Transition Metal-Based Layered Double Hydroxides: Chemistry and Applications
暫譯: 過渡金屬基層狀雙氫氧化物：化學與應用

本書提供了一個關於過渡金屬基層狀雙氫氧化物（LDHs）的全面且綜合的資源。該書填補了現有的知識空白，提供了一個權威的參考資料，涵蓋了LDHs的最新研究、發展和應用。它針對研究人員面臨的特定挑戰進行探討，包括為各種應用設計LDHs的複雜性、信息在多個來源之間的分散，以及獲取最新研究的有限可及性。本書探討了LDHs的合成方法和功能化策略，同時也討論了它們在催化、吸附、綠色化學和/或組織工程等領域的各種應用。對於從事過渡金屬基層狀雙氫氧化物和材料科學領域的研究生、研究人員和專業人士來說，這是一本寶貴的資源。

Prof. Dr. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an adjunct Professor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and various other industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around one hundred and fifty (150) books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas.

Prof. Dr. Krishna G. Bhattacharyya obtained his PhD and DIC from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London. He joined the department of Chemistry, Gauhati University in 1975, held the positions of Dean, Faculty of Science and Director UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Gauhati University for a significant period of time, and retired from his service at Gauhati University as Professor in April 2016. His research interests are in the fields of water, air, and soil chemistry, heterogeneous catalysis, and environmental chemistry. Professor Dr. Bhattacharyya has more than 230 publications in several high-quality research papers, reviews, and thought-provoking perspectives with ELSEVIER, the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, Springer, Taylor & Francis, etc. His research documents more than 14626 citations, with an h-index of 49 and an i-10 index of 103. He had successfully completed several major research projects from the World Bank, the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Biotechnology, the Ministry of Environment and Forests, ISRO, DRDO, and other organizations. Professor Dr. Bhattacharyya is also a prolific author of several chemistry and environmental science textbooks, scientific monographs, and handbooks on cross-cutting topics in his research areas that played a critical role in breaking down silos and facilitating cross-fertilization of ideas and methods between researchers from diverse fields, particularly in environmental monitoring and waste management. He has been listed among the 2% of top scientists in the world by Stanford University's team of scientists, who meticulously analyzed the works and contributions of over 100,000 scientists in the world and ranked them subject-wise. Professor Bhattacharyya ranks 3rd among Indian scientists and 235th among world scientists in the field of environmental science. The database, created under the leadership of Dr. John PA Ioannidis, was published in a highly respected journal--PLOS Biology. Apart from this, Prof Bhattacharyya served as the Chairman of the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Assam, India. Presently, he is working as a Professor of Chemistry in Assam Don Bosco University, India, and is actively involved in research.

Professor Dr. Shadpour Mallakpour, an organic polymer chemist, graduated from the chemistry department at the University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A., in 1984. He spent two years as a post-doc at UF. He joined the Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Iran, in 1986. He held several positions, such as chairman of the Department of Chemistry and Deputy of research, Department of Chemistry at IUT. From 1994 to 1995 he worked as a visiting professor at the University of Mainz, Germany, and from 2003-2004 as visiting professor, at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA. He has published more than 890 journal papers and book chapters and more than 440 conference papers and got more than 40 items of awards. The most important award to him was given for the selection of the first laureate of fundamental research at the 21st Khwarizmi International Award in 2008. He is listed as one of the Top 1% Scientists in Chemistry in ISI Essential Science Indicators since 2003. He was selected as an academic guest of the 59th Meeting of Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry, 2009, at Lindau, Germany. He presented many lectures as an invited or keynote speaker at different national and international conferences or universities. He was a member of organizing and scientific committees for many national and international conferences. He was also the chairperson of many national and international meetings. In recent year he focused on the preparation and characterization of polymers containing chiral amino acid moieties under green conditions using ionic liquids and microwave irradiation as new technology and bringing these aspects towards nanotechnology for the preparation of novel chiral bio-nanocomposite polymers as well as polymer nanocomposites for hazardous materials removal technologies.

Priyadarshi Roy Chowdhury, Ph.D. is a Senior Research Fellow of Chemistry, at Gauhati University, India, and is presently involved in water quality monitoring in the Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of Assam, India. His research is focused on LDHs and their applications, nanotechnology and advanced materials, analytical chemistry, environmental management, adsorption, biosorption, photocatalysis, and various other industries. He has a patent on LDH synthesis and photocatalysis. He is the author of numerous papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in his research areas.

Dr. Himani Medhi, is working as an Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, Eastern Karbi Anglong College, Assam, India. Her research is focused on adsorption, biosorption, photocatalysis with LDHs, nanotechnology and advanced materials, quantum dots, analytical chemistry, environmental management, etc. She is the author of numerous papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in her research areas.

Professor Dr. Shadpour Mallakpour, an organic polymer chemist, graduated from the chemistry department at the University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A., in 1984. He spent two years as a post-doc at UF. He joined the Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Iran, in 1986. He held several positions, such as chairman of the Department of Chemistry and Deputy of research, Department of Chemistry at IUT. From 1994 to 1995 he worked as a visiting professor at the University of Mainz, Germany, and from 2003-2004 as visiting professor, at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA. He has published more than 890 journal papers and book chapters and more than 440 conference papers and got more than 40 items of awards. The most important award to him was given for the selection of the first laureate of fundamental research at the 21st Khwarizmi International Award in 2008. He is listed as one of the Top 1% Scientists in Chemistry in ISI Essential Science Indicators since 2003. He was selected as an academic guest of the 59th Meeting of Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry, 2009, at Lindau, Germany. He presented many lectures as an invited or keynote speaker at different national and international conferences or universities. He was a member of organizing and scientific committees for many national and international conferences. He was also the chairperson of many national and international meetings. In recent year he focused on the preparation and characterization of polymers containing chiral amino acid moieties under green conditions using ionic liquids and microwave irradiation as new technology and bringing these aspects towards nanotechnology for the preparation of novel chiral bio-nanocomposite polymers as well as polymer nanocomposites for hazardous materials removal technologies.

