Description
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.- Provides a single-source summary of the emerging frontiers in scientific research in smart polymer catalysts and tunable catalysis- Includes very well-organized chapters that are illustrated with over 130 illustrations and figures- Written by scientists from prestigious universities and industries across the world- Edited by veteran researchers in the field of smart polymers and catalysis
Table of Contents
1. Smart Polymer Catalysts: Past, Present and Future2. Smart Polymer Catalysts: A Versatile Tool for Tunable Catalytic Behavior3. Smart Polymers with Tunable Catalytic Ability4. Smart Polymers and Their Application in Switchable Catalysis5. Multiresponsive Microspheres: Smart Catalytic Nanoreactors6. Self-Oscillating Gels Driven by the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction as Novel Smart Catalysts7. Thermoresponsive Hydrogels as Smart Catalysts or Catalytic Carriers in Tunable Catalytic Processes8. Smart Polymer Nanoreactors and Stimuli-Responsive Catalysis9. Thermoresponsive Polymers and Membranes for Catalytic Applications10. Stimuli-Responsive Gels as Reaction Vessels and Reusable Catalysts11. Smart Polymer Architectures: A Key to Tunable Catalysis12. Smart Polymer Brushes and Their Application in Switchable Catalysis13. "Smart" Polymer-Protein Conjugates with Tunable Catalytic Activity14. Using Smart Polymer Supports to Facilitate Tunable Catalysis15. Smart Polymer-Supported Metals and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications
