Exploring Nanotechnology for a Sustainable Economy
暫譯: 探索可持續經濟的奈米科技

奈米科技因其在各行各業的變革潛力而受到認可，數十年來引發了研究人員和創新者的廣泛興趣，尋求探索其在可持續解決方案中的能力。它仍然是現代科學中最具活力和廣泛研究的領域之一。奈米科技涉及在奈米尺度上操控物質，因其大小和結構而產生獨特的材料特性。這些奈米材料在推進能源、醫療保健、環境修復和可持續經濟發展的應用中扮演著關鍵角色。近年來，綠色奈米科技，特別是奈米材料的環保合成，因其能夠在最大化效率的同時最小化環境影響而受到顯著關注。奈米材料展現出卓越的特性，如增強的強度、導電性和反應性，使其在應對氣候變化、水資源短缺和醫療創新等全球挑戰中不可或缺，將奈米科技定位為可持續進步的基石。

本書深入探討奈米材料的結構和功能特性，這對於其在清潔能源生產、環境修復、水處理和醫療保健中的應用至關重要。它強調了奈米材料的環境意義，包括其在減緩氣候變化、增強建材和開發防火解決方案中的應用。奈米科技的基本原理得到了徹底探討，並涵蓋了合成、表徵方法和應用的前沿發展，涉及化學、光學、熱學和結構特性。此外，本書還探討了奈米材料的環境命運、健康危害和監管框架，提供了對其應用的平衡視角。該書由領先專家撰寫，作為研究人員、政策制定者和行業專業人士的權威資源，旨在推動可持續經濟增長，同時應對緊迫的全球挑戰。

Dr. Garima Pandey is Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry at SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Delhi-NCR Campus. With a Ph.D. in Chemistry from CCS University, she has over two decades of academic and research experience, specializing in nanotechnology, green chemistry, electrochemical sensing, and environmental sustainability. Dr. Pandey serves as an academic editor for PLOS ONE and is on the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio). She is also a reviewer for high- impact journals such as Discover Sustainability, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, and Discover Materials published by Springer Nature. She has published more than 50 research articles and reviews in reputed international journals and contributed over 25 book chapters to renowned publishers including Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, and Wiley. She has authored and edited multiple books and holds three patents, including innovations in hydrogen production and plastic waste pyrolysis. Dr. Pandey has been featured in Elsevier's prestigious list of the Top 2% Most Cited Scientists worldwide for two consecutive years. She has also received several accolades including the Best Researcher and Best Faculty Awards at SRMIST. A dynamic academic leader and mentor, she is actively involved in research guidance, administrative roles and academic policy development.

Prof. Prashant Singh completed an M.Sc. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. He joined the research group of the late Dr. N. N. Ghosh, at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, India and earned his Ph.D. He is currently a Professor of Chemistry at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma (ARSD) College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. He has published about 190 research articles/ reviews in journals of international repute along with chapters. He has H index 35, i-10 is 124 and citation of his work is more than 4500. He was awarded a UGC postdoctoral research fellowship and also offered a post-doctoral fellowship from North-West University, South-Africa. Four students got their Ph.D. under his guidance and a few are currently working with him.

Bimal Krishna Banik, Ph.D., is Professor in the Deanship of Research at Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia. He earned his doctorate from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta and conducted postdoctoral research at Case Western Reserve University and Stevens Institute of Technology, USA. Previously, he served as a Tenured Full Professor, First President's Endowed Professor in Science & Engineering and Vice President of Research & Education Development at the University of Texas. His research focuses on synthetic organic chemistry and chemical biology, particularly in cancer, antibiotics, hormones, catalysis, and natural products. As Principal Investigator, he secured $7.25 million in grants from the NIH and NCI. He has over 700 publications, 530 presentation abstracts, and has edited/authored 23 books. His work, cited over 10,000 times, ranks him in the Top 2% of Scientists globally by Stanford University and Elsevier. Dr. Banik is a prolific leader in the scientific community, serving as Editor-in-Chief of 12 journals, Reviewer for 93 journals, and Editorial Board Member for 26. He has organized over 20 ACS symposia, chaired numerous conferences, and introduced approximately 300 speakers. His accolades include the Indian Chemical Society's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Honor Medal, and the University of Texas Board of Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award. Dr. Banik has delivered keynote lectures in 35 countries and hosted distinguished figures, including Nobel Laureates and U.S. Senators.

**Dr. Garima Pandey** 是德里-NCR校區 SRM 科技與科學學院化學系的教授及系主任。她擁有 CCS 大學的化學博士學位，擁有超過二十年的學術和研究經驗，專注於奈米科技、綠色化學、電化學感測和環境可持續性。Pandey 博士擔任 PLOS ONE 的學術編輯，並在《Scientific Reports》（Nature Portfolio）的編輯委員會中任職。她也是《Discover Sustainability》、《Environmental Monitoring and Assessment》和《Discover Materials》等高影響力期刊的審稿人，這些期刊由 Springer Nature 出版。她在國際知名期刊上發表了超過 50 篇研究文章和評論，並為包括 Elsevier、Springer、CRC Press 和 Wiley 在內的知名出版社貢獻了超過 25 章書籍。她撰寫和編輯了多本書籍，並擁有三項專利，包括氫氣生產和塑料廢物熱解的創新。Pandey 博士連續兩年入選 Elsevier 的全球前 2% 被引用科學家名單。她還獲得了多項榮譽，包括 SRMIST 的最佳研究者和最佳教職員獎。作為一位充滿活力的學術領導者和導師，她積極參與研究指導、行政角色和學術政策的發展。

**Prof. Prashant Singh** 於印度德里印度理工學院獲得化學碩士學位。他加入已故 N. N. Ghosh 博士的研究小組，並在德里大學的 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 生物醫學研究中心獲得博士學位。目前，他是德里大學 Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma (ARSD) 學院的化學教授。他在國際知名期刊上發表了約 190 篇研究文章/評論及章節。他的 H 指數為 35，i-10 指數為 124，引用次數超過 4500 次。他曾獲得 UGC 博士後研究獎學金，並獲得南非西北大學的博士後獎學金。在他的指導下，有四名學生獲得博士學位，目前有幾名學生仍在與他合作。

**Bimal Krishna Banik, Ph.D.** 是沙烏地阿拉伯 Mohammed Bin Fahd 大學研究院的教授。他在加爾各答的印度科學協會獲得博士學位，並在美國 Case Western Reserve University 和 Stevens Institute of Technology 進行博士後研究。此前，他曾擔任德克薩斯大學的終身正教授、首位總統贊助的科學與工程教授及研究與教育發展副校長。他的研究專注於合成有機化學和化學生物學，特別是在癌症、抗生素、荷爾蒙、催化和天然產品方面。作為首席研究員，他從 NIH 和 NCI 獲得了 725 萬美元的資助。他擁有超過 700 篇出版物、530 篇報告摘要，並編輯/撰寫了 23 本書籍。他的工作被引用超過 10,000 次，根據史丹佛大學和 Elsevier 的評估，他在全球科學家中排名前 2%。Banik 博士是科學界的多產領導者，擔任 12 本期刊的主編、93 本期刊的審稿人及 26 本期刊的編輯委員會成員。他組織了超過 20 場 ACS 研討會，主持了多場會議，並介紹了約 300 位演講者。他的榮譽包括印度化學學會的終身成就獎、甘地國際榮譽獎章以及德克薩斯大學董事會的傑出教學獎。Banik 博士在 35 個國家發表了主題演講，並接待了包括諾貝爾獎得主和美國參議員在內的傑出人物。