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Polymer Biocatalysis and Biomaterials II
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Green Chemical Reactions
BOOKSHELF Carbons and Carbon-supported Catalysts in Hydroprocessing A summary of recent research. Includes novel carbon materials – fibres, nanotubes, fullerenes. Discusses differences from oxide supports. E Furimsky, 2008, RSC Publishing, Cambridge, UK, ISBN 978-0-85404-143-5, 176 pp, £95
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on New Organic Chemistry, Reactions and Methodologies for Green Products, held in Lecce, Italy, Oct – Nov 2006. Contains several chapters of catalytic interest – catalysis in ionic liquids, hydrogen peroxide in green oxidation reactions, and recent catalytic processes. No index. P Tundo and V Esposito (eds), 2008, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, ISBN 978-1-4020-84560, 232 pp, £110.50 (hard cover), £48 (soft cover)
Polymer Biocatalysis and Biomaterials II Derived from a section of the ACS Annual Congress held in Boston in Sep 2006. HN Cheng and RA Gross (eds), 2008, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, USA, ISBN 978-08412-6970-5, 491 pp, $195
Acid Catalysis in Modern Organic Synthesis, 2 vols A multi-authored international monograph.
EVENTS
H Yamamoto and K Ishihara (eds), 2008, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, ISBN 978-3-527-31724-0, 994 pp, €399
22-25 June 2009
Taylor Conference 2009 (student meeting) Cardiff, UK Alison Rowlands, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK Tel: +44 (0)292 087 4023 Fax: +44 (0)292 087 4030 E-mail: [email protected]
28 June – 2 July 2009
9th International Conference on Catalysis in Membrane Reactors Lyon, France Anne Giroir-Fendler, IRCELYON Tel: +33 (0)4 72 43 15 86 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.iccmr9.org/
Focus on Catalysts (ISSN 1351-4180) is published monthly by Elsevier Ltd, Block 6, Westbrook Centre, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1YG, UK. 2009 annual subscription rate: US$1137/€1011 (in Europe)/¥134,400 (in Japan) Material published in Focus on Catalysts includes abstracts sourced from Chemical Business NewsBase (CBNB) (E-mail: [email protected]) CBNB is available as part of a subscription to Ei’s EngineeringVillage discovery platform. Visit our website for more details: http://www.ei.org/databases/cbnb.html Orders and enquiries Elsevier Ltd, Block 6, Westbrook Centre, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1YG, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1223 463160. Fax: +44 (0) 1223 463169. E-mail: [email protected] For US orders Elsevier Journals Customer Service, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800, USA. US Customers Tel: +1 (877) 839 7126. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354. Customers outside US Tel: +1 (407) 345 4020. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354 Other Locations Elsevier Customer Support Department, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 20 3853757. Fax: +31 20 4853432. E-mail: [email protected]
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Green Chemical Reactions
BOOKSHELF Carbons and Carbon-supported Catalysts in Hydroprocessing A summary of recent research. Includes novel carbon materials – fibres, nanotubes, fullerenes. Discusses differences from oxide supports. E Furimsky, 2008, RSC Publishing, Cambridge, UK, ISBN 978-0-85404-143-5, 176 pp, £95
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on New Organic Chemistry, Reactions and Methodologies for Green Products, held in Lecce, Italy, Oct – Nov 2006. Contains several chapters of catalytic interest – catalysis in ionic liquids, hydrogen peroxide in green oxidation reactions, and recent catalytic processes. No index. P Tundo and V Esposito (eds), 2008, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, ISBN 978-1-4020-84560, 232 pp, £110.50 (hard cover), £48 (soft cover)
Polymer Biocatalysis and Biomaterials II Derived from a section of the ACS Annual Congress held in Boston in Sep 2006. HN Cheng and RA Gross (eds), 2008, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, USA, ISBN 978-08412-6970-5, 491 pp, $195
Acid Catalysis in Modern Organic Synthesis, 2 vols A multi-authored international monograph.
EVENTS
H Yamamoto and K Ishihara (eds), 2008, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, ISBN 978-3-527-31724-0, 994 pp, €399
22-25 June 2009
Taylor Conference 2009 (student meeting) Cardiff, UK Alison Rowlands, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK Tel: +44 (0)292 087 4023 Fax: +44 (0)292 087 4030 E-mail: [email protected]
28 June – 2 July 2009
9th International Conference on Catalysis in Membrane Reactors Lyon, France Anne Giroir-Fendler, IRCELYON Tel: +33 (0)4 72 43 15 86 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.iccmr9.org/
Focus on Catalysts (ISSN 1351-4180) is published monthly by Elsevier Ltd, Block 6, Westbrook Centre, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1YG, UK. 2009 annual subscription rate: US$1137/€1011 (in Europe)/¥134,400 (in Japan) Material published in Focus on Catalysts includes abstracts sourced from Chemical Business NewsBase (CBNB) (E-mail: [email protected]) CBNB is available as part of a subscription to Ei’s EngineeringVillage discovery platform. Visit our website for more details: http://www.ei.org/databases/cbnb.html Orders and enquiries Elsevier Ltd, Block 6, Westbrook Centre, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1YG, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1223 463160. Fax: +44 (0) 1223 463169. E-mail: [email protected] For US orders Elsevier Journals Customer Service, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800, USA. US Customers Tel: +1 (877) 839 7126. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354. Customers outside US Tel: +1 (407) 345 4020. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354 Other Locations Elsevier Customer Support Department, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 20 3853757. Fax: +31 20 4853432. E-mail: [email protected]
Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Global Rights Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843830. Fax: +44 (0) 1865 853333. E-mail: [email protected]. You may also contact Global Rights directly through Elsevier’s home page (http://www.elsevier.com), by selecting ‘Support and Contact’, then ‘Copyright and Permission’. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Typeset by Chat Noir Design, France Printed by Mayfield Press (Oxford) © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved