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Advances in Biochemical H. Barke, G. Harsch, Inst. for Didactics of Chemistry, N. Eliaz, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (Ed.) Engineering Biotechnology University of Münster, Germany; S. Schmid, University of Sydney, Australia Applications of Electrochemistry and Series editor: T. Scheper Essentials of Chemical Education Nanotechnology in Biology Volume 125 and Medicine I G. S. Nyanhongo, Technical University Graz, Austria; Translated by: H. Gerdau, Paris, France W. Steiner, G. Gübitz, Technical University, Graz, The study of electrochemical nanotechnology has Austria (Eds.) For everybody teaching chemistry or becoming a emerged as researchers apply electrochemistry chemistry teacher, the authors provide a practice- to nanoscience and nanotechnology. These two Biofunctionalization of oriented overview with numerous examples from related volumes in the Modern Aspects of Elec- current chemical education, including experi- trochemistry Series review recent developments Polymers and their ments, models and exercises as well as relevant and breakthroughs in the specific application of Applications results from research on learning and teaching. electrochemistry and nanotechnology to biology With their proven concept, the authors cover and medicine. Internationally renowned experts Features classical topics of chemical education as well as contribute chapters that address both fundamental 7 Covers trends in modern Biotechnology 7 All modern topics such as every-day-life chemistry, and practical aspects of several key emerging tech- aspects of this interdisciplinary technology, where student’s misconceptions, the use of media or the nologies in biomedicine, such as the processing of knowledge, methods and expertise are required challenges of motivation. This is the completely new biomaterials, biofunctionalization of surfaces, from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, revised and updated English edition of a highly characterization of biomaterials, discovery of novel genetics, chemical engineering and computer successful German title. phenomena and biological processes occurring at sciences, are treated 7 More information as well the molecular level. as the electronic version available at springer.com Features 7 A concise overview of essential topics for Features From the contents successful education and training of chemistry 7 First book of edited reviews of electrochemical Chitin, Chitosan and Derivatives for Wound teachers 7 Includes experiments and exercis- applications in biology and medicine 7 Recent Healing and Tissue Engineering, by Antonio esAward winning authors breakthroughs presented by pioneers in electro- Francesko and Tzanko Tzanov Polyhydroxyalkano- chemistry 7 First in a two part series on electro- ates (PHA) and their Applications, by Guo-Qiang Contents chemical applications in biology and medicine Chen.- Enzymatic Polymer Functionalisation: Learners ideas and misconceptions.- Motivation.- Advances in Laccase and Peroxidase Derived Teaching aims.- Media.- Experiments.- Structural Fields of interest Lignocellulose Functional Polymers, by Gibson and mental models.- Scientific terminology and Electrochemistry; Nanotechnology; Biomedicine S. Nyanhongo, Tukayi Kudanga, Endry Nugroho chemical symbols.- Everyday life and chem- general Prasetyo and Georg M. Guebitz.- Lipases in istry.- Students discover Organic Chemistry – a Polymer Chemistry, by Bahar Yeniad, Hemant- Phenomena-oriented and Inquiry-based Network Target groups kumar Naik and Andreas Heise.- Enzymes for the Concept (PIN-Concept).- Structure-oriented Research Biofunctionalization of Poly(Ethylene Tere- approach in chemistry education. phthalate), by Wolfgang Zimmermann and Susan Discount group Billig.- Biology of Human Hair: Know Your Hair Fields of interest P to Control It, by Rita Araújo, Margarida Fernandes, Chemistry/Food Science, general; Teaching and Artur Cavaco-Paulo and Andreia Gomes.-Recom- Teacher Education; Science Education binamers: Combining Molecular Complexity with Diverse Bioactivities for Advanced Biomedical Target groups and Biotechnological Applications, by José Professional/practitioner Carlos Rodríguez-Cabello, María Pierna, Alicia Fernández-Colino, Carmen García-Arévalo and Discount group Francisco Javier Arias. P

