Mimicking nature's efficiency and sustainability in organic chemistry is a major goal for future chemists; redox reactions are a key element in a variety of fields ranging from synthesis and catalysis to materials chemistry and analytical applications. Sustainability is increasingly becoming a consideration in synthesis and functional chemistry and an essential element for the next generation of chemistry in academia and industry. This book represents a compilation of the latest advancements in functional redox chemistry and demonstrates its importance in achieving a more sustainable future. This book is an ideal companion for any postgraduate students or researchers interested in sustainability in academia and industry.

Organic Redox Chemistry Explore the most recent advancements and synthesis applications in redox chemistry Redox chemistry has emerged as a crucial research topic in synthetic method development. In Organic Redox Chemistry: Chemical, Photochemical and Electrochemical Syntheses, some key researchers in this field, including editors Dr. Frédéric W. Patureau and the late Dr. Jun-Ichi Yoshida, deliver an insightful exploration of this rapidly developing topic. This book highlights electron transfer processes in synthesis by using different techniques to initiate them, allowing for a multi-directional perspective in organic redox chemistry. Covering a wide array of the important and recent developments in the field, Organic Redox Chemistry will earn a place in the libraries of chemists seeking a one-stop resource that compares chemical, photochemical, and electrochemical methods in organic synthesis.

Oligopeptides and oligonucleotides, jointly defined as TIDES, have been neglected in the past as potential drugs due to their short half-life and practical difficulties in the manufacturing processes. The consolidation of iterative synthetic techniques, allowing for design of new chemical entities with better pharmaceutical profiles, has led to renewed interest in these compounds. Large scale manufacturing is therefore now required, and it is important that sustainability and green chemistry are considered from the outset. As the two classes display many similarities, advances in sustainable approaches can easily be adapted from one class to the other. This book brings together all of the information on green synthesis of oligopeptides, which is well established, and all of the preliminary data on green oligonucleotides synthesis, creating a resource that will help chemists to bridge the gap between these two areas.

Catalysis, Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy: New Technologies for Novel Business Opportunities offers new possibilities for businesses who want to address the current global transition period to adopt low carbon and sustainable energy production. This comprehensive source provides an integrated view of new possibilities within catalysis and green chemistry in an economic context, showing how these potential new technologies may become useful to business. Fundamentals and specific examples are included to guide the transformation of idea to innovation and business. Offering an overview of the new possibilities for creating business in catalysis, energy and green chemistry, this book is a beneficial tool for students, researchers and academics in chemical and biochemical engineering. - Discusses new developments in catalysis, energy and green chemistry from the perspective of converting ideas to innovation and business - Presents case histories, preparation of business plans, patent protection and IP rights, creation of start-ups, research funds and successful written proposals - Offers an interdisciplinary approach combining science and business

New Horizons in Modern Catalysis: Six Different Perspectives, Volume 72 in the Advances in Catalysis series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on Carbanion-functionalized phosphines: New design elements for catalyst development, Molecular Electrocatalysts for Organic Electrosynthesis, Mechanistic aspects of secondary sphere modification in organocatalysis, Earth-Abundant Transition Metal-Catalyzed reactions with Iodine(III) reagents: from catalysis to mechanistic studies, Design of metal nanoparticles for better performance in catalysis, and Computational design of industrially relevant enzymes. - Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors - Presents the latest release in the Advances in Catalysis series - Acts as a comprehensive platform for experimental and theoretical researchers

There is an increasing awareness that materials and chemicals produced from fossil fuels are not sustainable, both in terms of the pollution caused by the extraction and production processes, and the fact that there is only a finite supply of these fossil fuels. Therefore, there is a strong incentive to find sources for chemicals and materials from source materials that we know we can continue to generate. Plants are a source of a wide variety of chemicals, many with interesting properties, and these chemical feedstocks are considered renewable rather than finite. Green Chemistry and Green Materials from Plant Oils and Natural Acids covers the application of these natural materials in producing polymers, lubricants and plasticisers.

The agri-food industry creates a vast amount of waste each year. This is not just a problem for waste management, in terms of finding space to store waste and preventing escape of harmful waste into the environment; it also represents a loss of resources: the chemicals and energy which have gone into the production of this waste. If current waste streams can be converted into useful resources this will have multiple benefits by reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill or similar, reducing the need for other feedstocks and removing the pressure from feedstocks that could be used as food. Research into the different types of waste produced by the agri-food industry and approaches to converting them into useful chemicals or chemical feedstocks has advanced rapidly over the last few years. Covering the latest developments in the valorisation of food and agricultural waste, such as valorisation of citrus peel and industrial wastes, this book is a great resource for researchers interested in waste management, sustainability and the circular economy.