A solvent is a liquid that becomes a solution by dissolving a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute. The most common solvent in everyday life is water. ...

Palm oil is considered as one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world. It is conventionally being used for food and dietary applic...

Members of the genus Vibrio are natural habitants of the marine environments. Many of them are human pathogens and can cause illness associated wit...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the cultivation, varieties and nutritional uses of peas. Topics discussed in thi...

Pectins are biopolymers with multiple applications because of their structural diversity and complexity. Although pectins from different sources ha...

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

Pepsi-Cola*r marked its 100th anniversary in 1998 with much fanfare for the internationally known beverage! This book compiles a fabulous array of ...

Perchlorates are the salts derived from perchloric acid (HClO4). They occur both naturally and through manufacturing. They have been used as a medi...

Perovskite is a calcium titanium oxide mineral species composed of calcium titanate. This book discusses perovskite thin films, which are widely em...

PEZ made it OK to play with your food, and now those imaginative, colorful candy dispensers are sought after by collectors worldwide. After PEZ can...

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...

Whether you realize it or not, you are probably already a collector of plastic cups. Just look in your kitchen cabinets and you'll find those plast...

This delightful guide to collecting plastic antiques for fun and profit is choc full of over 200 fabulous photographs and plenty of very useful inf...

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...

Polyester: The Indestructible Fashion is a picture book which explores the art of prints in collectible and wearable polyester clothing from the 19...

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 ...