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  • Chemistry of the Platinum Group Metals

    Recent Developments
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 11
    • F.R. Hartley
    • English
    The chemistry of platinum group metals is a rapidly expanding commercially important field. It is dominated by the catalytic properties of the metals. They are useful in petrochemical and general chemical plants and are becoming increasingly important as autocatalysts for pollution control. The book covers recent developments in the chemistry of the six platinum group metals, namely, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and osmium. The material falls into three broad areas. Firstly, the occurrence, extraction and use of the metals, especially in catalysis, electrochemistry, energy and electronics. Secondly, organometallic and homogeneous catalytic chemistry and last but not least coordination chemistry including biochemistry and cancer therapy. The work is aimed at scientists in universities and in industry using any of the six platinum group metals in research. It will be useful for those studying the compounds of the metals themselves, and those considering to use either the metals or their complexes and catalysts in their experimental work.

  • Stationary Phases in Gas Chromatography

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 48
    • H. Rotzsche
    • English
    The primary aim of this volume is to make the chemist familiar with the numerous stationary phases and column types, with their advantages and disadvantages, to help in the selection of the most suitable phase for the type of analytes under study. The book also provides detailed information on the chemical structure, physico-chemical behaviour, experimental applicability, physical data of liquid and solid stationary phases and solid supports. Such data were previously scattered throughout the literature. To understand the processes occurring in the separation column and to offer a manual both to the beginner and to the experienced chromatographer, one chapter is devoted to the basic theoretical aspects. Further, as the effectiveness of the stationary phase can only be considered in relation to the column type, a chapter on different column types and the arrangement of the stationary phase within the column is included.The secondary aim of this book is to stimulate the development of new and improved standardized stationary phases and columns, in order to improve the reproducibility of separations, as well as the range of applications.

  • Comprehensive Organic Synthesis

    • 1st Edition
    • B. M. Trost + 1 more
    • English
    The development of more effective routes to known materials and the production of new materials are important goals in many areas, including electronics, agriculture, medicine and textiles. Organic synthesis is central to achieving these goals. Comprehensive Organic Synthesisdraws together the common themes that underlie the many apparently disparate areas of organic chemistry which underpin synthetic strategies, thus providing a comprehensive overview of this important discipline.The contributions have been organized to reflect the way in which synthetic chemists approach a problem. In terms of organic molecules, the work is divided into formation of carbon-carbon bonds, introduction of heteroatoms and heteroatom interconversions. Thus, Volumes 1-5 focus on carbon-carbon formation, but also include aspects of heteroatom introduction. Volumes 6-8 concentrate on interconversion of heteroatoms, but also deal with exchange of carbon-carbon bonds for carbon-heteroatom bonds. Organization of the chapters is along the theme of selectivity, which is a critical question in determining the suitability of a synthetic method. Volume 9 contains cumulative author and subject indexes.Comprehensiv... Organic Synthesis will appeal to a wide audience. The set will be an essential reference work for all those seeking information on the solution of synthetic problems, whether they be experienced practitioners or chemists whose major interests lie outside organic synthesis. In addition, synthetic chemists requiring the essential facts in new areas, as well as students completely new to the field, will find Comprehensive Organic Synthesis an invaluable source, providing authoritative accounts of the essential facts and concepts.

  • New Trends in CO Activation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 64
    • L. Guczi
    • English
    The aim of this volume is to provide scientists with a comprehensive summary of new research areas in the activation of carbon monoxide, as one of the most reactive molecules, and in its applications. In order to understand the variety of the reactivity of CO, a quantum-chemical approach helps the reader to understand the binding state of CO to the solid surface (Chapter 1). The structure of the adsorbed CO can be better understood by examining its reactivity towards single crystals in the absence and in the presence of promoters (Chapter 2). The first approach in the reactivity study is that of studying catalytic activity of single crystals and structure sensitivity which are summarized in Chapter 3. One of the most prominent effects in the CO activation process is ascribed to the presence of additives, promoters which, in a real catalyst system, are far more complicated than on single crystal surfaces (Chapter 4). The original Fischer-Tropsch process applied fused iron or cobalt catalysts which were suitable for producing mainly straight chain hydrocarbons. The two most important processes involving CO activation, the new FT process and alcohol formation are discussed in Chapters 5 and 7. An important type of catalyst, the bimetallic catalysts, is discussed in Chapter 6. The role of hydrogen as one of the most frequently used partners in CO activation is discussed in Chapter 8. The field of production of specialty chemicals is an excellent example of the homogeneous catalytic activation of CO (Chapter 9). In Chapter 10 an overview is given of the industrial applications of CO chemistry and these are illustrated by working processes. The final chapter gives the reader some hints about future progress in the field.

