Advanced Materials for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Safety

Preface xv
 
Part 1: Fundamental Methodologies 1
 
1 Layered Double Hydroxides and the Environment: An Overview 3
Amita Jaiswal, Ravindra Kumar Gautam and Mahesh Chandra Chattopadhyaya
 
1.1 Introduction 4
 
1.2 Structure of Layered Double Hydroxides 4
 
1.3 Properties of Layered Double Hydroxides 6
 
1.4 Synthesis of Layered Double Hydroxides 7
 
1.5 Characterization of Layered Double Hydroxides 11
 
1.6 Applications of Layered Double Hydroxides 13
 
1.7 Conclusions 19
 
Acknowledgements 19
 
References 20
 
2 Improvement of the Corrosion Resistance of Aluminium Alloys Applying Different Types of Silanes 27
Anca-Iulia Stoica, Norica Carmen Godja, Andje Stankovic, Matthias Polzler, Erich Kny and Christoph Kleber
 
2.1 Introduction 28
 
2.2 Silanes for Surface Treatment 31
 
2.3 Materials, Methods and Experimentals 40
 
2.4 Surface Analytics 42
 
2.5 Results and Discussion 43
 
2.6 Conclusions 56
 
Acknowledgements 57
 
References 57
 
3 New Generation Material for the Removal of Arsenic from Water 61
Dinesh Kumar and Vaishali Tomar
 
3.1 Introduction 62
 
3.2 Arsenic Desorption/Sorbent Regeneration 76
 
3.3 Conclusions 78
 
Acknowledgement 79
 
References 79
 
4 Prediction and Optimization of Heavy Clay Products Quality 87
Milica Arsenovic, Lato Pezo, Lidija Mancic and Zagorka Radojevic
 
4.1 Introduction 87
 
4.2 Materials and Methods 89
 
4.3 Results and Discussions 94
 
4.4 Conclusions 117
 
Acknowledgement 118
 
References 118
 
5 Enhancement of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Sugar Palm Fiber via Vacuum Resin Impregnation 121
M.R. Ishak, Z. Leman, S.M. Sapuan, M.Z.A. Rahman and U.M.K. Anwar
 
5.1 Introduction 122
 
5.2 Experimental 123
 
5.3 Results and Discussion 125
 
5.4 Conclusions