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After successful launching of first and second editions of Biotechnology Fundamentals, 　we thought let us find out the feedbacks from our esteemed readers, faculty members, and students about their experiences and after receiving their suggestions and recommendation we thought it would be great idea to write 3 rd edition of the book. 　Being a teacher of biotechnology, I always wanted a book which covers all aspects of biotechnology, right from basics to applied and industrial levels. In our previous editions, we have included all topics of biotechnology which are important and fundamentals for students learning. One of the important highlights of the book that it has dedicated chapter　 for the career aspects of biotechnology and you may agree that many students eager to know what are career prospects they have in biotechnology. There are a great number of textbooks available that deal with molecular biotechnology, microbial biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, agricultural biotechnology, medical biotechnology, or animal biotechnology independently; however, there is not a single book available that deals with all aspects of biotechnology in one book. Today the field of biotechnology is moving with lightening speed. It becomes very important to keep track of all those new information which affect the biotechnology field directly or indirectly. In this book, I have tried to include all the topics which are directly or indirectly related to fields of biotechnology. The book discusses both conventional and modern aspects of biotechnology with suitable examples and gives the impression that the field of biotechnology is there for ages with different names; you may call them plant breeding, cheese making, in vitro fertilization, alcohol fermentation is all the fruits of biotechnology. The primary aim of this book is to help the students to learn biotechnology with classical and modern approaches and take them from basic information to complex topics. There is a total of 21 chapters in this textbook covering topics ranging from an introduction to biotechnology, genes to genomics, protein to proteomics, recombinant DNA technology, microbial biotechnology, agricultural biotechnology, animal biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, medical biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, product development in biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, forensic science, regenerative medicine, biosimialars, synthetic biology, biomedical engineering, computational biology, ethics in biotechnology, careers in biotechnology, and laboratory tutorials. All chapters begin with a brief summary followed by text with suitable examples. Each chapter　 illustrated by simple line diagrams, pictures, and tables. Each chapter concludes with a question session, assignment, and field trip information. I have included laboratory tutorials as a separate chapter to expose the students to various laboratory techniques and laboratory protocols.　 This practical information would be an added advantage to the students while they learn the theoretical aspects of biotechnology. 　 1. Introduction to Biotechnology. 2. Genes & Genomics. 3. Proteins & Proteomics. 4. Recombinant DNA Technology. 5. Microbial Biotechnology. 6. Plant Biotechnology. 7. Animal Biotechnology. 8. Environmental Biotechnology. 9. Medical Biotechnology. 10. Nanobiotechnology. 11. Industrial Biotechnology. 12. Trends in Biotechnology (Forensic Science, Synthetic Biology, Bioinformatics, Regenerative Medicine & Biosimilars). 13: Product Development in Biotechnology. 14: Ethics in Biotechnology. 15. Career in Biotechnology

Distributed energy technologies are gaining popularity nowadays; however, due to the highly intermittent characteristics of distributed energy resources, a larger penetration of these resources into the distribution grid network becomes of major concern. The main issue is to cope with the intermittent nature of the renewable sources alongside the requirements for power quality and system stability. Unlike traditional power systems, the control and optimization of complex energy systems comprising of wind, solar, thermal, and energy storage becomes difficult in many aspects, such as modelling, integration, operation, coordination and planning etc. This means that energy conversion as per the standards imposed by the energy market is unachievable without adequate control, management, and optimization. This edited book serves as a resource for the engineers, scientists and professionals working on distributed energy systems. The book is an extensive collection of state-of-the-art studies on advanced control paradigms for complex energy systems, with emphasis on the optimization and management of the high penetration of distributed energy resources into power distribution networks. Readers will find the book inspiring and useful whilst carrying out their own research in distributed energy systems. Key features: • An extensive collection of state-of-the-art studies on advanced control paradigms for complex energy systems. • Emphasis on the optimization and management of high penetration of distributed energy resources into power/energy distribution networks. • Serves as a valuable resource for engineers, scientists, academicians, experienced professionals, and research scholars who are working in management of energy systems.

The CRC Marine Science Series is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art coverage of important topics in marine biology, marine chemistry, marine geology, and physical oceanography. The series includes volumes that focus on the synthesis of recent advances in marine science.

