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Crystal Violet: Production, Applications and Precautions

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Chemistry
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Crystal Violet: Production, Applications and Precautions opens by presenting the main factors influencing the metachromatic phenomenon. The hypsochromic effect is due to the symmetry of the molecule providing the common electronic signal around the central carbon atom. Next, the authors discuss further modification of the adsorbents in an effort to improve their adsorption capacity and…
Advances in Polyamides Research

Chemistry Research and Applications, Biochemistry, Biology, Life Sciences
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The opening of Advances in Polyamides Research briefly explains some of the basic concepts in thermoplastic elastomer materials. Next, the authors deal with fundamental concepts in the field of polyamide and fullerene-based nanomaterials. The influence of moieties on the properties of polymers is discussed in the final chapter. The authors focus on finding a global…
Titanium Dioxide: Chemical Properties, Applications and Environmental Effects

Chemistry Research and Applications, Chemical Elements, Chemistry
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Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have greatly impacted human society as well as natural environments over the past decade, due to their production on a massive scale to support the emerging markets for nanotechnology. Among these ENMs, titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles have been extensively employed in the development of novel solutions for photocatalytic applications in environmental remediation.…
Polystyrene: Synthesis, Characteristics and Applications

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Chemistry
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Polystyrene represents one of the oldest and the most widespread polymers in the world. Its starts as far back as 1839 when a German apothecary Edmon Simon distilled an oily liquid named styrol from the resin of Turkish sweet gum trees. In several days, the sterol converted into a jelly product that he thought resulted…
Computational Chemistry: Theories, Methods and Applications

Chemistry Research and Applications, Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling, Chemistry
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The development of new drugs always was time consuming and costly. With the development in experimental methods, it was possible to scan small-compound libraries in order to find potentially suitable molecules. Protein kinases are a class of enzymes involved in the great majority of cellular processes. This book begins with a discussion on the protein…
The Development of Organic Phosphorus Chemistry: Discoveries of the Nineteenth Century

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Chemistry
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The nineteenth century saw the beginning and flourishing of the now huge and important field of organophosphorus chemistry. The first compound with a carbon-phosphorus bond was made in 1845, but the scope of this new field did not become apparent until the work of the famous August Wilhelm Hofmann spanning the years 1855-1873. It was…
Thorium: Chemical Properties, Uses and Environmental Effects

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Chemistry
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Thorium (Th) is the first element in the Actinide series having atomic number 90. It is a radioactive element. Thorium oxides can be used as nuclear fuels, although this application is quite limited compared with uranium oxide materials. In contrast to the well-known properties of bulk thorium oxides, thorium oxide molecules are much less understood.…
A Closer Look at Calorimetry

Chemistry Research and Applications, Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry
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In this compilation, the authors review the planning of multithermal titration calorimetry experiments using triosephosphate isomerase as a case study with two of its inhibitors, 2PG and PGH, under physiological conditions and osmotic stress. Following this, the authors revisit classic and disequilibrium calorimetry by presenting and discussing raw data obtained with a thermocouple probe and…
Molybdenum and its Compounds: Applications, Electrochemical Properties and Geological Implications

Chemistry Research and Applications, Mineralogy, Earth Sciences
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Molybdenum and its compounds (oxides, sulphides, carbides, nitrides, selenides, molybdates and molybdenum complexes) have a number of applications in alloys, catalysts, electrochromics, sensors, capacitors, batteries, solar cells and so on. Promising works on their nanostructures have been reported as a means to enhance the performance of materials. The present book is an edited volume on…
Thin Film Chemical Vapor Deposition in Electronics: Equipment, Methodology and Thin Film Growth Experience

Electronics and Telecommunications Research, Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Technology and Engineering
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This monograph is a summary of equipment, methodology and thin film growth experience obtained by the author during his 30 years of research work in the field of Integrated Circuit (IC) device technology. The monograph is concerned with the analysis of different aspects of different types of inorganic thin films grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition…
Current Applications of Chemometrics

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Chemistry
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Known as a scientific domain in which the scientist would try to extract information from chemical systems by data-driven means, Chemometrics is a fast spreading field, being applied to solve both descriptive and predictive problems in experimental life sciences, especially in chemistry. It is defined as a highly interfacial discipline, which employs multivariate statistics, applied…
Eugenol: Biosynthesis, Toxicity and Uses

Chemistry Research and Applications, Upcoming Publications, Special Topics
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In this compilation, the use of eugenol for the development of new active packaging material is presented using two different technologies for two polymer matrices. First, linear low density polyethylene films were impregnated with eugenol using supercritical CO2 assisted impregnation. In a second approach, eugenol was grafted onto cellulose using a polycarboxylic acid as linking…
New Developments in Analytical Chemistry Research