Priyadarshi Roy Chowdhury, Ph.D. is a Senior Research Fellow of Chemistry, at Gauhati University, India, and is presently involved in water quality monitoring in the Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of Assam, India. His research is focused on LDHs and their applications, nanotechnology and advanced materials, analytical chemistry, environmental management, adsorption, biosorption, photocatalysis, and various other industries. He has a patent on LDH synthesis and photocatalysis. He is the author of numerous papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in his research areas.

Dr. Himani Medhi, is working as an Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, Eastern Karbi Anglong College, Assam, India. Her research is focused on adsorption, biosorption, photocatalysis with LDHs, nanotechnology and advanced materials, quantum dots, analytical chemistry, environmental management, etc. She is the author of numerous papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in her research areas.

查烏德瑞·穆斯坦薩爾·侯賽因教授是美國新澤西州紐瓦克的新澤西理工學院（NJIT）化學與環境科學系的兼任教授及實驗室主任。他的研究專注於奈米技術和先進材料的應用、環境管理、分析化學及其他各種行業。侯賽因博士在同行評審的期刊上發表了大量論文，並且是約一百五十本（150）書籍的多產作者和編輯，包括他研究領域的科學專著和手冊。

克里希納·G·巴塔查里亞教授在倫敦的帝國理工學院獲得了他的博士學位和DIC。他於1975年加入高哈提大學化學系，長期擔任科學院院長及UGC人力資源發展中心主任，並於2016年4月以教授身份從高哈提大學退休。他的研究興趣包括水、空氣和土壤化學、非均相催化及環境化學。巴塔查里亞教授在多篇高品質研究論文、評論及引人深思的觀點中發表了超過230篇文章，與ELSEVIER、美國化學學會、皇家化學學會、約翰·威利與兒子、斯普林格、泰勒與弗朗西斯等出版商合作。他的研究文獻被引用超過14626次，h指數為49，i-10指數為103。他成功完成了來自世界銀行、科學技術部、生物技術部、環境與森林部、印度空間研究組織（ISRO）、國防研究與發展組織（DRDO）及其他機構的多個重大研究項目。巴塔查里亞教授還是多本化學和環境科學教科書、科學專著及手冊的多產作者，這些作品在打破學科壁壘及促進不同領域研究者之間的思想和方法交融方面發揮了關鍵作用，特別是在環境監測和廢物管理領域。他被斯坦福大學的科學家團隊列為全球前2%的頂尖科學家，該團隊仔細分析了全球超過100,000名科學家的工作和貢獻，並按學科進行排名。巴塔查里亞教授在環境科學領域的印度科學家中排名第三，全球科學家中排名第235位。該數據庫是在約翰·PA·伊奧安尼迪斯博士的領導下創建的，並發表在一份備受尊敬的期刊——PLOS Biology。此外，巴塔查里亞教授曾擔任印度阿薩姆邦州環境影響評估機構（SEIAA）主席。目前，他在印度阿薩姆·唐·博斯科大學擔任化學教授，並積極參與研究。

沙德普爾·馬拉庫爾教授是一位有機聚合物化學家，於1984年從美國佛羅里達大學（UF）化學系畢業。他在UF擔任了兩年的博士後研究員。1986年，他加入伊斯法罕科技大學（IUT）化學系，擔任化學系主任及研究副主任等多個職位。1994年至1995年，他在德國美因茨大學擔任訪問教授，2003年至2004年在美國維吉尼亞理工大學擔任訪問教授。他發表了超過890篇期刊論文和書籍章節，以及超過440篇會議論文，並獲得了超過40項獎項。他獲得的最重要獎項是2008年在第21屆哈瓦里茲米國際獎中被選為基礎研究的首位獲獎者。自2003年以來，他被列為ISI Essential Science Indicators中化學領域的前1%科學家之一。他被選為2009年在德國林道舉行的第59屆諾貝爾化學獎獲獎者會議的學術嘉賓。他在不同的國內和國際會議或大學中作為受邀或主題演講者發表了許多演講。他是多個國內和國際會議的組織和科學委員會成員，並擔任多個國內和國際會議的主席。近年來，他專注於在綠色條件下使用離子液體和微波輻射作為新技術，製備和表徵含有手性氨基酸基團的聚合物，並將這些方面引入奈米技術，以製備新型手性生物奈米複合聚合物以及用於有害物質去除技術的聚合物奈米複合材料。

普里亞達爾希·羅伊·喬杜里博士是印度高哈提大學的化學高級研究員，目前參與阿薩姆邦公共衛生工程部的水質監測。他的研究專注於LDHs及其應用、奈米技術和先進材料、分析化學、環境管理、吸附、生物吸附、光催化及其他各種行業。他擁有LDH合成和光催化的專利。他在其研究領域的知名同行評審期刊和書籍章節中發表了大量論文。

希瑪尼·梅迪博士目前在印度阿薩姆東卡比昂隆學院擔任化學系助理教授及系主任。她的研究專注於吸附、生物吸附、與LDHs的光催化、奈米技術和先進材料、量子點、分析化學、環境管理等。她在其研究領域的知名同行評審期刊和書籍章節中發表了大量論文。