Nano-biosorbents for Decontamination of Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Adil Denizli is Professor at Hacettepe University, Department of Chemistry, Ankara, Turkey. His main research fields are molecular imprinting technologies, purification of biomolecules by chromatographic methods, detection of molecules by sensors, production of polymers with different surface and bulk properties, shape and geometries, and application of these polymers in different applications. Nisar Ali is an Associate Professor in the Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of Applied and Health Sciences, A’Sharqiyah University, Oman. His research interest includes polymer/biopolymer hybrids and assembly materials, magnetic composite nanostructures, surface functionalization, wettability, and wastewater remediation. 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. Adnan Khan earned his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the Institute of Chemistry University of Campinas, Sao Paulo-Brazil (UNICAMP) in 2011. His main areas of interest includes adsorption, catalysis, biopolymers, and molecularly imprinted polymers. He is currently wroks as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar. Dr. Adnan has more than 75 publications to his name in international peer-reviewed journals, including co-editor of books, author book chapters, review papers, and conference papers that are either published or in progress. Tuan Anh Nguyen is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. He received a BS in physics from Hanoi University in 1992, a BS in economics from Hanoi National Economics University in 1997, and a PhD in chemistry from the Paris Diderot University, France, in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2004, and the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2005. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist at Montana State University, United States in 2006-09. In 2012 he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology. His research areas of interest include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities, complexiverse, and digital twins. He has edited more than 74 books for Elsevier, 12 books for CRC Press, 1 book for Springer, 1 book for RSC, and 2 books for IGI Global. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience.

• Section I: Basics principles1. Nano-biosorbents for contaminant removal: An introduction2. Introduction to nano-biosorbents3. Nanobiosorbents: Basic principles, synthesis, and application for contaminants removal4. Methods for the synthesis of nanobiosorbents for the contaminant removal5. An insight into the potential contaminants, their effects, and removal means6. Advantages of nanoadsorbents, biosorbents, and nanobiosorbents for contaminant removal7. Nanomaterials for removal of heavy metals from wastewater8. Nanosorbents for heavy metals removal9. Non-toxic nature of nano-biosorbents as a positive approach toward green environment10. Nanoadsorbents for environmental remediation of polluting agentsSection II: Cellulose-based nanobiosorbents for decontamination of environmental matrices11. Risk assessment of nanocellulose exposure12. Cellulose-based nanobiosorbents: An insight13. Synthesis and properties of cellulosebased nanobiosorbents14. Introduction to cellulose-based nanobiosorbents15. Cellulose composites as nanobiosorbents for ecological remediation16. Modification and derivatization of cellulose-based nanobiosorbents and their utilization in environmental remediation17. Cellulose-based nano-biosorbents in water purificationSection III: Chitosan-based nanobiosorbents for deterioration of environmental matrices18. Toxic metals adsorption from water using chitosan nanoderivatives19. Toxicological impact and adsorptive removal of triclosan from water bodies using chitosan and carbon-based nano-architecturesSection IV: Multifarious biopolymers as nanobiosorbents for decontamination of environmental matrices20. Citrus waste-based sorbent for wastewater treatment21. Alginate-based nanobiosorbents for bioremediation of environmental pollutants22. Synthesis of novel nanobioadsorbent for the effective removal of Pb2+ and Zn2+ ions—Adsorption, equilibrium, modeling, and optimization studies23. Nanocrystalline NiO powder: Synthesis, characterization and emerging applications24. Attraction to adsorption: Preparation methods and performance of novel magnetic biochars for water and wastewater treatment25. Biomass-derived nanocomposites: A critical evaluation of their performance toward the capture of inorganic pollutants26. Magnetic nanomaterials-based biosorbents