Nanoscience in Food and Agriculture 1 / edited by Shivendu Ranjan, Nandita Dasgupta, Eric Lichtfouse

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Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews ; 20 | SpringerLink Bücher | Springer eBook Collection Biomedical and Life SciencesPublisher: Cham : Springer, 2016Description: Online-Ressource (XIX, 324 p. 48 illus, online resource)ISBN:

9783319393032

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Additional physical formats: 9783319393025 | Druckausg.: Nanoscience in food and agriculture ; 1. [Cham] : Springer, 2016. xix, 324 Seiten | Printed edition: 9783319393025 LOC classification:

S1-S972

DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39303-2Online resources:

Summary: Nanotechnology is a fast-evolving discipline that already produces outstanding basic knowledge and industrial applications for the benefit of society. Whereas the first applications of nanotechnology have been developed mainly in material sciences, applications in the agriculture and food sectors are still emerging. Due to a rapid population growth there is a need to produce food and beverages in a more efficient, safe and sustainable way. Here, nanotechnology is a promising way to improve crop production, water quality, nutrition, packaging, and food security. There are actually few comprehensive reviews and clear textbooks on nanotechnology in agriculture, water, and food. In this book there are 10 chapters describing the synthesis and application of nanomaterials for health, food, and agriculture are presented. Nanomaterials with unique properties will dramatically improve agriculture and food production. Applications will include nanofertilisers to enhance plant growth and nanosensors to detect food contamination. An overall view of nanotechnology applications in agriculture, food, water, and environment are described in the first two chapters by Dasgupta et al. and Singh. Health and environmental applications of nanotechnology are presented in chapters 3-5. Shukla and Iravani review green methods to synthesize metal nanoparticles, and give applications to water purification, in chapter 3. The removal of up to 95% of contaminants by nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanostructured membranes is described by Naghdi et al. in chapter 4. Yoti et al. then review nanosensors for the detection of pathogenic bacteria in chapter 5. Those nanosensors can be used as biodiagnostics to control food and water quality. Food applications of nanoscience are presented in chapters 6 and 7 by Kuswandi and Sarkhar et al. Kuswandi explain in chapter 6 that nanomaterials can improve packaging quality and that nanosensors can detect freshness and contanimants. The use of nanoparticles to protect ingredients such as vitamins, flavours, and antimicrobials is reviewed by Sarkhar et al. in chapter 7Summary: Table Preface -- Chap. 1: Nanoagriculture and water quality management -- Chap. 2: Nanotechnology definitions, research, industry and property rights -- Chap. 3: Green synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of nanoparticles -- Chap. 4: Nanotechnology to remove contaminants -- Chap. 5: Nanosensors for the detection of pathogenic bacteria -- Chap. 6: Nanotechnology in food packaging -- Chap. 7: Nanotechnology in food processing and packaging -- Chap. 8: Nanomaterials for soil fertilisation and contaminant removal -- Chap. 9: Nanofertilisers, nanopesticides and nanosensors in agriculture -- Chap. 10: Nanoparticles, soils, plants and sustainable agriculturePPN: PPN: 1658665805Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-SBL

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