Smart Polymer Catalysts and Tunable Catalysis

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 catalysisIncludes very well-organized chapters that are illustrated with over 130 illustrations and figuresWritten by scientists from prestigious universities and industries across the worldEdited by veteran researchers in the field of smart polymers and catalysis

1. Smart Polymer Catalysts: Past, Present and Future 2. Smart Polymer Catalysts: A Versatile Tool for Tunable Catalytic Behavior 3. Smart Polymers with Tunable Catalytic Ability 4. Smart Polymers and Their Application in Switchable Catalysis 5. Multiresponsive Microspheres: Smart Catalytic Nanoreactors 6. Self-Oscillating Gels Driven by the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction as Novel Smart Catalysts 7. Thermoresponsive Hydrogels as Smart Catalysts or Catalytic Carriers in Tunable Catalytic Processes 8. Smart Polymer Nanoreactors and Stimuli-Responsive Catalysis 9. Thermoresponsive Polymers and Membranes for Catalytic Applications 10. Stimuli-Responsive Gels as Reaction Vessels and Reusable Catalysts 11. Smart Polymer Architectures: A Key to Tunable Catalysis 12. Smart Polymer Brushes and Their Application in Switchable Catalysis 13. "Smart" Polymer-Protein Conjugates with Tunable Catalytic Activity 14. Using Smart Polymer Supports to Facilitate Tunable Catalysis 15. Smart Polymer-Supported Metals and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications