Elsevier Smart Polymer Catalysts and Tunable Catalysis

Smart Polymer Catalysts and Tunable Catalysis describes the latest advances in smart polymer catalysts and tunable catalysis. This book will serve as an ideal reference for scientists, students and researchers working in the fields of catalysis, chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, biotechnology and nanotechnology. Users will find this to be a distinct, systematic and comprehensive body of knowledge on the field with its compilation of essential knowledge and discussions of extensive potential in both social and commercial impacts. Review The first reference to provide a distinct, systematic and comprehensive body of knowledge in the field of smart polymer catalysts and tunable catalysis From the Back Cover The importance of catalysis in society is comparable to a foundation stone. Society depends on catalysis and catalytic systems for its chemical products. Nonetheless, controllable catalytic processes are still in their infancy. A significant challenge is presented by the lack of tunable catalysts. By "borrowing" the inspired functionality from active biopolymers, the latest progress made in "smart" polymers and polymer materials is leading to promising solutions to the emerging field of tunable catalysts and controllable catalytic processes. The progress in smart polymer catalysts and tunable catalysis is triggering a revolutionary transition in the field of controlled catalytic processes, profoundly enriching our understanding of the concept of 'catalysis'.Smart Polymer Catalysts and Tunable Catalysis describes the latest advances in smart polymer catalysts and tunable catalysis. It serves as a reference for scientists, students and researchers who are working in the fields of catalysis, chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.Smart Polymer Catalysts and Tunable Catalysis provides a distinct, systematic and comprehensive body of knowledge in this field. It offers a compilation of essential knowledge with extensive potential social and commercial impacts. About the Author Professor Songjun Li is Head of the Department of Polymer Materials at Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China. He is President of the Chinese Advanced Materials Society, Executive President of the International Union of Advanced Materials, and Founder and Permanent Chairman of the International Congress on Advanced Materials. Li serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Open Electrochemistry Journal, and Journal of the Chinese Advanced Materials Society (JCAMS). From 2009 to 214 he was Marie Curie Fellow and Visiting Professor of Cranfield University, UK.Professor Peter A. Lieberzeit is Vice Head of the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria. He is Associate Editor of Monatshefte für Chemie-Chemical Monthly, and Executive Chairman of the 3rd International Congress on Advanced MaterialsProfessor Sergey A. Piletsky is Head of the Leicester Biotechnology Group, University of Leicester, UK and former Director of the Biotechnology Center at Cranfield University, UK. He is Co- Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Chinese Advanced Materials Society (JCAMS) and Secretary-General of the International Union of Advanced Materials. He served as Chairman of the 2nd International Congress on Advanced Materials.Professor Anthony P.F. Turner PhD; DSc; FRSC; is a pioneer in the field of biosensors and bioelectronics. He is Emeritus Professor of Biotechnology at Cranfield University in the UK, a Foreign Member of the USA National Academy of Engineering, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Biosensors & Bioelectronics (Elsevier), and Executive Chair of the World Congress on Biosensors (Elsevier). He is Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.