  • Preparation of Catalysts V

    Scientific Bases for the Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 63
    • B. Delmon + 3 more
    • English
    The organizers of this Fifth Symposium maintained their initial objectives, namely to gather experts from both industries and universities to discuss the scientific problems involved in the preparation of heterogeneous catalysts, and to encourage as much as possible the presentation of research work on catalysts of real industrial significance. Another highlight of these symposia was to reserve a substantial part of the program to new developments in catalyst preparation, new preparation methods and new catalytic systems. The fact that chemical reactions which were hardly conceivable some years ago have become possible today through the development of appropriate catalytic systems proves that catalysis is in constant progress.The papers in this volume deal with studies of unit operations in catalyst preparation, catalyst preparation via the sol-gel route, preparation of catalysts from layered structures and pillaring of clays, preparation and modification of zeolite-based catalysts, carbon supported catalysts, preparation of oxidation catalysts and novel and unusual preparation methods.

  • Catalyst Deactivation 1991

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 68
    • C.H. Bartholomew + 1 more
    • English
    Catalyst Deactivation 1991 was an expanded version of earlier, highly successful symposia. The symposium featured invited and solicited papers including 4 plenary lectures, 78 oral presentations and 23 poster papers. Most of the papers are contained in this volume.The eight main topics emphasised at this most recent symposium were: deactivation mechanisms/phenomena (carbon deposition, poisoning, and sintering), methods (modeling and techniques), and important catalysts (hydrotreating, oxides, and zeolites). All of these areas were well represented as attested by the substantial number of papers contained in these proceedings. Four review papers based on the plenary lectures provide state-of-the-art perspectives on new thrusts in deactivation research and development.

  • Advances in Inorganic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36
    • English

  • Quantum Semiconductor Structures

    Fundamentals and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Claude Weisbuch + 1 more
    • English
    In its original form, this widely acclaimed primer on the fundamentals of quantized semiconductor structures was published as an introductory chapter in Raymond Dingle's edited volume (24) of Semiconductors and Semimetals. Having already been praised by reviewers for its excellent coverage, this material is now available in an updated and expanded "student edition." This work promises to become a standard reference in the field. It covers the basics of electronic states as well as the fundamentals of optical interactions and quantum transport in two-dimensional quantized systems. This revised student edition also includes entirely new sections discussing applications and one-dimensional and zero-dimensional systems.

  • An Introduction to Ultrathin Organic Films

    From Langmuir--Blodgett to Self--Assembly
    • 1st Edition
    • Abraham Ulman
    • English
    The development of oriented organic monomolecular layers by the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) and self-assembly (SA) techniques has led researchers toward their goal of assembling individual molecules into highly ordered architectures. Thus the continually growing contribution of LB and SA systems to the chemistry and physics of thin organic films is widely recognized. Equally well-known is the difficulty in keeping up to date with the burgeoning multidisciplinary research in this area. Dr. Ulman provides a massive survey of the available literature. The book begins with a section on analytical tools to broaden the understanding of the structure and properties of monolayers and films. Following sections discuss LB films, the preparation and properties of SA monolayers and films, the modeling of LB and SA monolayers, and the application of LB and SA films.

  • Gas Chromatography in Air Pollution Analysis

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 49
    • V.G. Berezkin + 1 more
    • English
    Air pollution determination is one of the most important fields of gas chromatography application in practice. This book provides a systematic description of the main stages of air pollution determination, ranging from sampling problems to the quantitative estimation of the acquired data. Special attention is paid to the problem of gas, vapor, spray and solid particles extraction from air. The main methods of sampling procedure, namely, container utilization, cryogenic concentration, absorption, adsorption, chemisorption and filter usage, and successive impurities extraction are also handled. Sorption theory and the problems of sorption and desorption efficiency for hazardous impurities being extracted from traps with sorbents are discussed in detail. The practical utilization of different sorbents (silica, activated carbon, polymers etc.) to carry out sampling procedures for 200 main pollutants with known TLV (USSR and USA) is also considered. This highly informative book, reflecting several insufficiently known techniques as well as the experience of both western and Soviet researchers, should be of interest to both beginners and skilled researchers.

  • Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23
    • English
    This book is part of a series on spectroscopy, and covers NMR studiesof isolated spin-pairs in the solid state, the oxidation state dependence of transition metal shieldings, the Cinderella nuclei, nuclear spin relaxation in organic systems, solutions of macromolecules and aggregates and the NMR of coals and coal products. Related titlesare volumes 20, 21 and 22 in the series.

  • Kinetic Models of Catalytic Reactions

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32
    • G.S. Yablonskii + 3 more
    • English
    This book has been written by a group of mathematicians and chemists whose common interest is in the complex dynamics of catalytic reactions. Based on developments in mathematical chemistry, a general theory is described that allows the investigation of the relationships between the kinetic characteristics of complex reactions and their detailed reaction mechanism. Furthermore, a comprehensive analysis is made of some typical mechanism of catalytic reactions, in particular for the oxidation of carbon monoxide on platinum metals. In fact, the book presents three kinetics: (a) detailed, oriented to the elucidation of a detailed reaction mechanism according to its kinetic laws; (b) applied, with the aim of obtaining kinetic relationships for the further design of chemical reactors; and (c) mathematical kinetics whose purpose is the analysis of mathematical models for heterogeneous catalytic reactions taking place under steady- or unsteady-state conditions.

  • Liquid Chromatography in Biomedical Analysis

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 50
    • T. Hanai
    • English
    This book presents a guide for the analysis of biomedically important compounds using modern liquid chromatographic techniques. After a brief summary of basic liquid chromatographic methods and optimization strategies, the main part of the book focuses on the various classes of biomedically important compounds: amino acids, catecholamines, carbohydrates, fatty acids, nucleotides, porphyrins, prostaglandins and steroid hormones. The different chapters discuss specialized techniques pertaining to each class of compounds, such as sample pretreatment, pre- and post-column derivatization, detection and quantification.

  • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28
    • English

  • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 51
    • English

  • Fundamentals of Interface and Colloid Science

    Fundamentals
    • 1st Edition
    • J. Lyklema
    • English
    Fundamentals of Interface and Colloid Science sets out the fundamental physical chemical concepts behind interface and colloid science. Starting from elementary principles, including those of classical thermodynamics and intermolecular interaction, it gradually progresses to more advanced topics such as partition functions and stochastic processes. Relevant mathematical techniques are explained in appendices. All that is required of the reader is a basic knowledge of physical chemistry, and research workers and graduates interested in colloid and interface science will welcome the wide ranging knowledge presented by the author and a team of experts. The discussions of many applications make the book of particular interest to those involved in practical research.

  • Profiles of Drug Substances, Excipients and Related Methodology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19
    • English

  • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 50
    • English

  • Advances in Organometallic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31
    • English

  • The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Pharmacology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39
    • English

  • Radical, Single Electron Transfer, and Concerted Reactions

    A Research Annual
    • 1st Edition
    • James M. Coxon
    • English
    Advances in Detailed Reaction Mechanisms, Volume 1: Radical, Single Electron Transfer, and Concerted Reactions presents the unique properties of reactions. This book discusses the approaches to synthetic strategies, including nucleophilic substitution and the study of the radicals of the amino acids. Organized into four chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the complications that can arise in mechanistic probe investigations. This text then examines the development of free radicals that reflects several factors, including the recognition that their unique characteristics may be harnessed in simple approaches to synthetic strategies. Other chapters consider the variety and types of reaction that free radicals can undergo. This book discusses as well the factors that affect the formation and reaction of α-carbon-centered radicals derived from amino acids and their derivatives. The final chapter deals with deuterium isotope effects as well as fluorine substituent effects. This book is a valuable resource for physical organic chemists.

  • Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 48
    • English
    Intended for researchers in biochemistry, medicine, nutrition and industry, this book discusses such topics as components of bacterial polysaccharides, fluorinated carbohydrates, and carbon sugars chemistry.

