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Nanotechnology describes the characterization, fabrication, and manipulation of structures, devices, or materials that have one or more dimensions that are smaller than 100 nm and are called nanomaterials. Their synthesis, properties, applications, and devices have contributed immensely to several industries, such as textile, Construction, cosmetics, biomedical, environmental, etc. These areas have considered nanomaterials as a key material for a wide range of applications, consequently becoming a top priority for science and technology policy development, being already involved in various modern products, especially in electronic, healthcare, chemical, cosmetics, composites, and energy directions.Nanomaterials are nanosized structures and have extraordinary physical and chemical properties, such as the unique optical, electrical, thermal, magnetic, and adsorption characteristics, etc., due to their ultrasmall size. Large specific surface areas of nanomaterials can certainly improve the present industrial procedures. Also, these nanomaterials of various compositions and morphologies can provide powerful tools for advanced industrial techniques. Therefore, nanomaterials-based techniques can play vital roles in many industrial procedures, such as increased sensitivity, magnifying precision, and improving the production limit etc. Moreover, freedom to functionalize the nanomaterials with various chemical groups can also increase their affinity toward target compounds, which is very much desirable for selective manufacturing of certain products. In this handbook, we summarize the recent progresses due to novel nanomaterials in industrial arena.To encapsulate inclusive overview of the industrial applications of nanomaterials and to provide reader a systematic and coherent picture of nanomaterials for almost all relevant and focused up to date industrial scale usage, the handbook is divided into several sections, where each section contains different chapters. Part I deals with the different kinds of engineered nanomaterial (ENMs) for industrial use. Part II on ?Industrial scale fabrication of engineered nanomaterial? discusses the fabrication of ENMs at commercial scale. Part III on ?Engineered nanomaterial for catalysis industry? describes the application of ENMs for catalysts industry and new options of hybrid nanobiocatalysts.Part IV on ?Engineered nanomaterial in agriculture and agri-food industry? contains a detailed discussion on thesalient features of novel approaches of nanotechnology in agro and food processing. In Part V on ?Electronics andelectrical industry,? we discuss the characteristics role of Engineered Nanomaterial in Electronics and ElectricalIndustries. Part VI on ?Engineered nanomaterial in biomedical and pharmaceutical industry? discusses the innovative and promising biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of engineered nanoparticles. Part VII on ?Engineered nanomaterial in energy industry? describes the energy production, storage and conversion at industrial scale with nanomaterials. Part VIII on ?Engineered nanomaterial in environmental industry? covers different aspects relating to environmental protection, treatment technologies and environmental remediation with nanomaterials. Part IX 9 on ?Engineered Nanomaterial and Additive Manufacturing? gives the details of various steps relating to development of additive manufacturing products with nanomaterial. Part X Environmental, Legal, Health And Safety Issues Of Nanomaterials on ?Environmental, legal, health and safety issues of nanomaterials? describes the components of a human health risk, industrial scale safety concerns of nanomaterials. In the end, a chapter ?Future of industrial development and nanomaterials? layouts brief role of nanomaterials for future industrial development with emphasis on economic challenges and revises the entire handbook.The aim of this handbook is to deliver the recent advancements due to nanomaterials in the various industrial sectors.The enhancements in industrial techniques and processes due to nanomaterials can substantially affect the Performance of already in use procedures, and can deliver exciting consumer products to the modern society. Advanced undergraduate, graduate students, and industrial professionals can find this handbook a good source of knowledge and guidelines for their studies and research. Because of the integral nature of topics, this handbook will attract a broad audience including industrial scientists, industrial engineers, nanotechnologists, materials scientists, chemists, physicist, pharmacist, biologists, chemical engineers, etc., and all those who are involved and interested in the future frontiers of nanomaterials.Overall, this handbook is planned to be a reference handbook for researchers and scientists who are searching for new and advance techniques for various industries. The editor and contributors are famous researchers, scientists, and true professionals from academia and industry. On behalf of ELSEVIER, we are very thankful to the authors of all chapters for their wonderful and passionate efforts in making of this handbook. Special thanks to Simon Holt (acquisitions editor) and Jennifer Pierce (editorial project manager) at ELSEVIER, for their dedicated support and help during this project. In the end all thanks to ELSEVIER for publishing the handbook.