Author Description

Nanotechnology for Energy and Environmental Science offers a comprehensive overview of nanotechnology, its current status, current challenges and future opportunities. The book touches on the fundamentals principles of nanotechnology, discusses the uniqueness of these materials and relates the specific properties of a system to its potential applications. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the nano-related fields (materials science, environmental engineering, nanotechnology, and green energy) from industry, academia, and governmental research laboratories and agencies who will discuss in this book the challenges and opportunities in translating the potentials of nanotechnology for real applications. This book provides a wealth of information to researchers including graduates and postgraduates students who are studying and/or working in a variety of fields from chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, physics, biotechnology, catalysis, environmental protection, natural resource utilization, energy production and storage and etc. the content could also be used by various other professionals, ie consultants, policy makers etc, during the decision making process.