Nanotechnology: Perspective for environmental sustainability

Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 87-114

  Fulekar, M H ^a   Pathak, Bhawana ^a   Kale, R K ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT   (India)

Author keywords

Clean technology; Eco friendly coating; Environmental monitoring; Environmental nanotechnology; Nanoproducts; Remediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930750484     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-1166-2_7     Document Type: Chapter

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