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E. H. Hardy, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany M. H. Jacobs, Technical University, Clausthal, G. Lofrano, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy Germany; H. A. Oonk, Utrecht University, NMR Methods for the The Netherlands Green Technologies for the Investigation of Structure and Equilibrium Between Phases Removal of Emerging Transport of Matter Pollutants from Water and Wastewater Methods of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) Supplemental Text for Materials Science and are increasingly applied in engineering sciences. High-Pressure Geophysics The book summarizes research in the field of In the last years the release of emerging pollutants chemical and process engineering performed The second Volume, having, more than the first, a such as endocrine disruptors (EDCs), pharma- at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). postgraduate and professional character, amounts ceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) Fundamentals of the methods are exposed for to an extension of subjects, and a deepening of into the environment has raised great concern. readers with an engineering background. Appli- understanding. The theory is extended to deal While investigating how to treat emerging pollut- cations cover the fields of mechanical process with retrograde phenomena; phase behaviour ants from water and wastewater, researchers engineering (filtration, solid-liquid separation, in ternary- and higher-order systems; and phase have drawn attention to the promising role of powder mixing, rheometry), chemical process behaviour under conditions of high temperature a special class of oxidation techniques defined engineering (trickle-bed reactor, ceramic sponges), and high pressure. as advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) as well bioprocess engineering (biofilm growth), and A profound treatment is given of the compu- as of membrane bioreactor (MBR ) and natural food process engineering (microwave heating, tational prediction of phase behaviour - and adsorbents (widely known as low-cost adsorbents). emulsions). Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) the thermophysical properties of the materials The first chapter introduces green chemistry in as well as low-field NMR are covered with notes on involved - for conditions of high temperature and relation to treatment technologies. From chapter hardware. Emphasis is placed on quantitative data high pressure – which is of special relevance for 2 to chapter 11 the author discusses AOPs such analysis and image processing. earth- and planetary geophysics. The work ends as Fenton based processes, UV based processes, with a reflection on phase-equilibrium analysis for ultrasound based processes, wet oxidation, photo- Features the future: the need for the inclusion of statistical catalysis, as well as biological treatment processes 7 Extensive derivations of required fundamental thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. such as MBR, constructed wetlands and natural relations for readers with engineering background Volume II is a lecture book for postgraduate adsorbents for pre- or post- treatment of emerging 7 New applications based on MRI, PGSE-NMR, students in chemistry, chemical engineering, compounds. The last chapter is dedicated to green and low-field NMR 7 New concepts in quantita- geology and metallurgy; it is highly useful as a engineering as a tool for sustainable development. tive data evaluation and image analysis recommended text in the same fields, and, in addi- tion, physics and geophysics; it is indispensable as Features Contents a frame of reference for researchers in all fields of 7 Presents a synthesis of knowledge regarding the Introduction.- Fundamentals.- Hardware.- materials science, and, in particular, for the users use of Natural Adsorbents in water and wastewater Applications.- Conclusions. of software packages like FactSage, Thermo-Calc, treatment 7 Introduces sustainable development and Pandat. through the principles of green engineering Fields of interest Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Features From the contents Industrial and Production Engineering; Imaging / 7 Contains over 50 exercises Essential to Green Chemistry for Green Treatment Radiology advanced level studies 7 Structured approach technologies.-The use of Natural Adsorbents in with increasing theoretical insight 7 Plain style, wastewater treatment.-Removal of non conven- Target groups compact writing, and transparent presentation tional contaminants by application of MBR Research 7 Balanced coupling of experiment and theory technology for wastewater treatment and reuse.- User-friendly 7 Refreshing treatment of the Removal of pesticides from water and wastewater Discount group matter by Solar driven photocatalysis.-Wet oxidation P wastewater treatment. Fields of interest Physical Chemistry; Materials Science, general; Fields of interest Geology Chemistry/Food Science, general; Environmental Chemistry Target groups Graduate Target groups Research Discount group P Discount group P

