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Summary
Summary
In the International Year of Chemistry, prominent scientists highlight the major advances in the fight against the largest problems faced by humanity from the point of view of chemistry, showing how their science is essential to ensuring our long-term survival. Following the UN Millennium Development Goals, the authors examine the ten most critical areas, including energy, climate, food, water and health. All of them are opinion leaders in their fields, or high-ranking decision makers in national and international institutions.
Intended to provide an intellectual basis for the future development of chemistry, this book is aimed at a wide readership including students, professionals, engineers, scientists, environmentalists and anyone interested in a more sustainable future.
Author Notes
Javier Garcia-Martinez is currently a faculty member and director of the Molecular Nanotechnology Laboratory at the University of Alicante, Spain. He has published extensively in the areas of nanomaterials, catalysis and energy. His latest book entitled "Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge" (Wiley-VCH) provides a comprehensive view of the current status of this field. Javier is also co-founder of Rive Technology Inc (Boston, MA), a clean energy company, commercializing advanced catalyst technology that makes traditional zeolite catalysts more accessible to large hydrocarbon molecules.
Javier is also member of the World Economic Forum General and of the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). During the International Year of Chemistry, Javier is co-chairing the Global Experiment organized by IUPAC and UNESCO.
Elena Serrano-Torregrosa is a Research Fellow at the Molecular Nanotechnology Lab of the University of Alicante (Spain). Elena received her PhD thesis from the University of Basque Country on the nanostructuration of functional materials and carried out her post-doctoral activity in collaboration with Arkema at the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) at Lyon. Her current research interests are in the area of new synthetic pathways to prepare heterogeneous catalysts by self-assembly of functional materials and block copolymers. Dr. Serrano-Torregrosa has published twenty seven research articles and written three book chapters.
The editors have created a website for their book with additional information. See www.thechemicalelement.com for details.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
This focus of this book is expressed by its subtitle; it does not deal with the chemical elements, as one might initially think. The individual chapters, written by international teams of authors, cover topics ranging from the traditional--water, energy, atmospheric changes, and green chemistry--to areas where the chemical contribution is often overlooked. This reviewer does have one concern: the editors suggest that one of their main goals is to "encourage the interest of young people in chemistry." This is an end much to be desired, but many chapters look backward at existing problems rather than forward toward exciting new areas for chemical research. In this respect the chapters on nontraditional topics, like poverty, food supplies, and economic development, are especially useful, but it would also be helpful to have separate chapters on topics like new materials, nanochemistry, biochemistry, and biofuels rather than just mentioning them in chapters on other subjects. The chapters are valuable summaries, but will be most accessible to readers with some chemistry background. The volume includes an excellent set of color illustrations. Overall, a useful resource for college libraries, especially for the coverage of material not normally related to chemistry. Summing Up: Recommended. Students of all levels. H. E. Pence SUNY College at Oneonta
Table of Contents
| Foreword |
| Chemistry for DevelopmentStephen A. Matlin and Berhanu M. Abegaz |
| The Role of Chemistry on Addressing Hunger and Food SecurityJessica Fanzo and Roseline Remans and Pedro Sanchez |
| PovertyMari-Carmen Gomez-Cabrerav Cecilia Martinez-Costa and Juan Sastre |
| The Human Element: Chemistry Education?s Contribution to our Global FuturePeter Mahaffy |
| HealthRene Roy |
| Green ChemistryPietro Tundo and Fabio Aricoa and Con Robert McElroy |
| Water: Foundation for a Sustainable FutureMaya A. Trotz and James R. Mihelcic and Omatoyo K. Dalrymple and Arlin Briley and Ken D. Thomas and Joniqua A. Howard |
| Facing the energy challenges through chemistry in a changing worldGabriele Centi and Siglinda Perathoner |
| Ozone layer depletionGlenn Carver |
| Epilogue |
