Chemistry: The Key to our Sustainable Future

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 contr...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gupta Bhowon, Minu. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Jhaumeer-Laulloo, Sabina. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Li Kam Wah, Henri. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ramasami, Ponnadurai. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7389-9
Table of Contents:
  • 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.