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G. Patterson, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, A. Patti, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Catania, K. G. Ramawat, M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, PA, USA ITALY India; M. Henry, Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France; J. Merillon, Université Victor Segalen A Prehistory of Polymer Green Approaches To Bordeaux 2, Villenave d'Ornon, France (Eds.) Science Asymmetric Catalytic Handbook of Natural Synthesis Polymer science is now an active and thriving Products - Phytochemistry, community of scientists, engineers and technolo- Nowadays, chirality is widely accepted as an Botany, Metabolism gists, but there was a time, not so long ago, when important factor in molecular recognition I - Alkaloids II - Phenolics III - Terpenes there was no such community. The prehistory processes and the biological activity of many of polymer science helps to provide key insights pharmaceutical drugs and agrochemicals; this is into current issues and historical problems. The confirmed by the continuous need for synthetic The proposed volumes are intended to provide all story will be divided into an ancient period ( methods which lead to single or enriched enantio- the information regarding medicinal plants and from Greek times to the creation of the molecular mers of such compounds. phytochemicals at one place to researchers and consensus ), a nascent period ( from Dalton to By presenting a review of the various and more teachers. Phytochemicals, by the strictest defini- Kekule to van’t Hoff ) and a period of paradigm recently developed approaches for both metal- tion, are chemicals that are produced by plants. formation and controversy ( from Staudinger to transition and organocatalysis, this volume Mark to Carothers ). The prehistory concludes describes the development of “greener” asym- Features with an account of the epochal 1935 Discussion metric reactions which preserve stereoselectivity. 7 First reference work comprising all information of the Faraday Society on “Polymerization.” After The author summarizes the impressive amount of about natural products in one place 7 Combines this meeting an active community engaged in research that has been gathered within this field chemical as well as biological based information trying to solve the central problems defined by the into three chapters focusing on: i)the search of 7 Easy to find and easy to read because of repeti- discussions. alternative catalysts, ii) alternative solvents, and iii) tive and uniform chapter structure. alternative synthetic strategies and processes. For Features each topic, the fundamentals and some valuable Fields of interest 7 Provides key insights into current issues and applications are discussed. Medicinal Chemistry; Pharmacology/Toxicology; historical problems in polymer science Plant Biochemistry Features Contents 7 Pinpoints catalyst systems that are not only Target groups Ancient Period.- Nascent Period.- Period of Para- efficient and highly enantioselective but are also Research digm Formation.- The Age of Macromolecules. eco-friendly 7 Reviews the different and more recent approaches developed, for both metal-tran- Discount group Fields of interest sition and organocatalysis P Polymer Sciences; History of Science; History Fields of interest Target groups Chemistry/Food Science, general; Environmental Research Chemistry

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C. R. Sohar, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Topics in Current Chemistry Topics in Current Chemistry Lifetime Controlling Defects Series editors: M. Olivucci, C. Wong Series editors: M. Olivucci, C. Wong in Tool Steels Volume 301 Volume 302

