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Zinc-Based Nanostructures for Environmental and Agricultural Applications

  • 1st Edition - May 22, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam
  • Language: English

Zinc-Based Nanostructures for Environmental and Agricultural Applications shows how zinc nanostructures are being used in agriculture, food and the environment. The book has been… Read more

Description

Zinc-Based Nanostructures for Environmental and Agricultural Applications shows how zinc nanostructures are being used in agriculture, food and the environment. The book has been divided into two parts: Part I deals with the synthesis and characterization of zinc-based nanostructures such as biogenic, plant, microbial, and actinobacteria mediated synthesis of zinc nanoparticles, Part II is focused on agri-food applications such as antibacterial, antifungal, antimicrobial, plant disease management, controlling post-harvest diseases, pesticide sensing and degradations, plant promotions, ZnO nanostructure for food packaging application, safe animal food and feed supplement, elimination of mycotoxins, and veterinary applications. Part III reviews technological developments in environmental applications such as risks and benefits for aquatic organisms and the marine environment, antiseptic activity and toxicity mechanisms, wastewater treatment, and zinc oxide-based nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of environmental and agricultural pollutants.

The book discusses various aspects, including the application of zinc-based nanostructures to enhance plant health and growth, the effect on soil microbial activity, antimicrobial mechanism, phytotoxicity and accumulation in plants, the possible impact of zinc-based nanostructures in the agricultural sector as nanofertilizer, enhancing crop productivity, and other possible antimicrobial mechanisms of ZnO nanomaterials.

Key features

  • Explores the impact of a large variety of zinc-based nanostructures on agri-food and environment sectors
  • Outlines how the properties of zinc-based nanostructures mean they are particularly efficient in environmental and agricultural application areas
  • Assesses the major challenges of synthesizing and processing zinc-based nanostructured materials

Readership

DV1: Fundamental Live Sciences, Plant Biology. DV2: Materials science and engineering, Micro and Nanotechnologies

Table of contents

1 Zinc-based nanostructures for sustainable applications in agroecology: A note from the editor

PART I: Synthesis

2 Biogenic synthesis of Ag-ZnO nanocomposites: Characterization, mechanisms, and applications

3 Plant-mediated biosynthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles

4 Microbe-mediated synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles

5 Biogenic synthesis of zinc nanostructures: Characterization and mechanisms

6 Green synthesized Zn-based catalysts

PART II: Agricultural applications

7 Applications of zinc oxide nanoparticles as an antimicrobial agent in the food packaging industry

8 Zinc nanomaterials: Synthesis, antifungal activity, and mechanisms

9 Zinc oxide nanomaterials as antimicrobial agents for food applications

10 Zinc oxide nanostructures as effective pesticide controllers: Sensing and degradation of pesticides

11 Photocatalytic degradation kinetics of pesticide residues in environmental soils using zinc ferrite nanoparticles

12 Zinc nanomaterial applications in agroecosystems

13 Zinc nanomaterials: A safe tool for postharvest disease management

14 Effects of zinc-oxide nanoparticles on soil microbial community and their functionality

15 Zinc nanostructure applications in agriculture

16 Role of zinc oxide nanoparticles in mediating abiotic stress responses in plant

17 Zinc oxide nanoparticles: Physiological and molecular responses in plants

18 ZnO nanostructures for food packaging applications

19 Zinc nanomaterials: A safe animal feed supplement

20 Zinc nanostructures: Detection and elimination of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins

PART III: Environmental applications

21 Impact of zinc nanoparticles on aquatic ecosystems: Risks and benefits

22 Zinc nanostructures: Toxicity, safety, and regulation in agroecosystems

23 Zinc nanoparticles in marine environments: An overview

24 ZnO-based nanoparticles for wastewater treatment: A review

25 Zinc nanomaterials: Toxicological effects and veterinary applications

26 Zinc oxide-based nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of environmental and agricultural pollutants

27 Ecotoxicological effects of zinc-oxide nanoparticles on test organisms from soil micro- and mesofauna

28 Zinc-based nanomaterials: Biosafety, risk management, and regulatory aspects

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 27, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam

Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam is currently a research professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza. He earned his PhD in molecular plant pathology through a joint program between Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany, and Suez Canal University, Egypt, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Christian Albrechts University. His research focuses on nanobiotechnology applications in agriculture and plant protection, and he has authored numerous peer‑reviewed articles and edited books with major international publishers. His scientific contributions have been recognized nationally and regionally, including awards from the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils for research excellence in biotechnology and the Egyptian State Award for Agricultural Scientific Excellence from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. He has been recognized among the world’s top 2% most influential scientists in nanobiotechnology for three consecutive years (2021–2023), according to global rankings developed by Stanford University. Since 2019, he has served as the Editor-in-Chief of two Elsevier book series, Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection and Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Professor, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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