Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Selected Physico-Chemical Properties of Several Alkanes
(Alena Randová and Lidmila Bartovská, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic)
Chapter 2. Upgrading Long Chain n-Alkanes from Fischer-Tropsch Process Using Heterogeneous Catalysts: Past, Present and Future Trends
(Angela Martins and Nelson Nunes, Área Departamental de Engenharia Quimica, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, and others)
Chapter 3. Catalytic Oxidation of Alkanes to High-Added-Value Products: The Role of C-Scorpionate Metal Complexes
(Luísa M.D.R.S. Martins, Centro de Química Estrutural, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal)
Chapter 4. Recent Trends in the Selective Halogenation of Unactivated C–H Bonds
(Ana M. M. M. Faisca Phillips and Armando J. L. Pombeiro, Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal)
Chapter 5. Sources of Alkane Pollution in Aquatic Bodies, Their Bioremediation and Restoration Strategies
(Almas T. Awan, Naheed Bibi and Leidy R. Niño, Chemistry Department, Federal University of São Carlos, SP, Brazil, and others)
Index