Advanced Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Environmental and Sensing Applications

This book provides state-of-the art progress developments in the design strategies of 2D based nanomaterials. It covers specific focused applications in respective environmental challenges posed by pollutants such as chemical gases, bacterial and microbial, textile dyes, pharmaceutical antibiotics, in water and air contaminations.

Peter R. Makgwane is currently a Full Professor at the University of South Africa (UNISA) Institute of Catalysis and Energy Solutions (ICES) and an Extraordinary Professor of Chemistry at the University of the Western Cape (South Africa). He previously worked as a Principal Scientist (2011-2023) at the Council for Scientific and Industrial research (CSIR, South Africa) in catalysis and advanced energy materials. He has a PhD in Chemistry specializing in heterogeneous catalysis from Nelson Mandela University (South Africa, 2010).

Naveen Kumar is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (India) and have 18 years of research experience. He is actively engaged in the field of material chemistry with focused research expertise in semiconductor photocatalysis, nano-composite materials and electrochemical sensing. He has published more than 110 articles in the journals of high repute.

David E. Motaung is a Full Professor of Physics, at the University of the Free State (South Africa). He previously worked as the Principal Scientist for Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, South Africa) in 2007-2019 and also for University of Limpopo (South Africa) as Full Professor in Physics (2019-2021). He obtained his PhD in Physics from the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) in 2011.