In this thesis Christian Sohar describes his inves- B. Fraser-Reid, Natural Products and Glycotech- E. Soriano, J. Marco-Contelles, Instituto de Química tigation into the gigacycle fatigue behavior of tool nology Research Institute Inc. (NPG), Pittsboro Orgánica General (CSIC), Madrid, Spain (Eds.) steels. In an interdisciplinary approach he uses (NC), USA; J. Cristóbal López, Instituto de Quimica knowledge and methods from a wide variety of Orgánica General (CSIC), Madrid, Spain (Eds.) Computational Mechanisms disciplines including materials science, metallurgy, of Au and Pt Catalyzed chemistry, physics and mechanical engineering. Reactivity Tuning in Christian gives a general introduction into steel Reactions tools and fatigue in materials. Later he extensively Oligosaccharide Assembly discusses the experimental techniques and results. Structure, Bonding, and Reactivity of Reactant Indeed it is the detail of the content in this thesis Armed–Disarmed Effects in Carbohydrate Chem- Complexes and Key Intermediates, by Elena which makes it an invaluable resource for students istry: History, Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies, Soriano and José Marco-Contelles.-Cycloisomer- entering the field and scientists working in related by Bert Fraser-Reid and J. Cristóbal López *A ization of 1,n-Enynes Via Carbophilic Activation, disciplines. Overall, the thesis helps us understand Survey of Ley’s Reactivity Tuning in Oligosaccha- by Patrick Yves Toullec and Véronique Michelet.- more about the mechanical behavior of metallic ride Synthesis, by Ana M. Gómez * “Active–Latent” DFT-Based Mechanistic Insights into Noble materials with complex microstructure and high Thioglycosyl Donors and Acceptors in Oligosac- Metal-Catalyzed Rearrangement of Propargylic hardness. charide Syntheses, by Tze Chieh Shiao and René Derivatives: Chirality Transfer Processes, by Olalla Roy * Effect of Electron-Withdrawing Protecting Nieto Faza and Angel R. de Lera.-N-Heterocyclic Features Groups at Remote Positions of Donors on Glyco- Carbene Complexes of Au, Pd, and Pt as Effective 7 Nominated by the Vienna University of Tech- sylation Stereochemistry, by Kwan Soo Kim and Catalysts in Organic Synthesis, by Andrea Correa, nology for a Springer Theses Prize 7 Presents Dae-Hwan Suk * Influence of Protecting Groups Steven P. Nolan and Luigi Cavallo.-Activation of an interdisciplinary approach to the investigation on the Reactivity and Selectivity of Glycosylation: Allenes by Gold Complexes: A Theoretical Stand- of manufactured tool steels in the gigacycle range Chemistry of the 4,6-O-Benzylidene Protected point, by Max Malacria, Louis Fensterbank and 7 Provides an understanding of the mechanical Mannopyranosyl Donors and Related Species, by Vincent Gandon. behaviours of metallic materials with complex Sylvain Aubry, Kaname Sasaki, Indrajeet Sharma microstructure and high hardness and David Crich * Superarmed and Superdisarmed Features Building Blocks in Expeditious Oligosaccharide 7 This series presents critical reviews of the Contents Synthesis, by Hemali D. Premathilake and Alexei present position and future trends in modern Introduction.- Experimental.- Results and Discus- V. Demchenko*Programmable One-Pot Glyco- chemical research 7 Short and concise reports sion.- Summary and Outlook.- List of Figures.- sylation, by Chung -Yi Wu and Chi -Huey Wong on chemistry, each written by the world renowned List of Tables.- References. *Uronic Acids in Oligosaccharide and Glycoconju- experts 7 Still valid and useful after 5 or 10 years gate Synthesis, by Jeroen D. C. Codée, 7 More information as well as the electronic Fields of interest Alphert E. Christina, Marthe T. C. Walvoort, version of the whole content available at: spring- Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Herman S. Overkleeft and Gijsbert A. van der Marel erlink.com Metallic Materials; Mechanical Engineering Fields of interest Fields of interest Target groups Carbohydrate Chemistry; Polymer Sciences; Organic Chemistry; Theoretical and Computa- Research Biochemistry, general tional Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry

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X. Yin, Se Lab at USTC, Suzhou, China Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals and Organic Pollutants

Phytoremediation consists in the use of plants and their associated microbes for environmental cleanup. Over the past 10 years, this treatment has gained recognition as a cost-effective, non- invasive, alternative or complimentary technology to engineering-based remediation methods. In this volume, Dr. Yin reviews Phytoremediation tech- nologies such as pollutant stabilization, extraction, degradation, or volatilization, together with their applicability to various inorganic (zinc and sele- nium) and organic (PAHs and oil) pollutants and to most suitable plant species.As the enhancement of the efficiency of phytoremediation depends on the knowledge of the processes that affect pollutant availability, rhizosphere processes, pollutant uptake, translocation, chelation, degradation, and volatilization, the author focuses on providing an insightful examination of what has been discov- ered so far about inorganic and organic pollutants. Moreover, Dr. Yin discusses the practical implica- tions for designing phytoremediation strategies and the transgenic approaches to improve them.

Features 7 Presents a comprehensive overview of phytoremediation technologies 7 Explains the practical implications for designing phytoremedia- tion strategies and the transgenic approaches to enhance them

Contents Phytoremediation of selenium.- Phytoremediation of heavy metals.- Phytoremediation of organic pollutants.- Microbial effect in phytoremediation.

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