  • Scientific Computing and Automation (Europe) 1990

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6
    • E.J. Karjalainen
    • English
    This book comprises a large selection of papers presented at the second European Scientific Computing and Automation meeting (SCA 90 (Europe)) which was held in June 1990 in Maastricht, The Netherlands. The increasing use of computers for making measurements, interpreting data, and filing results brings a new unity to science. SCA concentrates on common computer-based tools which are useful in several disciplines. Practical problems in laboratory automation, robotics and information management with LIMS are covered in depth. The process of designing and acquiring a LIMS is described and standards for data transfer between instruments, between LIMS and instruments and between different LIMS are discussed. The applications of statistics and expert systems are covered in several chapters. Strategies for drug design are discussed with various practical examples. Finally the display of scientific results as images and computer-based animations is demonstrated by several examples with their color illustrations. The book should be of interest to those managing R&D projects, doing research in laboratories, acquiring or planning LIMS, designing instruments and laboratory automation systems and those involved in data analysis of scientific results.

  • Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34
    • English

  • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 49
    • English

  • Advances in Quantum Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21
    • English

  • Chemometrics Tutorials

    Collected from Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems - An International Journal, Volumes 1-5
    • 1st Edition
    • R.G. Brereton + 5 more
    • English
    The journal Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems has a specific policy of publishing tutorial papers, (i.e. articles aiming to discuss and illustrate the application of chemometric and other techniques) solicited from leading experts in the varied disciplines relating to this subject. This book comprises reprints of tutorials from the first 5 volumes of this journal, covering the period from late 1986 to mid 1989. The authors of the papers include analytical, organic and environmental chemists, statisticians, pharmacologists, geologists, geochemists, computer scientists and biologists, which reflects the strong interdisciplinary communication. The papers have been reorganized into major themes, covering most of the main areas of chemometrics. This book is intended both as a personal reference text and as a useful background for courses in chemometrics and laboratory computing.

  • Cycloaddition Reactions in Organic Synthesis

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8
    • W. Carruthers
    • English
    Demonstrates the wide scope of cycloaddition reactions, including the Diels-Alder reaction, the ene reaction, 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions and [2+2] cycloadditions in organic synthesis. The author, a leading exponent of the subject, illustrates the ways in which they can be employed in the synthesis of a wide range of carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds, including a variety of natural products of various types. Special attention is given to intramolecular reactions, which often provide a rapid and efficient route to polycyclic compounds, and to the stereochemistry of the reactions, including recent and developing work on enantioselective synthesis.

  • Advances in Inorganic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35
    • English

  • Introduction to Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy

    • 3rd Edition
    • Norman B. Colthup + 2 more
    • English
    Now in its third edition, this classic text covers many aspects of infrared and Raman spectroscopy that are critical to the chemist doing structural or compositional analysis. This work includes practical and theoretical approaches to spectral interpretation as well as a discussion of experimental techniques. Emphasis is given to group frequencies, which are studied in detailed discussions, extensive tables, and over 600 carefully chosen and interpreted spectral examples. Also featured is a unique treatment of group frequencies that stresses their mechanical origin. This qualitative approach to vibrational analysis helps to simplify spectral interpretation.Addit... topics include basic instrumental components and sampling techniques, quantitative analysis, Raman polarization data, infrared gas contours, and polarized IR studies, among others.

  • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 48
    • English

  • The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Pharmacology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38
    • English

  • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47
    • English

  • Advances in Chemical Engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15
    • English

  • Advances in Organometallic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30
    • English

  • Modified Nucleosides in Cancer and Normal Metabolism - Methods and Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45C
    • English

