The pepper fruit is commonly consumed as fresh fruit. In addition, the fruit is used in food industry and in manufacture processing, either ferment...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the properties, health effects and environmental issues relating to phosphorus. ...

This book demonstrates outstanding improvement of photo-catalytic degradative efficiency by the coupling of microwave (MW) radiation with the titan...

This book presents current research in the study of photochemistry, including novel electron-transfer three-component visible light photoinitiating...

This new century will be an age in which humanity will strive for the recovery and preservation of a more natural environment and also for the esta...

The effect of polyvalent dopants on photoinduced defect formation was studied in different glasses. Ionisation of the glass matrix results in intri...

This book explores the safety of phthalates and bisphenol-A in everyday consumer products. The American Chemistry Council represents the leading bu...

Metallic, organic and mineral glasses evolve similarly with the time and approach an equilibrium state. This physical aging, a basic feature of the...

Water pollution occurs when toxic pollutants of varying kinds (organic, inorganic, radioactive and so on) are directly or indirectly discharged int...

Early people confronted with illness and disease, discovered a wealth of useful therapeutic agents in the plant kingdoms. The term "phytochemicals"...

The consumption of phytosterols (plant sterols and/or stanols) can reduce cardiovascular risk by reducing hypercholesterolemia. In addition to redu...

The pea Pisum sativum are rich in proteins and dietary fiber and contribute considerably to the total dietary protein requirements. Peas are abunda...

Since the discovery of plastics several decades ago, the widespread consumption of plastic products and their subsequent inappropriate disposal and...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the compounds, production and applications of platinum. Topics discussed include...

In recent years, many researchers have devoted considerable attention to the development of membrane science and technology. Different important ty...

Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a thermoplastic biodegradable polyester, which has had biomedical application in the 1970s and 1980s as a long-term drug ...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemical compounds that consist of fused aromatic rings and do not contain heteroatoms or carry substit...

Polydimethylsiloxane is a non-conducting, silicone-based elastomer that is of widespread interest due to its flexibility and ease of micromolding f...

In this book, Chapter One discusses the structural properties and phase behavior of neutral and partially charged diblock copolymers in solution. C...

The authors of this book examine polyethers and polyethylene glycol. The first chapter in particular gives a systematic, balanced and comprehensive...

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is an aliphatic-aromatic and semicrystalline thermoplastic polyester of prime commercial and industrial importance...

The monograph is of interest to scientists specialising in physical chemistry. The results of research of polyfunctional stabilisers from the point...

This book examines polymer nanocomposites filled by inorganic nanofillers. Polymers are considered as nanocomposite matrix only, possessing, as a r...

Double hydrophilic block copolymers (DHBCs) constitute a novel class of water-soluble macromolecules with potential utilisation in a wide range of ...

The physical properties of a polymer are strongly dependent on the size or length of the polymer chain. As chain length is increased, melting and b...

This book provides research on the synthesis and applications of polymer nanocomposites. Chapter One discusses advances in injection moulding techn...

Polymer nanocomposites revolutionised the research in this field owing to the tremendous improvement in the composite properties at very low filler...

Stress relaxation describes how polymers relieve stress under constant strain. Because they are viscoelastic, polymers behave in a nonlinear, non-H...

Polyphenolic compounds are part of a division of secondary metabolites with high antioxidant capacity, found naturally in most edible and inedible ...

Polypropylene (PP) is a typical polymorphic polymer with α-form, β-form, γ-form, and mesomorphic smectic form modifications, and crystallises into ...

This book intends to provide an up-to-date introduction to the fascinating field of carbohydrate polymers and their development, properties and app...

Pomegranates are increasingly distributed and consumed worldwide both as fresh fruit or processed products, like juices and food supplements. The p...

Pomegranate is a natural plant product which has demonstrated a multitude of beneficial health benefits. Current in vitro and in vivo research have...

In this compilation, the authors provide an overview of the existing literature on the content of nine most abundant minerals (potassium – K, phosp...

This book gives the synthesis of porous silicon multi-layers (PSL) by a simple route called electrochemical etching. The prepared multi-layers and ...

This book presents an overview of the cultivation of the potato, pointing out some aspects in relation to its production, consumption and importanc...

This book discusses the development of spot welding electrode and its fabrication using Cu-WC through a powder metallurgy route. This book consists...

Powder metallurgy is a forming and fabrication technique consisting of three major processing stages. First, the primary material is physically pow...

This book provides readers with a realistic approach concerning important food issues in food processing. Each topic covers physical properties, en...

Membrane technology being low-energy consuming and environmentally friendly is considered to be a new generation of the sustainable processes. Dive...

This book has been written in a concise manner to include all fundamental aspects of polymer science including recent inventions in polymerisation'...

In the first chapter, Urška Vrabič Brodnjak, Ph.D., Deja Muck, Ph.D., Helena Gabrijelčič Tomc, Ph.D., and Igor Karlovits, Ph.D. provide a review of...

Proanthocyanidins (PACs), present in a wide variety of food products and beverages, are the second most abundant class of phenolic compounds in our...

Prebiotics is defined as a selectively fermented ingredient that allows specific changes, both in the composition and/or activity in the gastrointe...