Chemistry: The Key to Our Sustainable Future

ISBN-13: 9789402400243 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 353 str.

Minu Gupta Bhowon; Sabina Jhaumeer Laulloo; Henri Li Kam Wah

Opis

Chemistry: The Key to our Sustainable Future is a collection of selected contributed papers by participants of the International Conference on Pure and Applied Chemistry (ICPAC 2012) on the theme of "Chemistry: The Key for our Future" held in Mauritius in July 2012.

Spis treści

Elastomeric Actuators Based on Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate and Carbon Nanotubes.- Identification of Volatile Compounds from Flowers and Aromatic Plants: How and Why?.- An Investigation into the Use of Concept Cartoons in the Teaching of “Metals and the Reactivity Series” at the Secondary Level.- Electron Correlation Energy in the Ground State of the Helium Sequence.- Hydrocarbon Generating Potentials of Benue Trough Coals.- Risk Assessment and Toxic Effects of Exposure to Nanoparticles Associated with Natural and Anthropogenic Sources.- Immunomodulatory Activity of Phenolic Fraction from Piper Borbonese and Cassytha Filiformis Growing in Comoros Islands.- Need for Smoking Cessation Support for Better Health of Employees.- Preparation and Characterization of some Imidazoles and Formimidoyl-1H-imidazoles from Formamidines.- Synthesis and Characterization of 6-Carbamoyl-2-Alkyl-9-(Phenyl or Benzyl)-9H-Purines.- Therapeutic Potential of Common Culinary Herbs and Spices of Mauritius.- Metal Burden as Template for Assessing the Quality of Raw Water Sourced From Two Rivers by Lagos State Water Corporation, Nigeria.- Adsorption of Selected Ions on Ferro-Precipitates from Aqueous Solutions.- Stochastic Approach for Enzyme Reaction in Nano Size via Different Algorithms.- Enhancing Conceptual Understanding of the “Chemistry of Life”at the ‘A’-Level Through Use of Computer Animations.- NaBH4-Mediated Complete Reduction of the α,β-Unsaturated Ketone Units of Chalcones in the Synthesis of Flavans.- Workshop on Unlocking the Potential for Low-Cost Teaching in 3rd World Countries.- Percolation Studies of Single- and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/ Poly(methyl methacrylate) Nanocomposites.- Chemistry Aid: How Innovative Solutions to Chemistry Education are Making a Difference.- Synthesis and Characterization of Some New Metal Complexes of Condensation Reaction Products of 3-Amino-1,2,4-Triazole with Isatin, N-Acetylisatin and Bis(2,3-Dioxoindolin-1-yl)Mercury(II).- Propericiazine as a Reagent for the Spectrophotometric Determination of Osmium.- An Assessment of Physico-Chemical Parameters of Ganga Water Using Multivariate Analysis.- Toxicity Studies of Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague ex Turrill and its Smooth Muscles Effects.- Metal Levels in Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic Medicines.- A Comparative Study on Preserving Milk Using Grass Species Hyperenium Rufa for Fumigating Milk Containers and Pasteurisation.

Blurb

Chemistry: The Key to our Sustainable Future is a collection of selected contributed papers by participants of the International Conference on Pure and Applied Chemistry (ICPAC 2012) on the theme of “Chemistry: The Key for our Future” held in Mauritius in July 2012.

In light of the significant contribution of chemistry to benefit of mankind, this book is a collection of recent results generated from research in chemistry and interdisciplinary areas. It covers topics ranging from nanotechnology, natural product chemistry to analytical and environmental chemistry.

Chemistry: The Key to our Sustainable Future is written for graduates, postgraduates, researchers in industry and academia who have an interest in the fields ranging from fundamental to applied chemistry.