Advances in Nanotechnology for Marine Antifouling

by Ram Gupta (Editor), Ashok Kumar Nadda (Editor), Swati Sharma (Editor), Muhammad Bilal Ph.D. (Editor), Tuan Anh Nguyen PhD (Editor)

Overview

Advances in Nanotechnology for Marine Antifouling surveys the latest research in the application of nanotechnology for biofouling inhibition. The book gathers in-depth information on the various micro and nano-techniques, nanocoatings, polymeric composites paints, methods of application and prevention mechanisms. This is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students across anti-biofouling, nanotechnology, nanomaterials, polymer nanocomposites, coatings, maritime technology, chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental science, and materials science and engineering. This is also essential reading for industrial scientists, engineers, R&D, and other professionals with an interest in the use of nanotechnology for antifouling, particularly in the maritime sector. Nanotechnologies have been recognized as a powerful tool in antifouling strategies with nanocoatings with efficient properties enabling increased durability and performance in the prevention of biofouling and corrosion while replacing potentially more harmful chemicals. - Examines the fundamentals of biofouling, conventional techniques, modeling and simulation, and biofouling based on natural materials - Provides detailed techniques for antifouling mechanisms and materials with a range of specific properties or applications - Addresses key environmental challenges, including risks of novel nanomaterials and coatings, development of eco-friendly nanocoatings, regulations and future scope

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323983471
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	04/11/2023
Series:	Micro and Nano Technologies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	402
File size:	158 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University. He is the Director of Research at the National Institute for Materials Advancement (NIMA). Dr. Gupta has been recently named by Stanford University as being among the top 2% of research scientists worldwide. Before joining Pittsburg State University, he worked as an Assistant Research Professor at Missouri State University, Springfield, MO then as a Senior Research Scientist at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC. Dr. Gupta’s research spans a range of subjects critical to current and future societal needs including: semiconducting materials & devices, biopolymers, flame-retardant polymers, green energy production & storage using nanostructured materials & conducting polymers, electrocatalysts, optoelectronics & photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic heterojunctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, biocompatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold & antibacterial applications, and bio-degradable metallic implants.
Dr. Ashok Kumar Nadda is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, at Jaypee University of Information Technology, India. His research interests are microbial biotechnology, biocatalysis, biopolymers, enzyme immobilization, bioenergy, and CO2 conversion.
Dr. Swati Sharma (MSc, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni Solan H.P. India; PhD. University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia) is Assistant Professor at University Institute of Biotechnology, the Chandigarh University Mohali, India. She worked as a visiting researcher in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea. She has also worked as a program co-coordinator at the Himalayan Action Research Center (HARC), Dehradun, and Senior Research Fellow at the India Agricultural Research Institute in 2013-2014. Presently, Dr. Sharma's research is in the field of bioplastics, hydrogels, keratin nano-fibers and nano-particles, biodegradable polymers and polymers with antioxidant and anticancer activities and sponges. Dr. Swati has published numerous books and papers in various internationally reputed journals.
Muhammad Bilal is working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Previously, he served as an assistant/associate Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He earned his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in bioengineering and applied biotechnology. His main research activities are oriented to Environmental biotechnology, nanotechnology, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications, and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, liquid, and solid waste management. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles, 150 book chapters, 25 edited books. Dr. Bilal is the associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Environmental Science (Frontiers), and an editorial board member for several journals. He was listed as a highly cited researcher (Clarivate) in 2021 and holds several "highly cited papers" in WOS.
Tuan Anh Nguyen is Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam. He received B.S. in Physics from Hanoi University in 1992, and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Paris Diderot University (France) in 2003. He was Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University (South Korea, 2004) and University of Wollongong (Australia, 2005). He then worked as Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist in the Montana State University (USA), 2006-2009. In 2012, he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at Institute for Tropical Technology. His research activities include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities and digital twins. He edited over 70 Elsevier, 12 CRC Press, 1 Springer, 1 RSC and 2 IGI Global books. He is Editor-In-Chief of "Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience".

Table of Contents

PART 1: BIOFOULING: FUNDAMENTALS 1. Biofouling: Current status and challenges 2. Traditional antifouling technologies: Effects on aquatic life 3. Biofouling in the petroleum industry 4. Biofouling in maritime technology 5. Strategies for developing new biofouling based on natural products 6. Mathematical modeling/simulation of biofouling growth PART 2: ANTIFOULING TECHNIQUES AND NANOMATERIALS 7. Nanoscale techniques for the modification of the marine vessel 8. Methods for design and formulations of underwater materials 9. Marine organism and metabolites as antifouling agents 10. Antifouling nanomaterials and composites 11. Photochemical nanomaterials in antifouling 12. Interfacial phenomena for improved anti-biofouling 13. Bioinspired antifouling techniques and coatings 14. Antifouling ceramic coating 15. Zwitterionic antifouling coating 16. Electrochemical sensors in antifouling PART 3: ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS 17. Hazard of novel antifouling nanomaterials 18. Biocide-based coatings and marine life 19. Self-healing and eco-friendly nano-coating for antifouling 20. Marine vessels and underwater structure management 21. Safety, regulations and economic impact of nanotechnology in maritime industries 22. Future scope and perspectives for nanotechnology in marine antifouling

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An innovative guide to the basic principles and latest advances in nanotechnology for biofouling and maritime technology