Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Aerogels for Contaminant Removal from Water
Cristina E. Almeida-Naranjo¹ and Victor H. Guerrero²
¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
²Department of Materials, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
Chapter 2. Graphene Oxide Aerogels for Oil Spills and Organic Solvents Removal
Nelly Ma. Rosas-Laverde and Alina I. Pruna²’³
¹Department of Materials, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
²Institute of Materials Technology, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
³Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Chapter 3. Aerogels for Photocatalytic Degradation of Air and Water Pollutants: Research Trends
Shikha Bansal, Waseem Ashraf, Honey Mittal and Manika Khanuja
Centre of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
Chapter 4. Overview of Aerogels Applications Aimed at Thermal and Acoustic Insulation
Norma Gisela Corral Capulin
Dirección de Ingeniería en Biotecnología, Universidad Politécnica del Valle de Toluca, Almoloya de Juárez, Estado de México
Chapter 5. Synthesis of Silica Aerogels
Misael García Ruiz
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable UAEM-UNAM
Chapter 6. Aerogels for Biosensors
Salomé Gabriela Galeas Hurtado
Materials Department, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
Chapter 7. Synthesis and Applications of Nanocarbon Aerogels
Jair A. Yánez Sánchez¹, Nelly Ma. Rosas-Laverde¹ and Alina I. Pruna²’³
¹Department of Materials, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
²Institute of Materials Technology, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
³Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Chapter 8. An International Week Event as an Approach to Introduce Engineering Students to Graphene Nanotechnology
Alina I. Pruna
Institute of Materials Technology, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Index
Editor’s ORCID iD
Alina Iuliana Pruna – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5250-066X