical aspects of natural advanced materials in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine including structure, synthesis, processing, physico-chemical properties, and applications.

The book covers formulation for natural and organic cosmetics, CO2 sequestration, drug delivery systems, biosensors, and other related topics. In addition, case studies including some data are presented that demonstrate the growing interest and cost benefits of biomaterials.

The main features of the book are:

1. It discusses the properties and applications of materials from natural sources from an environmental and biomedical engineering perspective.
2. It explores properties of natural materials used in drug delivery, biofuel, adsorbents, waste water treatment, cosmetics, and so forth.
3. It includes studies on recent and emerging biomaterials.
4. It details applications of natural materials in varied areas.
5. It introduces the structure and mechanisms of self-healing material, biomaterial, biofuel, polymers, and adsorbents.

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in chemical, environmental, and natural resource engineering.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Editors
• List of Contributors
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Materials from Natural Sources and Their Applications
• Chapter 2 Adsorbent Materials
• Chapter 3 Natural Fiber-Based Adsorbents for Heavy Metals and Dyes Removal
• Chapter 4 Biomaterial for Wastewater Treatment
• Chapter 5 Biomaterials to Bioethanol: A Practical Approach
• Chapter 6 Biosensors: General Introduction, Working, and Their Applications
• Chapter 7 Biomaterials in Electrochemical Applications
• Chapter 8 A Comprehensive Review on Electrochemical Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) into Value-Added Chemicals: A Materials Perspective Approach
• Chapter 9 Materials for Drug Delivery
• Chapter 10 Self-Healing and Self-Cleaning Nature-Inspired Surfaces
• Chapter 11 Natural Cosmetics
• Chapter 12 Role of Upcycled Foods for Global Food Security
• Index