Synthesis of Nanomaterials using Renewable Template from Cashew nuts

This book demonstrates the potential of developing porous Nanomaterials by using renewable surfactant/template obtained from cashew nuts shell liquid. This approach is environmentally friendly and might be considered for the large scale production of Nanomaterials for industrial application. The Nanomaterials obtained could be used for various applications such as water purification, antibacterial agent, thin films, etc. The success of this work will add value to cashew nuts farmers who are currently not benefiting at all from the liquids obtained after processing the cashew nuts. So there is a lot of win-win through the success of this investigation, though it is still in early stages. Dr. Hilonga has developed various Nanomaterials, some of which are suitable for water purification - applied in Nanofilter - a low-cost water purification system developed in Tanzania. With this filter, Hilonga has won several awards as demonstrated on his online presence, eg. www.gongalimodel.com and general Google search with terms like "Hilonga" "Nanofilter", etc