Synthesis and Application of Nanolayered and Nanoporous Materials

Abstract

Nanoscale materials are currently an attractive research subject because their properties are in contrast to their macroscopic counterparts. An inert material, such as bulk platinum metal for example, is known to exhibit a catalytic properties when its size is reduced into nanoscale. A stable material can become flammable or combustible, such as aluminum, and isolator material can become a conductor. Many attractive quantum phenomena also arise from reducing a material size into nanoscale dimensions. This review article discusses the concept, synthesis, and characterization of organic and inorganic nanolayered and nanoporous materials; and their application to catalysis and adsorption processes. Past achievements and future perspectives in the field of nanomaterial researches will be discussed as well. Furthermore, in the era of green chemistry, nanomaterials with all their derivatives are also required to have sustainable characteristics, such as biodegradable and renewable; which emphasizes that the development of nanomaterials in the framework of green chemistry should always be a priority. Through the synthesis of novel and functional nanomaterials using natural and local-based materials around us that are environmentally friendly and relatively easy to be obtained, our goal toward the inheritance of a greener world for the future generations is not an impossible dream.