The authors travel with the reader through the challenging maze of structure determination, showing how to distinguish between valuable and deceiving data from IR, NMR and MS spectra, extracting structural conclusions and putting all the pieces together to solve the structure elucidation puzzle. Indeed, human reasoning is key to combining the information contained in those bands, signals and peaks by a rationale that enables the makeup of a chemical structure. A number of increasingly more complex problems will act as trip segments and, in addition to the spectra themselves, each chapter is supplemented with figures and tables that decipher the above data and serve as maps for the journey.

Industrial Energy Systems Handbook is a supplementary reading resource for candidates undertaking the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) Certified Industrial Energy Professional (CIEP) program. Understanding how the various industrial systems work is key to identifying savings opportunities. An overview is given of the global energy situation as at the time of publication which cements the necessity to improve energy intensive processes to become more optimized. Comprehension of opportunities to optimize an industrial energy system starts with the fundamentals of energy, electrical energy and thermal energy, and the importance of energy management systems and industrial energy audits. The main energy consuming systems in industry are covered such as steam, compressed air, motors, drives, fans, pumps, lighting, furnaces, heat exchange systems, and large scale cooling and industrial refrigeration. The instrumentation and control as well as toolkits available rounds off the handbook topics.

Globally, natural medicine has been considered as an important alternative to modern allopathic medicine. Although natural medicines are popular in society, only limited medicinal herbs have been scientifically evaluated for their potential in medical treatment. This book connects various aspects of the complex journey from traditional medicine to modern medicine. It provides information on topics including global regulations and regulatory hurdles, diverse nutritional challenges and potential health benefits, novel food innovations especially seed-to-clinic approaches, and future trends. FEATURES • Provides information on sustainable use of natural products in the development of new drugs and clinically validated herbal remedies • Discusses issues on evaluation and clinical aspects of herbal medicine, promotion and development, safety evaluation, metabolite profiling, biomarker analysis, formulation, and stability testing • Describes traditional uses of natural medicine through identification, isolation and structural characterization of their active components • Elucidates mechanisms of biological action, adverse effects and identification of their molecular targets of natural medicine • Multidisciplinary appeal including chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacognosy and cell and molecular biology, as well as integration with clinical medicine This book serves as an essential guide for individuals researching natural medicines, and industry employees in areas including drug development, pharmacology, natural products chemistry, clinical efficacy, ethnopharmacology, pharmacognosy, phytotherapy, phyto-technology and herbal science. Section I: Quality and Chemistry. 1. Efficacy, Quality, Safety and Toxicity of Herbal Medicine: Safeguarding Public Health. 2. Standardisation and Quality Control of Herbal Medicines: From Raw Materials to Finished Products. 3. Structure-Function Elucidation of Flavonoids by Modern Technologies: Role in Management of Diabetes and Cancer. 4. Tanshinone Diterpenes: Chemistry and Multifunctional Biological Activities. 5. Bacognize: A Standardised Extract of Bacopa monnieri . 6. Role of Process Standardisation in Development of Natural Products. 7. Biomarkers for Quality Control of Chinese Tonifying Herbs and Herbal Health Products. 8. Nelumbo nucifera : Pharmacological Profile, Metabolite Profiling and Therapeutic Uses. Section II: Safety. 9. Safety and Toxicity of Medicinal Plants: Concerns and Overview. 10. Approaches to Safety Evaluation of Botanicals and Processed Botanicals Known in Traditional Knowledge. Section III: Regulation. 11. Korea’s Health Functional Food Classification. 12. Phytopharmaceuticals: Unique Regulatory Category with Immense Potential for Medical Unmet Needs. Section IV: Clinical Efficacy. 13. Cranberry Proanthocyanidins (PACs) in Bacterial Anti-Adhesion. 14. The Promise for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment: Bioactive Compounds. 15. ENZOGENOL Pine Bark Extract: From an Ancient Remedy to a Natural Neurotherapeutic. 16. Current State of Clinical Translation of Natural Cardioprotective Agents. 