Nanomaterials in Manufacturing

Industrial Synthesis, Metrology, Quality Systems, and Advanced Processing Platforms
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-40847-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

The volume provides the industrial foundation for translating nanoscale material advantages into repeatable, auditable, and economically defensible manufacturing practice. Rather than presenting nanomaterials as isolated laboratory products, it treats them as engineered inputs whose value depends on synthesis route selection, surface state control, dispersion stability, measurement traceability, process capability, and quality-system discipline. The book explains how manufacturers choose between top-down, bottom-up, gas-phase, liquid-phase, substrate-based, and hybrid production routes; how functionalization improves manufacturability and downstream compatibility; and how characterization should be linked to real release decisions rather than instrument availability. It also develops a practical framework for metrology, uncertainty, reference materials, inter-laboratory reproducibility, SPC, batch variability, and scale-up economics. The final part connects these foundations to advanced processing platforms, including additive manufacturing, roll-to-roll coating, nanoimprint, precision automation, digital twins, inline sensing, and closed-loop control.

The volume is designed for researchers, graduate students, industrial engineers, quality professionals, and R&D managers who need a production-centered reference for nanomaterial industrialization.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Firoozi, Ali Akbar

Firoozi, Ali Asghar

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau Mechatronik, Mikrosysteme (MEMS), Nanosysteme
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik Fertigungstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Nomenclature and Abbreviations. Part I: Introduction to Nanomaterials in Industrial Manufacturing. 1. What Does “Nanomaterials” Mean in Industry? Classes, Delivered forms, and Controlled Identity. 2. Historical Evolution of Nanomanufacturing and Current Industrial Maturity. 3. Why Nanoscale Changes Manufacturing Outcomes: Mechanisms and Trade-Offs. 4. Key Properties for Manufacturing Design (Interfaces, Dispersion, Defects, Stability). 5. Process–Structure–Property–Performance Framework for Nano-Enabled Manufacturing. 6. Scope, Volume Roadmap, and how to use this Reference. Part II: Industrial Synthesis, Functionalization, Characterization, Metrology, and Quality Systems. 7. Industrial Synthesis Routes and Selection Logic (Top-down, Bottom-up, Hybrid). 8. Surface Modification and Functionalization for Manufacturability and Stability. 9. Characterization for Industry: What to Measure vs What is “Nice to Know”. 10. Metrology Essentials: Traceability, Uncertainty, Reference Materials, Inter Lab Reproducibility. 11. QC/QA Systems: Acceptance Criteria, Batch Variability, SPC, Release Testing. 12. Scale-up Engineering: Reactor Design, Mixing and Dispersion, Yield, Throughput, Cost Drivers. 13. Standards Landscape and Compliance Pathways (Iso, ASTM, OECD and Sector Rules). 14. Case Studies: Successful Scale-up and Failure Cases (What Went Wrong, How Fixed). 15. Conclusion and Transition to Sector Industrialization. Part III: Advanced Manufacturing Systems with Nanomaterials. 16. Additive Manufacturing with Nanomaterials: Dispersion, Rheology, Printability, Post-Processing. 17. Roll-to-Roll and High-throughput Coating Lines: Uniformity, Defects, In-line Monitoring. 18. Nanoscale Machining and Nanoimprint: Capability Limits and Economic Thresholds. 19. Robotics and Automated Assembly: Contamination Control, Precision, Throughput. 20. Digital Twins, In-line Sensing, and Closed-loop Control for Nanomanufacturing. 21. Scale-Up Case Studies: Integration into Existing Manufacturing Lines. 22. Conclusion: From Nano-Enabled Modules to Integrated, Controllable, Bankable Factory Systems. Part IV: Conclusions and Future Directions for Industrial Nanomaterials Manufacturing Platforms. 23. From Nanoscale Promise to Industrial Manufacturing Capability. 24. Consolidated Conclusions from this Volume. 25. Future Direction I: Traceable and Decision-Grade Metrology. 26. Future Direction II: Platform-Compatible Nanomaterial Feedstocks. 27. Future Direction III: In-line Sensing, Digital Threads, and Closed-loop Quality. 28. Future Direction IV: Scale-up Science Based on Process-field Transfer. 29. Future Direction V: Standards, Comparability, and Harmonized Evidence Packages. 30. Future Direction VI: Responsible, Circular, and Resource-aware Platform Design. 31. Future Direction VII: Workforce Capability and Organizational Learning. 32. Strategic Roadmap for Future Industrial Nanomaterials Manufacturing Platforms. 33. Closing Perspective. About the Authors.

Über Autor(innen)

Ali Akbar Firoozi is affiliated with the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana. His work focuses on the engineering applications of advanced materials and nanomaterials, with particular emphasis on the translational challenges that determine whether nanoscale innovations can be manufactured reliably, scaled effectively, and verified under real industrial conditions. With more than 16 years of experience in this field, his research has explored the relationships among material design, processing routes, metrology, quality systems, manufacturability, and performance assurance. His work aims to bridge laboratory-scale innovation and practical industrial implementation by integrating materials science with robust measurement, quality control, and engineering validation.

Ali Asghar Firoozi is affiliated with the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, National University of Malaysia (UKM), Selangor, Malaysia. His research interests include advanced materials, nanomaterials, and nano-enabled systems for engineering applications, with particular emphasis on the effects of processing conditions, interfacial behavior, and microstructural characteristics on material performance, durability, and manufacturability. With more than 16 years of experience in this field, he has contributed to research addressing the translation of laboratory-scale material innovations into scalable and reliable engineering applications. His work also encompasses material characterization, process optimization, reproducibility, performance evaluation, and the practical challenges associated with industrial implementation.