Nanozymes for Environmental Engineering
Eric Lichtfouse editor Hemant Kumar Daima editor Navya PN editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Published:6th Jun '22
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£89.99(9783030682293)
This book reviews the latest developments and applications of nanozymes in environmental science. Protection of the environment is essential because pollution has become a global problem with many adverse effects on life and ecosystems. For that, remediation strategies and techniques have been designed, yet they are limited. Here, the recent development of nanotechnology opens a new vista for environmental remediation. In particular, nanomaterials displaying enzyme-like activities, named ‘nanozymes’, appear very promising for environmental monitoring, contaminant detection, microbial management, and degradation of organic pollutants. Nanomaterials including metallic, metal oxides and carbon-based nanoparticles with nanozymes activities have been synthesized. These nanozymes have similar activities as natural peroxidase, oxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase enzymes. Nanozymes have several advantages, yet they suffer from several limitations such as low catalytic efficiency, less substrate selectivity, biocompatibility, and lack of engineering of the active sites.
ISBN: 9783030682323
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241 pages
1st ed. 2021