New Advances into Nanostructured Oxides

• Other Authors: Nisticò, Roberto (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry; alumino-silicates; biomedicine; ceramics; clays; inorganic chemistry; environmental remediation; nanomaterials; porous materials; mesoporous material; zero-valent-iron nanoparticles; methylene blue adsorption; metal-organic framework; iridium oxide; nanostructuration; IrO2 applications; IrO2 synthesis; OER; C3N4; ZnO; heterojunction; photocatalyst; metal oxide nanocomposites; microstructural analysis; electrospinning; polymer substrate; photodegradation; LSA 99Mo; thermodynamic parameters; solid-phase extraction; isotherm; metal oxides NPs; Ni-Fe-TiO2 nanocomposite; microstructure; biocompatibility; endodontic file; graphitic carbon nitride; photocatalysts; g-C3N4/ZnO; visible light; photocatalytic degradation; inorganic coatings; functional coatings; stimuli-responsive polymers; sol-gel; antimicrobial; wear-resistance; photo-catalytic activity; UV protection; calcium oxide-doped carbon nitride nanostructures; basic fuchsine; elimination mechanism; π-π stacking; magnetic nanoparticles; magnetite; solvothermal synthesis; waste valorization; green chemistry; advanced oxidation processes; experimental protocols; heterogeneous catalysis; inorganic thermal activation; organic pollutants; perovskites; physico-chemical characterization; solution combustion synthesis; strontium ferrates; water treatment; n/a
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In recent years, inorganic oxidic nanomaterials have been extensively investigated for their outstanding properties that allow their use within a large variety of raising fields of interest, ranging from (photo)catalysis to the development of functional nanocomposites. Nanoscopic metal (eventually mixed) oxides are often fabricated following soft-chemistry approaches, characterized by the possibility of favouring specific morphologies, particles dimensions, and surface porosities through different synthetic methods and templating processes. In this context, surface functionalities and reactivity play a major role in the determination of nanomaterials final properties. For this reason, further surface functionalization with specific chemical moieties is often recommended to extend their field of application. This Special Issue, now edited as a book, aimed at extending the comprehension of the mechanisms involved in the synthesis and templating of inorganic oxidic nanomaterials, as well as in their surface functionalization and reactivity. Additionally, this Special Issue aimed at increasing the knowledge on the latest advances of these systems in (photo)catalysis, environmental clean-up processes, energy storage, controlled transport and/or release, biomedicine, sensing, development of smart-materials, stimuli-responsive materials, and nanocomposites. Nanomaterials of interest included: silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, zinc oxide, aluminosilicates, iron oxides, perovskites and titanates, rare earth oxides, and composites. Furthermore, particular attention was dedicated toward studies describing alternative ecofriendly preparation methods.