Advanced Mesoporous Materials Based Nanocomposites as High-performance Catalysts towards Electrochemical Sensing and Environmental Application
Balaji Parasuraman, Nivetha Venkatesan, Shanmugam Paramasivam, Pazhanivel Thangavelu
Mesoporous materials have gained significant attention due to their unique properties such as high surface area, tunable pore size, and excellent chemical stability. These materials, when incorporated into nanocomposites, offer remarkable potential for high-performance catalytic applications in fields like electrochemical sensing and environmental applications. This review focuses on the development and utilization of advanced mesoporous material-based nanocomposites as catalysts in these applications, this chapter also covers their role in biosensors for detecting biological molecules and in environmental systems for water and air purification, highlighting their potential for scalable and sustainable solutions to global environmental and health-related issues.
Keywords
Nanotechnology, Mesoporous Materials, Electrochemical Sensing, Adsorption, Environmental Pollution
Published online 3/20/2025, 37 pages
Citation: Balaji Parasuraman, Nivetha Venkatesan, Shanmugam Paramasivam, Pazhanivel Thangavelu, Advanced Mesoporous Materials Based Nanocomposites as High-performance Catalysts towards Electrochemical Sensing and Environmental Application, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 173, pp 265-301, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644903452-10
Part of the book on Mesoporous Materials
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