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  • Quality Living Through Chemurgy and Green Chemistry

    Edited by Peter C.K. Lau ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book is intended to give readers an appreciation of what the future holds, as cutting-edge technologies in synthetic biology and pathway engineering and advanced bioprocessing development pave the way for providing goods and services to benefit humankind that are based on the synergy of two biomasses - i.e. of what a renewable feedstock could yield and an infinite microbial biomass could ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

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  • Cereal Straw as a Resource for Sustainable Biomaterials and Biofuels

    Chemistry, Extractives, Lignins, Hemicelluloses and Cellulose

    by RunCang Sun ...
    Materials from renewable resources are receiving increased attention, as leading industries and manufacturers attempt to replace declining petrochemical-based feedstocks with products derived from natural biomass, such as cereal straws. Cereal straws are expected to play an important role in the shift toward a sustainable economy, and a basic knowledge of the composition and structure of cereal ... Read more

    $269.59 CAD

  • Metalloenzymes as Inspirational Electrocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis

    From Mechanism to Model Devices

    by Andreas S. J. L. Bachmeier ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This thesis describes a series of investigations designed to assess the value of metalloenzymes in systems for artificial and adapted photosynthesis. The research presented explores the interplay between inherent enzyme properties such as structure, rates and thermodynamics, and the properties of the semiconducting materials to which the enzyme is attached. Author, Andreas Bachmeier provides a ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • Reaction Pathways and Mechanisms in Thermocatalytic Biomass Conversion II

    Homogeneously Catalyzed Transformations, Acrylics from Biomass, Theoretical Aspects, Lignin Valorization and Pyrolysis Pathways

    Edited by Marcel Schlaf, Z. Conrad Zhang ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Volume II presents the latest advances in catalytic hydrodeoxygenation and other transformations of some cellulosic platform chemicals to high value-added products. It presents the theoretical evaluation of the energetics and catalytic species involved in potential pathways of catalyzed carbohydrate conversion, pathways leading to the formation of humin-based by-products, and thermal pathways in ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Reaction Pathways and Mechanisms in Thermocatalytic Biomass Conversion I

    Cellulose Structure, Depolymerization and Conversion by Heterogeneous Catalysts

    Edited by Marcel Schlaf, Z. Conrad Zhang ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Volume I mainly focuses on the current understanding of the reaction pathways and mechanisms involved in several important catalytic conversions of cellulose and carbohydrates. It starts with nanoscale illustrations of biomass structures and describes various reactions including cellulose depolymerization to sugars, catalytic aldose-ketose isomerization and dehydration, selective oxidation, ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ionic Liquids

    Edited by Zhen Fang, Richard L. Smith, Jr., Xinhua Qi ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The application of ionic liquids to biomass for producing biofuels and chemicals will be one of the hot research areas during the next decade due to the fascinating properties of these versatile group of solvents that allow them to dissolve lignocellulosic materials. The present text provides up-to-date fundamentals, state-of-the-art reviews, current assessments and prospects in this area, ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • Investigation into High Efficiency Visible Light Photocatalysts for Water Reduction and Oxidation

    by David James Martin ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This thesis describes novel strategies for the rational design of several cutting-edge high-efficiency photocatalysts, for applications such as water photooxidation, reduction, and overall splitting using a Z-Scheme system. As such, it focuses on efficient strategies for reducing energy loss by controlling charge transfer and separation, including novel faceted forms of silver phosphate for water ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Fuels From Biomass: An Interdisciplinary Approach

    A collection of papers presented at the Winter School 2011 of the North Rhine Westphalia Research School "Fuel production based on renewable resources" associated with the Cluster of Excellence "Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass", Aachen, Germany, 2011

    Edited by Michael Klaas, Stefan Pischinger, Wolfgang Schröder ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    The book reports on the results of the BrenaRo Winterschool 2011, held on November 21-22 in Aachen, Germany. The different chapters cover a number of aspects of the topic of energy generation, with a particular focus on energy generation from biomass. They presents new findings concerning engine development, process engineering, and biological and chemical conversion of biomass to fuels, and ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • Biomass Processing over Gold Catalysts

    by Olga A. Simakova, Robert J. Davis, Dmitry Yu. Murzin ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    The book describes the valorization of biomass-derived compounds over gold catalysts.Since biomass is a rich renewable feedstock for diverse platform molecules, including those currently derived from petroleum, the interest in various transformation routes has become intense. Catalytic conversion of biomass is one of the main approaches to improving the economic viability of biorefineries. In ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Molecular Devices for Solar Energy Conversion and Storage

    Edited by Haining Tian, Gerrit Boschloo, Anders Hagfeldt ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book shows the different molecular devices used for solar energy conversion and storage and the important characterization techniques for this kind of device. It has five chapters describing representative molecule-based solar cells, such as organic solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells and hybrid solar cells (perovskite solar cell and quantum dots solar cells). It also includes two ... Read more

    $256.19 CAD

  • Solar Energy for Fuels

    Edited by Harun Tüysüz, Candace K. Chan ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    The series Topics in Current Chemistry presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in modern chemical research. The scope of coverage is all areas of chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines such as biology, medicine and materials science.The goal of each thematic volume is to give the non-specialist reader, whether in academia or industry, a comprehensive ... Read more

    $256.19 CAD

  • Carbohydrates in Sustainable Development II

    Edited by Amélia P. Rauter, Pierre Vogel, Yves Queneau ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Knoevenagel Reaction of Unprotected Sugars, By M.-C. Scherrmann ; Carbohydrate-Based Lactones: Synthesis and Applications, By N. M. Xavier, A. P. Rauter, and Y. Queneau; Heterogeneously-Catalyzed Conversion of Carbohydrates, By K. De Oliveira Vigier and F. Jérôme; Palladium-Catalyzed Telomerization of Butadiene with Polyols: From Mono to Polysaccharides, By S. Bouquillon, J. Muzart, C. Pinel, and ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD