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This is the premier, single-source reference on redox biochemistry, a rapidly emerging field. This reference presents the basic principles and includes detailed chapters focusing on various aspects of five primary areas of redox biochemistry: antioxidant molecules and redox cofactors; antioxidant enzymes; redox regulation of physiological processes; pathological processes related to redox; and specialized methods. This is a go-to resource for professionals in pharmaceuticals, medicine, immunology, nutrition, and environmental fields and an excellent text for upper-level students..
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A straightforward treatment describing the oxidation processes of metals and alloys at elevated temperatures. This new edition retains the fundamental theory but incorporates advances made in understanding degradation phenomena. The first half provides an authoritative introduction to the basic principles, covering thermodynamics and mechanisms of high temperature corrosion of metals and alloys. The latter half extends the discussion to oxidation processes in complex systems, from reactions in mixed environments to protective techniques, including coatings and atmosphere control. The authors provide a logical and expert treatment of the subject, producing a revised edition that will be a comprehensive guide to material scientists and engineers requiring an understanding of this elementary process..
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The suitability of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for pollutant degradation was recognised in the early 1970s and much research and development work has been undertaken to commercialise some of these processes. AOPs have shown great potential in treating pollutants at both low and high concentrations and have found applications as diverse as ground water treatment, municipal wastewater sludge destruction and VOCs control. Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment is an overview of the advanced oxidation processes currently used or proposed for the remediation of water, wastewater, odours and sludge. The book contains two opening chapters which present introductions to advanced oxidation processes and a background to UV photolysis, seven chapters focusing on individual advanced oxidation processes and, finally, three chapters concentrating on selected applications of advanced oxidation processes. Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment will be invaluable to readers interested in water and wastewater treatment processes, including professionals and suppliers, as well as students and academics studying in this area. Dr Simon Parsons is a Senior Lecturer in Water Sciences at Cranfield University with ten years' experience of industrial and academic research and development..
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Providing a comprehensive review of reactions of oxidation for different classes of organic compounds and polymers, and biological processes mediated by free radicals, Oxidation and Antioxidants in Organic Chemistry and Biology puts the data and bibliographical information you need into one easy-to-use resource. You will find up-to-date information about mechanisms of action of antioxidants, their reactivity, reactions of intermediates, synergism, and antioxidants with cyclic mechanism action. Supplying useful, quantitative data in tables that make the information easy to find, the authors highlight the peculiarities of mechanisms involved in the oxidation of hydrocarbons, polymers, and different organic compounds. The book provides tabulated values of strengths of C-H bonds of oxygen-containing compounds; of O-H bonds of hydroperoxides, alcohols, and acids; and of attacked antioxidant bonds. The authors collect and discuss over 3000 rate constants of different reactions of peroxyl radicals in oxidation and co-oxidation. They describe a new semiempiric theory of reactivity of reactants in elementary oxidative steps and the algorithm of calculation of activation energies, rate constants, and geometrical parameters of the transition states of free radical reactions. After elucidating the chemistry and kinetics of antioxidant action, the book covers oxidative processes that occur in biological systems..
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Frying of Food is the first reference to examine frying of food from the point of view of changes occurring to biologically-active constituents and the effects of such changes on the stability, performance and nutritive value of frying oil. It focuses on the nature of the frying media and discusses changes to non-glyceride components, especially nutritive and non-utritive antioxidants. This important resource concentrates mainly on two factors that influence the deterioration of a fat at elevated temperatures: the nature of the heated fat and the presence of oxidation retardants, especially those naturally occurring in oils or obtained from natural sources. Discussions include important biologically active ingredients present in oils and fats (such as antioxidant vitamins and carotenoids) and minor constituents (such as phytosterols, phospholipids and hydrocarbons), which appear to affect the performance of a heated oil and/or may also be categorized as functional. Frying of Food also discusses olar phenolic compounds which have an impact on the stability of oils at high temperatures. Food and lipid chemists, food technologists and product developers involved in the processing of foods by frying, and to those involved in fat and oil research, in quality assessment of heated fats, and in improving dietary fat intake profiles will find this book valuable..
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This volume brings together scientists and clinicians from diverse disciplines for discussions of oxidative injury in the nervous system. Areas of examination include:

• a review of metals and their role in oxidative injury, with special attention paid to iron
• the mechanisms by which the brain protects itself from oxidative harm
• the clinical diseases in which oxidative injury is known to contribute to the pathogenic process
• antioxidant therapeutic strategies in neurological disorders, and
• a proposed common pathway for oxidative injury in the brain.

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The development of low-temperature premixedcompression ignition (PCI) combustion strategies andthe performance of diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC)are presented in this work. At moderate loads,low-temperature PCI combustion is shown tosignificantly reduce engine-out oxides of nitrogen(NOX) and soot emissions compared to a conventionaldiesel combustion strategy. The PCI load-range islimited by soot emissions at high engine loads andexcessive carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbon (HC)emissions and low exhaust gas temperatures low engineloads. DOC formulations are investigated on a gasbench reactor using surrogate exhaust gas mixturescontaining CO, O2, H2O, C11H24, C2H4 and N2.Light-off tests show delayed catalyst light-off inthe presence of PCI exhaust. CO and HC are convertedto 100% and 98% respectively under fully litconditions. Engine experiments agree well withreactor experiments. DOC formulations containingzeolites adsorb HC at low temperatures. HC speciationshows that HCs of carbon number five and higher aretrapped on zeolite at low temperatures. CO conversionis 100% through the fully active catalyst; HCconversion is lower compared to the reactor experiments..
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Pyrite Oxidation and its Control is the single available text on the market that presents the latest findings on pyrite oxidation and acid mine drainage (AMD). This new information is an indispensable reference for generating new concepts and technologies for controlling pyrite oxidation. This book focuses on pyrite oxidation theory, experimental findings on oxidation mechanisms, as well as applications and limitations of amelioration technologies. The text also includes discussions on the theory and potential application of novel pyrite microencapsulation technologies for controlling pyrite oxidation currently under investigation in the author's laboratory..
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This is the first comprehensive handbook on technologies using U-V light for water and air treatment This unique reference offers information on the fundamentals and practical applications on these technologies, using real-world examples.

Highlights include:

• Explores economical aspects in a special chapter
• Includes extensive list of more than 700 references and a glossary of terms according to the IUPAC nomenclature
• Over 140 detailed figures visualize photochemcal and photophysical phenomena throughout the book

Invaluable to Environmental Chemists, Water Chemists and Process Engineers..
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