17. Herbal Products in Antihypertensive Therapy: Potentialities and Challenges – A Brazilian Perspective. 18. Role of the Ayurvedic Medicinal Herb Bacopa monnieri in Child and Adolescent Populations. 19. Recent Insights on the Role of Natural Medicines in Immunostimulation. 20. Clinical Trial Protocol for Herbal Drugs: Perspectives of India. 21. Nanotechnology and Anti-Ageing Skin Care. Section V: Reviews. 22. Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) v. Steenis: A New Emerging Cure with Polypharmacological Effects. 23. Medicinal Properties of Ginger ( Zingiber officinale Roscoe). 24. Single Herb to Single Phytochemical–Based Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus. 25. Phytochemical, Pharmacological and Therapeutic Profile of Bacopa monnieri : A Prospective Complementary Medicine. 26. Natural Medicines: Categories, Comebacks and Catalysts. 27. Management of Diabetes and Hyperlipidaemia by Natural Medicines. 28. Globalisation of Traditional Medicine under the Modern Medicine Portfolio. 29. Cannabis and Cannabinoids: A Journey from an Ancient Belief to the Fore. 30. Shifts in Global Healthcare. 31. Ayurveda: Evidence-Based Approach for Drug Development. 32. Natural Medicine: Potential in Public Healthcare and Research with Specific Focus on Ayurveda. 'This reference work introduces itself as emphasizing \"the safety, quality and efficacy of clinically proven herbal and/or natural medicines.\" Comprising 32 chapters in five parts, the volume includes two brief sections devoted to safety (part 2) and regulation (part 3) of natural products in use. The book is detailed and technical throughout, its chapters having been contributed by experts in their fields, and is therefore predominantly intended for researchers and professionals.' --P. W. Baures, Keene State College, CHOICE Dilip Ghosh, PhD, FACN is an international speaker, facilitator and author and professionally associated with SOHO-Flordis International (SFI), Australia; Honorary Ambassador, Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI), University of Western Sydney. With more than 20 years of experience in both pharmaceutical and food-nutrition industries, he is one of the pioneer researchers in the evaluation of the health claim opportunities of potential functional food ingredients and complementary medicines through an evaluation of the current scientific evidence base and related claims, and provides commentary on gaps in science including potential requirements for research such as human studies. Pulok K. Mukherjee, PhD is the Director of the School of Natural Product Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. His research/academic work highlights traditional medicine inspired by drug discovery from Indian medicinal plants to make them available from ‘Farm to Pharma’. His research includes validation of medicinal plants from India systems of medicine, their formulation and standardization, which are useful bio-prospecting tools for the traditional medicine based drug discovery programme.

This research-oriented book presents up-to-date experimental methods currently used in research for many branches of chemical and biological engineering. The book surveys essential ideas and research methodologies, concentrating on experiments used in applications rather than on the fine points of rigorous mathematics. Examples of important applications are reviewed in sufficient detail to provide the reader with a critical understanding of context and research methodology. The volume presents a broad spectrum of chapters in the various branches of chemical and biological engineering that demonstrate key developments in these rapidly changing fields. Chapters explore the design, development, operation, monitoring, control, and optimization of chemical, physical and biological processes. Case studies are included in some chapters, building a real-world connection. Part 1: Analytical And Experimental Methods 1. Chemical/Biological Screening Approaches to Phytopharmacuticals Francisco Torrens and Gloria Castellano 2. Molecular Devices/Machines: Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Structures Francisco Torrens and Gloria Castellano 3. Cultural Interbreeding in Indigenous/Scientific Ethnopharmacology Francisco Torrens and Gloria Castellano 4. Ultraviolet–Visible Absorption Spectroscopy: Link with Fluorescence Francisco Torrens and Gloria Castellano 5. Mass Spectrometry: An Only Method with Many Ionization Techniques Francisco Torrens and Gloria Castellano 6. Flame Retardant and Smoke Suppressant Additives for Polypropylene: Vermiculite and Zinc Phosphate Fatma Üstün, Hasan Demir, and Devrim Balköse 7. Influence of Fructose in the Diffusion of Sodium Borate in Aqueous Solutions at 298.15 K Luís