Green chemical engineering catalysis

Comprehensive and thorough in its coverage. Green Chemical Engineering An Introduction to Catalysis, Kinetics, and Chemical Processes... 

Qinmin Pan received her Ph.D degree from Zhejiang University and became an assistant Professor of Zhejiang University in the same year, where she became a full Professor in 1995. She had academic experience in INSA de Rouen and at the University of Waterloo for a number of years. She currently holds Chair Professor position and serves as Director of the Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology and Vice-Director (Executive) of Green Polymer and Catalysis Laboratory of Soochow University, and also an Adjunct Professor of the University of Waterloo. Her research interests are in Chemical Engineering, Applied Catalysis and Polymer Materials. 

Hydrophilicity is an important criterion for the use of synthetic polymers. Existing methods for surface modihcation of synthetic hbers are costly and complex. Therefore, the enzymatic surface modihcation of synthetic hbers is a new and green approach to synthesize polymers with improved surface properties. Use of enzymes for surface modihcation of polymers will not only minimize the use of hazardous chemicals but also minimize the environment pollution load. Besides these, the enzyme-modihed polymers can also immobilize those enzymes which can only bind to the selective functional groups present on the polymeric surface such as —COOH and —NH2. Similarly, substrates can immobilize on the solid matrix (or polymer), which will be easily accessible to the enzymes. Genetic engineering can be employed for the modihcation of active sites of enzymes for better polymer catalysis. 

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