Bio-waste-derived Carbon Materials and their Applications, especially as Sensors

Bio-waste-derived Carbon Materials and their Applications Especially as Sensors highlights the role of carbon nanomaterials as bio-(sensors) in several fields, presenting key achievements to date in the areas of biosensor-based diagnostics and environmental applications. The book brings together the knowledge of key researchers from different areas of biosensors research, including an explanation of biomass carbonization by pyrolysis and hydrothermal methods, and its use as a cost-effective strategy for fabrication of electrodes for biosensing applications, along with a comparison of synthetic and bio-derived carbon materials and discussion of various techniques used to improve the surface properties of carbon nanomaterials to enhance the electrocatalytic behaviour of working electrodes. The book highlights the promising technology of biosensors in the field of health care and the environment and explains the methods available, presenting current strategies and future perspectives for bio-(sensor) based diagnosis using carbon materials as sensing materials. - Explains the fundamentals of synthesis of novel materials from bio waste - Includes applications of biomass derived materials used as sensors - Includes applications of biomass derived composites used as supercapacitors and batteries

SECTION 1 - FUNDAMENTALS1. Bio-derived Carbon-based materials: An Introduction to synthesis, Properties and their applications2. Bio-waste derived carbon as electrode materials for various applications3. Cellulosic precursors: Porous properties of char and activated carbonsSECTION 2 - ENERGY APPLICATIONS4. Carbon based nanomaterials prepared from biowaste for photocatalytic sensors5. Bio-derived carbon quantum dots for fluorescence sensors6. Porous carbon synthesised from bio-waste for fuel cells Applications7. Porous carbon synthesised from bio-waste for supercapacitor and energy storage applications8. Porous carbon synthesised from bio-waste for battery applicationsSECTION 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING9. Biomass-Derived Carbonaceous Materials for Environmental Applications10. Mesoporous carbon materials from biowaste for pollutant sensing and removal11. Mesoporous and Macroporous carbons as electrode material for electrochemical sensingSECTION 4 - BIOMEDICAL SENSING12. Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Determination of Hormones Using Carbon nanomaterials13. Bio-derived mesoporous carbon nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and imaging applications14. Bio-waste derived carbon-based materials for electronic bio-sensingSECTION 5 - CHALLENGES AND FUTURE15. Challenges and future of Bio-waste derived carbon materials