Methodologies and Applications for Analytical and Physical Chemistry

This new volume, Methodologies and Applications for Analytical and Physical Chemistry, presents an up-to-date review of modern materials and physical chemistry concepts, issues, and recent advances in analytical and physical chemistry. Distinguished scientists and engineers from key institutions worldwide have contributed chapters that provide a deep analysis of their particular subjects. The chapters discuss the composition and properties of complex materials as well as mixtures, processes, and the need for new and improved analytical technology to better understand physical chemistry concepts and processes.

The chapter authors provide numerous examples and practical applications drawn from research and development chemistry, providing a greater understanding of problems than purely intuitive methods. They emphasize the intersection of chemistry, math, physics, and the resulting applications across many disciplines of science, and explore applied physical chemistry principles in specific areas.

The premise of this work is to offer both a comprehensive understanding of applied science and engineering as a whole as well as provide thorough knowledge on individual subjects. This approach appropriately conveys the basic fundamentals, state-of-the-art technology, and applications of the involved disciplines, and further encourages scientific collaboration among researchers.

Experts in each of the areas covered have reviewed the state of the art, thus creating a book that will be useful to readers at all levels in academia, industry, and research.

A. K. Haghi, PhD, is the author and editor of 165 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 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 also a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (CRDCSC), Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina (USA), an MSc in mechanical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University (USA), a DEA in applied mechanics, acoustics and materials from the Universite de Technologie de Compiegne (France), and a PhD in engineering sciences from Universite de Franche-Comte (France).

Sabu Thomas, PhD, is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences and Director of the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. The research activities of Professor Thomas include surfaces and interfaces in multiphase polymer blend and composite systems; phase separation in polymer blends; compatibilization of immiscible polymer blends; thermoplastic elastomers; phase transitions in polymers; nanostructured polymer blends; macro-, micro- and nanocomposites; polymer rheology; recycling; reactive extrusion; processing–morphology–property relationships in multiphase polymer systems; double networking of elastomers; natural fibers and green composites; rubber vulcanization; interpenetrating polymer networks; diffusion and transport; and polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering. He has supervised 68 PhD theses, 40 MPhil theses, and 45 Masters thesis. He has three patents to his credit. He also received the coveted Sukumar Maithy Award for the best polymer researcher in the country for the year 2008. Very recently, Professor Thomas received the MRSI and CRSI medals for his excellent work. With over 600 publications to his credit and over 23683 citations, with an h-index of 75, Dr. Thomas has been ranked fifth in India as one of the most productive scientists.

Sukanchan Palit, MChE, is a chemical engineer by training and profession. He has 23 years of experience in industry, teaching, and research. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. His research areas are environmental engineering, advanced oxidation processes, ozonation, multi-objective optimization, genetic algorithm, and other branches of chemical engineering. He has done research at The Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, and has taught at Salalah College of Technology, Salalah, Oman. He has 41 journal papers including five chapters in internationally renowned journals. He did his BChE in chemical engineering and MChE in chemical engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

Priyanka Main, MTech, is a postgraduate in polymer science and technology from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. She has done projects at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum, India, and at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She has undergone training in the Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam, and also Primus Gloves of the Cochin Special Economic Zone, Cochin, India. Currently she has joined M. G. University, under the guidance of Prof. Sabu Thomas as Project Associate. Ms. Main graduated from Cochin University of Science and Technology, (CUSAT), Kerala, in polymer science and engineering