This collection presents a broad spectrum of chapters in the various branches of industrial chemistry, biochemistry, and materials science which demonstrate key developments in these rapidly changing fields. This book offers a valuable overview and myriad details on current chemical processes, products, and practices. The book serves a spectrum of individuals, from those who are directly involved in the chemical industry to others in related industries and activities. It provides not only the underlying science and technology for important industry sectors but also provides broad coverage of critical supporting topics.

This new book:

- Serves as a collection of chapters that highlights some important areas of current interest in industrial chemistry, biochemistry, and materials science

- Focuses on topics with more advanced methods

- Emphasizes precise mathematical development and actual experimental details

- Analyzes theories to formulate and prove the physicochemical principles

- Provides an up-to-date and thorough exposition of the present state of the art of complex materials

- Familiarizes the reader with new aspects of the techniques used in the examination of polymers, including chemical, physicochemical, and purely physical methods of examination

- Describes the types of techniques now available to the chemist and technician and discusses their capabilities, limitations, and applications

Nekane Guarrotxena, PhD, is head of the Division in Institute of Polymer Science and Technology in Madrid at the Spanish National Research Council, Spain. She is a well-known scientist in the field of organic chemistry, chemistry and physics of polymers, and composites and nanocomposites. She has published 10 books and volumes and about 500 original papers and reviews. She was the vice-director of the Institute of Polymer Sciences and Technology from 2001-2005. From 2008-2011, she was a visiting professor in the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Center for Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit (CaSTL) at the University of California, Irvine. She is an editorial board member of the Polymer Research and ISRN journals. Her research interests focus on the synthesis and assembly of hybrid nanomaterials, nanoplasmonics, and their uses in nanobiotechnology applications, such as bioimaging, drug delivery, therapy, and biosensing.

Gennady E. Zaikov, DSc, is head of the Polymer Division at the N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, and professor at Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, Russia, as well as professor at Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russia. He is also a prolific author, researcher, and lecturer. He has received several awards for his work, including the Russian Federation Scholarship for Outstanding Scientists. He has been a member of many professional organizations and on the editorial boards of many international science journals.

A. K. Haghi, PhD, holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from University of North Carolina (USA); a MSc in mechanical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University (USA); a DEA in applied mechanics, acoustics, and materials from Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France); and a PhD in engineering sciences from Université de Franche-Comté (France). He is the author and editor of 150 books as well as 1000 published papers in various journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Haghi has received several grants, consulted for a number of major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. Since 1983, he served as a professor at several universities. He is currently editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal and on the editorial boards of many international journals. He is a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (CRDCSC), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.