This book is the third volume on Nanoscience in Food and Agriculture, published in the Sustainable Agriculture Reviews series. In this book we present ten chapters describing the synthesis and application of nanomaterials for health, food, agriculture and bioremediation.
Nanomaterials with unique properties are now being used to improve food and agricultural production. Research on nanomaterials is indeed revealing new applications that were once thought to be imaginary. Specifically, applications lead to higher crop productivity with nanofertilisers, better packaging, longer food shelf life and better sensing of aromas and contaminants. These applications are needed in particular in poor countries where food is scarce and the water quality bad. Nanotechnology also addresses the age old issue of water polluted by industrial, urban and agricultural pollutants. For instance, research produces nanomaterials that clean water more efficiently than classical methods, thus yielding water for drinking and irrigation. However, some nano materials have been found to be toxic. Therefore, nanomaterials should be engineered to be safe for the environment.
Chapter 1: Fabrication, characterization and applications of metal oxide-doped ZnO hybrid nanomaterials
Behzad Shahmoradi
Chapter 2: Nanomaterials: classification, biological synthesis and characterization
Chapter 3: Synthesis and toxicity of silver nanoparticles
Jeyaraj Pandiarajan
Chapter 4: Nanoparticles for agriculture: synthesis, classification and characterization
Selvaraj Mohana Roopan
Chapter 5: Copper nanoparticles in agriculture: biological synthesis and antimicrobial activity
Ramesh Chand Kasana*, Nav Raten Panwar, Ramesh Kumar Kaul, Praveen Kumar
Chapter 6: Nanoparticles tolÈ
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