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    A Sustainable Platform Chemical for Value-Added Products

    LEVULINIC ACIDAn essential overview of this renewable platform chemical with growing commercial applicationsUse of fossil fuels and their derivatives has been one of the major drivers of climate change. This ongoing crisis has driven a global search for biofuels and biomass-derived chemicals which can serve as the basis for sustainable and renewable industry. One such ‘platform molecule’ is ... Read more

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  • Glycerol

    A Versatile Renewable Feedstock for the Chemical Industry

    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book is aimed at providing a concise discussion on the use of glycerol as a renewable raw material for the chemical industry. With the increasing use of biodiesel produced from oils and fats, there is a surplus of glycerol in the world. This abundant and rather cheap raw material can be transformed in commodities and specialty chemicals, as well as in fuels. The book describes the main ... Read more

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  • Dialogues across Diasporas

    Women Writers, Scholars, and Activists of Africana and Latina Descent in Conversation

    Series series Critical Africana Studies
    Dialogues Across Diasporas focuses on the shared historical legacies of members of the Africana and Latina diasporas, and the cultural impact of the African diaspora in the Americas. This book seeks to emphasize connections rather than divisions among different migratory ethnic communities via a reconfiguration of borders and ethnic identities. This collection of essays has three major goals: ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Polymers from Biomass

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  • Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae, and Microorganisms

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  • Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Plants

    An Evaluation of Cyto/Morpho-physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Responses

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  • Nano-Technological Intervention in Agricultural Productivity

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  • Food Packaging

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    Series series Nanotechnology in the Agri-Food Industry
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