M. P. Veríssimo et al. Part 2: New Insights And Achievements 8. Hemolytic Assay of Biocompatible Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery Systems Poonam Khullar et al. 9. Magnetic Separation: A Nanotechnology Approach for Biological Molecules Purification Ana Karina Pérez-Guzmán et al. 10. Pecan Nut Extracts Obtained by Green Technologies: Antimicrobial Effect Against Foodborne Pathogens José Luis Villarreal-López et al. 11. Nanocellulose from Banana Pseudostem: Its Characterization and Application M. Ghosh et al. 12. Encapsulation of Polyphenols into Micro and Nanoparticles for Improved Health Effects Anurag Maurya et al. 13. Nanotechnology-Based Challenges and Scope in the Food Industry: From Production to Packaging Neelu Singh et al. 14. Passive Aerated Composting of Leaves and Pre-Digested Office Papers A. Y. Zahrim et al. 15. Algae: Role in Environment Safety Rajeev Singh, Hema Joshi, and Anamika Singh 16. Functionality Features of Candelilla Wax in Edible Nanocoatings Olga B. Alvarez-Perez et al. 17. Physical-Chemical Properties of the Tablets as the Main Factors of Local Interaction and Mechanism of Action of Drugs by Ingestion A. L. Urakov, N. A. Urakova, and V. B. Dementiev 18. Recent Advances in Bio-Organism Mediated Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: A Way Ahead for Nanomedicine Debarshi Kar Mahapatra and Sanjay Kumar Bharti Ali Pourhashemi, PhD, is currently a professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee. He was formerly the department chair there and also taught at Howard University in Washington, DC. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is on the international editorial review board of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and is an editorial member of the International of Journal of Advanced Packaging Technology . He has published many articles and presented at many professional conferences. Sankar Chandra Deka, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Tezpur University Assam, India. He has more than 29 years of teaching and research experience. He has successfully handled many research projects funded by various funding agencies and has published almost 100 research papers in journals of national and international repute and about 20 book chapters. He is one of the editors of the forthcoming book Processing, Technologies and Functionality of Foods , to be published by Apple Academic Press. 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 the former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal . He is also a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Giant vesicles are widely used as a model membrane system, both for basic biological systems and for their promising applications in the development of smart materials and cell mimetics, as well as in driving new technologies in synthetic biology and for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry. The reader is guided to use giant vesicles, from the formation of simple membrane platforms to advanced membrane and cell system models. It also includes fundamentals for understanding lipid or polymer membrane structure, properties and behavior. Every chapter includes ideas for further applications and discussions on the implications of the observed phenomena towards understanding membrane-related processes. The Giant Vesicle Book is meant to be a road companion, a trusted guide for those making their first steps in this field as well as a source of information required by experts. Key Features • A complete summary of the field, covering fundamental concepts, practical methods, core theory, and the most promising applications • A start-up package of theoretical and experimental information for newcomers in the field • Extensive protocols for establishing the required preparations and assays • Tips and instructions for carefully performing and interpreting measurements with giant vesicles or for observing them, including pitfalls • Approaches developed for investigating giant vesicles as well as brief overviews of previous studies implementing the described techniques • Handy tables with data and structures for ready reference Part I: The making of Chapter 1 Preparation methods for giant unilamellar vesicles - Rumiana Dimova, Pasquale Stano, Carlos M. Marques and Peter Walde Chapter 2 Preparation and properties of giant plasma membrane vesicles and giant unilamellar vesicles from natural membranes - Joseph H. Lorent and Ilya Levental Chapter 3 Protein reconstitution in giant vesicles - Matthias Garten, Daniel Lévy and Patricia Bassereau　 Chapter 4 GUVs with cytoskeleton - Tobias Härtel and Petra Schwille Part II: Giant vesicles theoretically and in silico Chapter 5 Understanding giant vesicles – a theoretical perspective - Reinhard Lipowsky Chapter 6 Simulating