Chemistry Research and Applications, Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry
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Carbon-based nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes (CNT), carbon black and fullerenes are interesting materials for the development of analytical methods. In electrochemistry, carbon nanotubes improves the electron transfer and provides an improvement in the analytical sensitivity and selectivity of phenolic compounds determination. This book discusses several topics on analytical chemistry including enhanced electrochemical properties of…
Natural Heterocycles: Extraction and Biological Activity

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Chemistry
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Natural products in the plant kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures that are the result of biosynthetic processes that have been modulated over the millennia through genetic effects. During the last few decades, research into biologically active natural heterocycles has advanced tremendously thanks to contributions from the fields of chemistry, life sciences, food…
Magneto-Biology and Medicine

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Chemistry
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Life is controlled by chemistry. Chemistry is not the whole life but the life is totally chemistry. Chemistry is a key to biology. Nothing in biology can be understood without chemistry and chemical reactions. There are many factors controlling biochemical reactions, however the most intriguing is the magnetic field. The ability to respond to magnetic…
Alginic Acid: Chemical Structure, Uses and Health Benefits

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Chemistry
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Alginate is a natural, anionic polysaccharide typically obtained from brown seaweed but it can be synthesized by some bacteria. It is a water-soluble, linear copolymer consisting of two kinds of alternating blocks, guluronic acid (G block) and mannuronic acid (M block) units, that are irregularly arranged in GG, MG, and MM blocks, while the ratio…
Hafnium: Chemical Characteristics, Production and Applications

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Chemistry
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Hafnium is a chemical element with the symbol Hf and atomic number 72. This book brings together contributions from experts in their related fields to illustrate the significance and importance of hafnium in different forms. This book is composed of six chapters written by experts in their respective fields making this book valuable to the…
Reactive Oxygen Species, Lipid Peroxidation and Protein Oxidation

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Physics and Astronomy
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Many studies have shown that free radical damage and lipid peroxidation increase as a function of the degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids present in the phospholipids of biological membranes. Membrane phospholipids are particularly susceptible to oxidation not only because of their highly polyunsaturated fatty acid content but also because of their association in…
Stearic Acid: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Chemistry
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Stearic acid, a long-chain fatty acid, has extensive applications in lots of fields, like the rubber industry, cosmetic industry, food industry, biomedical science industry and pharmaceutical industry. In this book, the synthesis, properties and applications of stearic acid are reviewed. Overall, this book provides readers with a professional sight to know about the properties and…
Alcohols and Bioalcohols: Characteristics, Production and Uses

Chemistry Research and Applications, Biochemistry, Chemistry
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This book concentrates on some particular aspects of bioalcohols such as its production and uses. The main aim of this book is to provide an overview of worldwide research on the use of bioalcohols in energy development. In fact, it summarizes the characteristics and methods used to produce bioethanol and the current approaches on lignocellulosic-derived…
Thiols: Structure, Properties and Reactions

Chemistry Research and Applications, Organic Chemistry, Chemistry
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The thiol (-SH) is an essential functional group in the biological system. The -SH groups play a catalytic and structural role in enzymes and proteins that participate in the defense against reactive oxygen species, detoxification, signal transduction, energy production, apoptosis, and other biological functions. In this compilation, the authors begin by exploring how the inorganic…
New Developments in Liquid Crystals Research

Chemistry Research and Applications, Electrochemistry, Chemistry
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Liquid crystals (LCs) were discovered more than a century ago, but their profound impact was in the past four decades through their successful implementation into electronic devices that we are using every day. The research on liquid crystals actively continues in the 21st century and offers unlimited potential in various display or non-display applications. This…
Advances in Chemical Modeling. Volume 5

Chemistry Research and Applications, Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling, Chemistry
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In the 1970s, when something like chemical graph theory and molecular topology arose, the quantum chemical community began to criticize it, mainly with the argument that it reduced chemistry to mathematics, to empty meaningless numbers, to non-physical interpretable indices, to a combinatory without synthesis counterpart, to an algebra (matrices and polynomials) exercise; moreover, since the…
Formaldehyde: Synthesis, Applications and Potential Health Effects

Chemistry Research and Applications, General Chemistry, Chemistry
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Formaldehyde (FA) is a highly reactive compound with a toxic effect on all organisms due to non-specific interactions with proteins and nucleic acids. This substance is a hazardous air pollutant, and prolonged exposure to FA may cause serious health effects. This book discusses the synthesis of formaldehyde, its applications and potential health effects. (Imprint: Nova)