This volume presents an up-to-date review of modern materials and 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.
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.
Sabu Thomas, PhD, is the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and Founding Director of the International and Inter University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas has published over 750 peer-reviewed research papers, reviews, and book chapters and has a citation count of 31,574. The H index of Prof. Thomas is 81, and he has six patents to his credit. He has delivered over 300 plenary, inaugural, and invited lectures at national/international meetings over 30 countries. Professor Thomas's research group, which specializes in many areas of polymers, is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields.
Sukanchan Palit, MChE, is a chemical engineer by training and profession. 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, multiobjective 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 published over 40 journal papers in internationally renowned journals along with several book chapters.
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 at the Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam, and also at 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.