membranes, vesicles, and cells - Thorsten Auth, Dmitry A. Fedosov and Gerhard Gompper Chapter 7 Theory of vesicle dynamics in flow and electric fields - Petia M. Vlahovska and Chaouqi Misbah Chapter 8 Particle-membrane interactions - Jaime Agudo-Canalejo, Reinhard Lipowsky Chapter 9 Theory of polymer-membrane interactions - Fabrice Thalmann and Carlos M. Marques Part III: GUV-based techniques and what one can learn from them Chapter 10 Application of optical microscopy techniques on giant unilamellar vesicles - Luis A. Bagatolli Chapter 11 Mechanics assays of synthetic lipid membranes based on micropipette aspiration - Elisa Parra and David Needham Chapter 12 Atomic force microscopy of giant unilamellar vesicles - Andreas Janshoff Chapter 13 Manipulation and biophysical characterization of GUVs with an optical stretcher - Gheorghe Cojoc, Antoine Girot, Ulysse Delabre and Jochen Guck Chapter 14 Vesicle fluctuation analysis - John Hjort Ipsen, Allan Grønhøj Hansen and Tripta Bhatia Chapter 15 Using electric fields to assess membrane material properties in GUVs - Rumiana Dimova and　　Karin A. Riske Chapter 16 Creating membrane nanotubes from GUVs - Coline Prévost, Mijo Simunovic and Patricia Bassereau Chapter 17 Measuring GUV adhesion - Kheya Sengupta and Ana Smith Chapter 18 Phase diagrams and tie lines in GUVs - Matthew C. Blosser, Caitlin Cornell, Scott P. Rayermann and Sarah L. Keller Chapter 19 Vesicle dynamics in flow: an experimental approach - Victor Steinberg and Michael Levant Chapter 20 Membrane permeability measurements - Begoña Ugarte-Uribe, Ana J. García-Sáez and Mireille M. A. E. Claessens Part IV: GUVs as membrane interaction platforms Chapter 21 - Lipid and protein mobility in GUVs - Begoña Ugarte-Uribe, Kushal Kumar Das and Ana J. García-Sáez Chapter 22 Shining light on membranes - Rosangela Itri, Carlos M. Marques and Mauricio S. Baptista Chapter 23 Protein-membrane interactions - Eva M Schmid and Daniel A Fletcher Chapter 24 Effects of antimicrobial peptides and detergents on GUVs - Karin A. Riske Chapter 25 Lipid-polymer interactions: effect on GUVs shapes and behavior - Brigitte Pépin-Donat, François Quemeneur and Clément Campillo Part V: GUVs as complex membrane containers Chapter 26 Polymersomes - Praful Nair, David Christian and Dennis E. Discher Chapter 27 Giant hybrid polymer/lipid vesicles - Thi Phuong Tuyen Dao, Khalid Ferji, Fabio Fernandes, Manuel Prieto, Sébastien Lecommandoux, Emmanuel Ibarboure, Olivier Sandre and Jean-François Le Meins Chapter 28 Giant unilamellar vesicles: from protocell models to the construction of minimal cells - Masayuki Imai and Peter Walde Chapter 29 Encapsulation of aqueous two-phase systems and gels within giant lipid vesicles - Allyson M. Marianelli and Christine D. Keating Chapter 30 Droplet-supported giant lipid vesicles as compartments for synthetic biology - Johannes P. Frohnmayer, Marian Weiss, Lucia T. Benk, Jan-Willi Janiesch, Barbara Haller, Rafael B. Lira, Rumiana Dimova, Ilia Plazman and Joachim P. Spatz Appendices Appendix 1 List of lipids and physical constants of lipid bilayers Appendix 2 List of membrane dyes and fluorescent groups conjugated to lipids Appendix 3 List of detergents Appendix 4 List of water-soluble dyes or their fluorescent groups and their structures Rumiana Dimova leads an experimental lab in biophysics at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany. She has been working with giant vesicles already from the beginning of her scientific career. After being introduced into the magic of their preparation during her studies as a student in Bulgaria, she remained fascinated by their application and over the years pursued a variety of projects employing giant vesicles as a platform to develop new methods for the biophysical characterization of membranes and processes involving them. Until now, these studies have resulted in more than hundred peer-reviewed publications. Recently, she was also awarded the Emmy Noether distinction for women in physics of the European Physical Society. Carlos Marques , a CNRS senior scientist, founded the MCube group at the Charles Sadron Institute in Strasbourg, France, where he gears experimental and theoretical research towards the understanding of the physical properties of self-assembled lipid bilayers. Trained as a polymer theoretician, Carlos first got interested in membranes because they interact with polymers and published the first prediction for the membrane changes expected when polymers adsorb on lipid bilayers. He then expanded the scope of his group to include experiments and numerical simulations, and has now published many papers based on research with giant unilamellar vesicles, including the first study of lipid oxidation in GUVs and the discovery of the so-called PVA method for vesicle growth.

