Polymers are substances containing a large number of structural units joined by the same type of linkage. These substances often form into a chain-...

This book deals with the chemistry and thermolysis of AP, AN, salts of nitric acid, salts of perchloric acid, polynitro compounds, NTO and salts of...

A catalyst is a material of constant composition, which accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction by providing a suitable reaction pathway with t...

Research On Chemical Kinetics

In this book, the authors examine retinoic acid and how it plays important role in a wide range of biological processes including proliferation and...

Rhenium (Re), a very scarce element in nature was the last naturally available element to be discovered in 1925. Re is one of the rarest metals, fo...

Weathering involves important processes that alter the original structure, texture and chemical components of a granitic rock. The changes in miner...

Ruthenium is exceedingly rare, as it is only the 74th most abundant metal on Earth. The element is generally found in ores with the other platinum ...

Samarium is a lanthanide that preferentially exists in the +3 oxidation state. Samarium compounds are useful as catalysts which have been employed ...

This book is exclusively devoted to a broad perspective of research interests centred around environmental geochemistry and the coupling of geology...

Finally the real truth about how master jewellers, gemmologists and major auction houses value diamonds and colored gemstones.

The different methods for enhancing the catalytic activity of transition metal complexes in hydrocarbon (particularly, alkylarene) oxidations with ...

The book on solid state chemistry presents studies of chemical, structural, thermodynamic, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties and process...

This book includes a detailed study on the electrochemical oxidation and corrosion of metals (silver, copper and their alloys) in concentrated aque...

An acid that is stronger than the acid strength of 100% sulphuric acid is known as a superacid. Environmental concerns about the use of toxic liqui...

Conventional sample preparation techniques like solid phase extraction and liquid-liquid extraction prove to be tedious, time-consuming and oftenti...

In Chapter One, the specific patterns and applications of micro extraction techniques in bionalysis are reviewed. The various micro-extraction tech...

The aim of this book is to present original data and comprehensive reviews of state-of-the-art work that advance our understanding of solution chem...

Solution chemistry deals with liquid solutions in such fields as physical chemistry, chemical physics, molecular biology, statistical mechanics, bi...

A critical review of solvent influence on the performance of metal catalysts in the hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds, specifically unsaturated a...

Sonochemistry and solution chemistry have been explicitly brought together by analysing the effect of ultrasound on kinetics of ester hydrolysis an...

This book is a compilation of invaluable contributions in the field of isothiocyanate chemistry. It clearly presents multidisciplinary chapters whi...

Cellulose and its derivatives -- cellulose acetate -- are renewed polymers, that, together with the whole complex of valuable and indispensable pro...

The history of starches and investigations of starch containing raw materials goes back many centuries, (ii) steady progress in the understanding o...

The history of starches and investigations of starch containing raw materials goes back many centuries, (ii) steady progress in the understanding o...

This book contains original reviews and research papers presented at the 1st Moscow Conference on 'Starch and Starch Origins-Structure, Properties ...

This book contains original reviews and research papers presented at the XV International Starch Convention, Moscow-Cracow, which was held in Mosco...

Stearic acid, a long-chain fatty acid, has extensive applications in lots of fields, like the rubber industry, cosmetic industry, food industry, bi...

Stilbenes and their derivatives constitute important classes of both natural products and synthetic small molecules and have attracted intense inte...

Strength & Fracture of Polymer Films & Fibers

Strontium titanate (STO) is a classical high-permittivity perovskite material known since the 1940s. Although incipient ferroelectric behaviour of ...

Structural & Mechanical Behavior Of Glassy Polymers

Recently there has been a significant increase in the share of polyurethane varnish-and-paint materials in the total amount of varnish-and-paint ma...

The interest in polymer composites research is due to their enlarged application. Filling with hard particles gives to polymers a number of desirab...

Science can do much good for mankind or can cause a catastrophe for mankind if it is handled by terrorists, (even aircraft can be turned into weapo...

The given compilation is devoted to the anniversary of Professor Gennady E Zaikov. The compilation itself has been prepared by those scientists wit...

This book presents comprehensive accounts of the chemistry revolving around the sulphonamides. Sulfonamides are widely present in various drugs as ...

This book consists of sixteen chapters, each covering in depth a particular subject and surveying recent developments in the field. Challenging iss...

Superconductivity is the ability of certain materials to conduct electrical current with no resistance and extremely low losses. High temperature s...

The trend in recent years is to develop neoteric solvents to replace the traditional organic solvents that have been used in both laboratory practi...

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Functions and Applications presents a constructive overview on the use of supercritical carbon dioxide as an alternat...

In this compilation, the authors comprehensively investigate SOD effects in the homeostasis of mammal endometrium, using available information on s...

In this book, the authors present and review current data on superstring theory including topics such as: the classification of elementary particle...

Supramolecular chemistry provides ingenious strategies for the elaboration of functional systems from readily available molecular components. These...

This book covers the physics and chemistry of surfaces. The scope includes the structure, thermodynamics, and mobility of clean surfaces, as well a...