One of the key focuses of the agricultural industry for preventing the decline in crop yields
due to pests is to develop effective, safe, green, and sustainable pesticide formulation. A key …

Although mesoporous materials have well-defined pore structures, these fine materials can
surprisingly be produced by employing a set of conventional and simple procedures such as …

Supercapacitor electrode materials: Carbon nanocages are conveniently produced by an in
situ MgO template method and demonstrate high specific capacitance over a wide range of …

Recent progress in syntheses of porous carbons with designed pore architecture has
rejuvenated the field of carbon chemistry and promises to provide new advanced materials …

Amphiphiles, either synthetic or natural, are structurally simple molecules with the
unprecedented capacity to self-assemble into complex, hierarchical geometries in …

The controlled fabrication of nanometer-scale objects is without doubt one of the central
issues in current science and technology. However, existing fabrication techniques suffer …

Around 29% of the world population does not have ready access to safe drinking water.
Water contamination is a compelling issue, which needs to be addressed on a priority basis …

Abstract Increasing the nitrate (NO 3-) sorption capacity of Midwestern US soils has the
potential to reduce nitrate leaching to ground water and reduce the extent of the hypoxia …

Mesoporous materials are a class of molecules with a large and uniform pore size, highly
regular nanopores, and a large surface area. This book is devoted to all aspects and types …

Atom/molecular‐level controls in nanotechnology are important for the precise placement of
components in device applications. Despite many advances, nanotechnology still uses …