Bioremediation: A Sustainable Approach to Preserving Earth's Water discusses the latest research in green chemistry practices and principles that are involved in water remediation and the quality improvement of water. The presence of heavy metals, dyes, fluoride, dissolved solids and many other pollutants are responsible for water pollution and poor water quality. The removal of these pollutants in water resources is necessary, yet challenging. Water preservation is of great importance globally and researchers are making significant progress in ensuring this precious commodity is safe and potable. This volume illustrates how bioremediation in particular is a promising green technique globally. Features: Addresses bioremediation of all the major water pollutants Approaches the chemistry of water and the concept of water as a renewable resource from a green chemistry aspect Discusses environmental chemistry and the practice of industrial ecology Explains the global concern of adequate high quality water supplies, and how bioremediation can resolve this Explores sustainable development through green engineering Chapter 1: Green Chemistry and Its Applications in Water Remediation. S. Atalay, G. Ersöz, and Sanjay K. Sharma. Chapter 2: Share of Bioremediation in Research Journals: A Bibliometric Study. Hasan Demir and Sanjay K. Sharma. Chapter 3: Biofunctionalized Adsorbents for Treatment of Industrial Effluents. P. Bannerjee, A. Mukhopadhyay, and P. Das. Chapter 4: Applications of Biosorption in Heavy Metals Removal. F.E. Soetaredjo, S.P. Santoso, L. Laysandra, K. Foe, and S. Ismadji. Chapter 5: Biodegradation of Synthetic Dyes in Wastewaters. S. Ortiz-Monsalve and M. Gutterres. Chapter 6: The Cross-Talk between Bioremediation and Valuation of Residues of the Olive-Oil Production Chain. Ana Filipa Domingues, Inês Correia Rosa, Ruth Pereira, and Joana Luís Pereira. Chapter 7: Applications of Biosorption in Dyels Removal. Jaqueline Benvenuti, Santiago Ortiz-Monsalve, Bianca Mella, and Mariliz Gutterres. Chapter 8: Use of Bioremediation in Treatment of Industrial Effluents. A. Gürses and K. Günes. Chapter 9: Biosorption: A Promising Technique against Dye Removal. G. Ersöz and S. Atalay. Chapter 10: Green Synthesis of Carbonaceous Adsorbents and Their Application for Removal of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons from Water. S.R. Barman, A. Mukhopadhyay, and P Das. Processing of water is a major activity that affects health and safety in all countries of the world. While many water treatment processes have a long history of development and improvement, there is continuing progress both in terms of remediating new chemicals found in effluents and through ongoing laboratory research. The ten chapters in this book address varied subjects such as green chemistry in water processing, biofunctionalized adsorbents, biodegradation and adsorption of dyes, synthesis of adsorbents, olive oil waste treatment, and processing of industrial effluents. Notably, more than five thousand publications related to remediation of water have been gathered in a bibliometric study; the results are presented in chapter 2. Chapter 4 covers adsorption of heavy metals and includes information on many equilibrium isotherms. Bioremediation of industrial contaminants found in soil as well as industrial effluents are discussed in chapter 8. This chapter includes tables of effective microorganisms for biodegradation of different industrial wastes. All chapters, indeed, provide numerous citations and references as well as helpful tables and figures. Contributing authors hail from many different countries including Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Portugal, and Turkey. This collection will be especially useful for scholars and civil engineers concerned with preserving water resources through remediation. --L. E. Erickson, emeritus, Kansas State University, Choice Reviews and Highly Recommended Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers. Sanjay K. Sharma - M.Sc.(1995) and PhD(1999), University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India. He has more than 18 years of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Presently he is working as the Professor of Chemistry at JECRC University, Jaipur (India).His research interests are green chemistry and water related topics. He has published over 60 Research Papers in national and international research journals and published 18 books from various international publishers. He has been appointed series editor for Springer’s Brief Book series, ‘Green Chemistry for Sustainability’.

Researchers in organic chemistry, chemical engineering, pharmaceutical science, forensics, and environmental science make routine use of chemical analysis, but the information these researchers need is often scattered in different sources and difficult to access. The CRC Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis, Fourth Edition is a one-stop reference that presents updated data in a handy format specifically designed for use when reaching a decision point in designing an analysis or interpreting results. This new edition offers expanded coverage of calibration and uncertainty, and continues to include the critical information scientists rely on to perform accurate analysis. Enhancements to the Fourth Edition: Compiles a huge array of useful and important data into a single, convenient source Coalesces information from several different fields Provides information on the most useful \"wet\" chemistry methods as well as instrumental techniques Contains information of historical importance necessary to understand current methodology Unmatched in its coverage of the range of information scientists need in the lab, this resource will be referred to again and again by practitioners who need quick, easy access to the data that forms the basis for experimentation and analysis.