TY - CHAP
T1 - Fundamental characteristics and their influence on fate and behavior of nanomaterials in environments
AU - Sarma, Saurabh Jyoti
AU - Kumar Das, Ratul
AU - Brar, Satinder Kaur
AU - Verma, Mausam
AU - Tyagi, Rajeshwar D.
AU - Surampalli, Rao Y.
AU - Zhang, Tian C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by the American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Designed to have very specific properties, engineered nanomaterials (NMs) are tailor made through chemical processes, physical processes, or both, and may be released into the environment primarily through industrial and environmental applications or during improper handling. Because of their nanoscale size, NMs may possess unique chemical, biological, and physical properties as compared with larger particles of the same material, which gives them an edge in diverse applications. This chapter discusses the fundamental properties of NMs and some of the phenomena that determine their fate, transport, and behavior in the environment. For example, processes such as agglomeration can drastically change the surface behavior of NMs. In addition, surface adsorption of different organic or inorganic entities may have substantial influence on the fate of NMs.
AB - Designed to have very specific properties, engineered nanomaterials (NMs) are tailor made through chemical processes, physical processes, or both, and may be released into the environment primarily through industrial and environmental applications or during improper handling. Because of their nanoscale size, NMs may possess unique chemical, biological, and physical properties as compared with larger particles of the same material, which gives them an edge in diverse applications. This chapter discusses the fundamental properties of NMs and some of the phenomena that determine their fate, transport, and behavior in the environment. For example, processes such as agglomeration can drastically change the surface behavior of NMs. In addition, surface adsorption of different organic or inorganic entities may have substantial influence on the fate of NMs.
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U2 - 10.1061/9780784414088.ch01
DO - 10.1061/9780784414088.ch01
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85030984871
SN - 9780784414088
SP - 1
EP - 26
BT - Nanomaterials in the Environment
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
ER -