2018 SNO Conference Papers


This Virtual Special Issue was organized to highlight all aspects of sustainable nanotechnology, combining nanotechnology research and sustainability issues, with the prospect that future nanotechnology studies will always consider sustainability. The contributions were drawn from the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization's annual forum, where scientists and engineers exchange ideas to advance knowledge in all aspects of sustainable nanotechnology, including both applications and implications for the development and use of nanotechnology, leading to overall sustainability. The combination of nanotechnology research and sustainability issues is a distinguishing characteristic in each of these papers.

 

Editorial

Nanotechnology Research with Sustainability Considerations
Barbara Karn, Omowunmi Sadik, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, and Arturo Keller
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (12), pp 15876–15876
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b05842

 

Articles

Minimal Transgenerational Effect of ZnO Nanomaterials on the Physiology and Nutrient Profile of Phaseolus vulgaris
Illya A. Medina-Velo, Nubia Zuverza-Mena, Carlos Tamez, Yuqing Ye, Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas, Jason C. White, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, and Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (6), pp 7924–7930
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01188



Initial Sterilization of Soil Affected Interactions of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles and Soybean Seedlings (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) in a Greenhouse Study
Cheyenne Stowers, Maria King, Lorenzo Rossi, Weilan Zhang, Aishwarya Arya, and Xingmao Ma*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (8), pp 10307–10314
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01654


Estimation of Inhalation Exposure on the Basis of Airborne Nanomaterial Release Data and Propagation Modeling
Daniel Göhler, Ralf Gritzki, Markus Rösler, Clemens Felsmann, and Michael Stintz*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (7), pp 9352–9359
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01678




End-of-Life Heavy Metal Releases from Photovoltaic Panels and Quantum Dot Films: Hazardous Waste Concerns or Not?
Frank C. Brown, Yuqiang Bi, Shauhrat S. Chopra, Kiril D. Hristovski*, Paul Westerhoff, and Thomas L. Theis
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (7), pp 9369–9374
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01705



Nanoporous Sorbents for the Removal and Recovery of Phosphorus from Eutrophic Waters: Sustainability Challenges and Solutions
Ali Othman, Eduard Dumitrescu, Daniel Andreescu, and Silvana Andreescu*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (10), pp 12542–12561
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01809



Differential Sensitivity of Wetland-Derived Nitrogen Cycling Microorganisms to Copper Nanoparticles
Vincent C. Reyes, Phillip B. Gedalanga, Nancy Merino, Joy D. Van Nostrand, Scott P. Keely, Susan K. De Long, Jizhong Zhou, and Shaily Mahendra*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (9), pp 11642–11652
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01868



Understanding Effects of PAMAM Dendrimer Size and Surface Chemistry on Serum Protein Binding with Discrete Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Bo Wang, Yunxiang Sun, Thomas P. Davis, Pu Chun Ke, Yinghao Wu, and Feng Ding*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (9), pp 11704–11715
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01959



In Vitro Pulmonary Toxicity of Reduced Graphene Oxide-Nano Zero Valent Iron Nanohybrids and Comparison with Parent Nanomaterial Attributes
Qixin Wang, Arvid Masud, Nirupam Aich*, and Yun Wu*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (10), pp 12797–12806
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02004



Treating Water by Degrading Oxyanions Using Metallic Nanostructures
Yiyuan B. Yin, Sujin Guo, Kimberly N. Heck, Chelsea A. Clark, Christian L. Coonrod, and Michael S. Wong*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (9), pp 11160–11175
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02070



Engineered Nanomaterial Activity at the Organelle Level: Impacts on the Chloroplasts and Mitochondria
Luca Pagano, Elena Maestri, Marina Caldara, Jason C. White, Nelson Marmiroli*, and Marta Marmiroli
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (10), pp 12562–12579
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02046



Copper Based Nanomaterials Suppress Root Fungal Disease in Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus): Role of Particle Morphology, Composition and Dissolution Behavior
Jaya Borgatta, Chuanxin Ma, Natalie Hudson-Smith, Wade Elmer, Cristian David Plaza Pérez, Roberto De La Torre-Roche, Nubia Zuverza-Mena, Christy L. Haynes, Jason C. White*, and Robert J. Hamers*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (11), pp 14847–14856
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03379

Linking Exposure and Kinetic Bioaccumulation Models for Metallic Engineered Nanomaterials in Freshwater Ecosystems
Kendra L. Garner, Yuwei Qin, Stefano Cucurachi, Sangwon Suh, and Arturo A. Keller*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (10), pp 12684–12694
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01691




Investigation on the Modification of Physicochemical Properties of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles through Adsorption of Cd and As(III)/As(V)
Hamidreza Sharifan, Xiaoxuan Wang, Binglin Guo, and Xingmao Ma*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (10), pp 13454–13461
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03355