  • Sol-Gel Science

    The Physics and Chemistry of Sol-Gel Processing
    • 1st Edition
    • C. Jeffrey Brinker + 1 more
    • English
    Sol-Gel Science: The Physics and Chemistry of Sol-Gel Processing presents the physical and chemical principles of the sol-gel process. The book emphasizes the science behind sol-gel processing with a chapter devoted to applications. The first chapter introduces basic terminology, provides a brief historical sketch, and identifies some excellent texts for background reading. Chapters 2 and 3 discuss the mechanisms of hydrolysis and condensation for nonsilicate and silicate systems. Chapter 4 deals with stabilization and gelation of sols. Chapter 5 reviews theories of gelation and examines the predicted and observed changes in the properties of a sol in the vicinity of the gel point. Chapter 6 describes the changes in structure and properties that occur during aging of a gel in its pore liquor (or some other liquid). The discussion of drying is divided into two parts, with the theory concentrated in Chapter 7 and the phenomenology in Chapter 8. The structure of dried gels is explored in Chapter 9. Chapter 10 shows the possibility of using the gel as a substrate for chemical reactions or of modifying the bulk composition of the resulting ceramic by performing a surface reaction (such as nitridation) on the gel. Chapter 11 reviews the theory and practice of sintering, describing the mechanisms that govern densification of amorphous and crystalline materials, and showing the advantages of avoiding crystallization before sintering is complete. The properties of gel-derived and conventional ceramics are discussed in Chapter 12. The preparation of films is such an important aspect of sol-gel technology that the fundamentals of film formation are treated at length in Chapter 13. Films and other applications are briefly reviewed in Chapter 14. Materials scientists and researchers in the field of sol-gel processing will find the book invaluable.

  • The Alkaloids: Antitumor Bisindole Alkaloids from Catharanthus roseus (L.)

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37
    • Arnold Brossi + 1 more
    • English

  • Immobilized pH Gradients: Theory and Methodology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20
    • Pier Giorgio Righetti
    • English
    Immobilized pH gradients (IPG) represent the most advanced development of isoelectric focusing (IEF). Originally developed to overcome all the problems of IEF in soluble amphoteric buffers (CA) (such as pH gradient instability, complexation with CA chemicals, unreproducibility of pH gradients, protein precipitation at the pI), it turned out to be an entirely new technique, quite different in principle and operation from conventional IEF. The book is thus meant to bring the reader up to date with this fast developing field. The book is divided into six chapters containing information on: detailed treatment of all the chemistry of the Immobiline chemicals; theory of pH gradient generation (computer simulations, tables with all the possible pH recipes); all analytical aspects of IPGs, including staining techniques, blotting etc.; two-dimensional maps, with a detailed treatise of advantages and limitations; preparative aspects of IPGs, including comparison with other preparative electrophoretic techniques; some examples of applications, including genetic and forensic analysis, blood polymorphism etc.The book is extensive and up-to-date, while also extensively covering the theory. Clearly written, with easily accessible information, the volume is a worthy asset to the Lab. Techniques series.

  • PCs for Chemists

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5
    • J. Zupan
    • English
    The book first introduces the reader to the fundamentals of experimental design. Systems theory, response surface concepts, and basic statistics serve as a basis for the further development of matrix least squares and hypothesis testing. The effects of different experimental designs and different models on the variance-covariance matrix and on the analysis of variance (ANOVA) are extensively discussed. Applications and advanced topics (such as confidence bands, rotatability, and confounding) complete the text. Numerous worked examples are presented. The clear and practical approach adopted by the authors makes the book applicable to a wide audience. It will appeal particularly to those with a practical need (scientists, engineers, managers, research workers) who have completed their formal education but who still need to know efficient ways of carrying out experiments. It will also be an ideal text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students following courses in chemometrics, data acquisition and treatment, and design of experiments.

  • Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33
    • English

  • Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22
    • English

  • Profiles of Drug Substances, Excipients and Related Methodology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18
    • English

  • Advances in Inorganic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34
    • English

  • Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47
    • English

  • The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Pharmacology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36
    • English

  • Biological Roles and Function of Modification

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45B
    • English

  • Analytical Methods for Major and Modified Nucleosides - HPLC, GC, MS, NMR, UV and FT-IR

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45A
    • English

  • Optical Techniques to Characterize Polymer Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • H. Bässler
    • English
    To optimize the properties of polymers or to design new polymeric materials for special applications, one has to understand how their properties depend on chemical and physical structure. This, in turn, requires methods for material characterization operating on a microscopic level such as optical techniques. Over the past decades major progress has been made in exploiting the analytical power offered by spectroscopic methods if combined with modern light source and detection technology.This multi-author book has been written in order to acquaint a broader audience with these recent achievements. Its individual chapters have been arranged in three groups featuring absorption, luminescence and diffraction techniques including non-linear optics for probing the physical structure of polymers, as well as their dynamic behavior in the presence and absence of electronic excitation. Emphasis has been placed on recent developments in the spectroscopy of solid polymers.

  • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 46
    • English

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