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Photochemical operations offer several routes of hydroxyl radical formation by UV irradiation. The formation of hydroxyl radicals by irradiation of samples doped with hydrogen peroxide or ozone is the state-of-the-art in water treatment. Two comprehensive reviews cover the historical development of the UV photo-oxidation technique as a pretreatment step in the inorganic analysis of natural waters, its principles and the equipment available, and its principal applications in the analytical field.3,4 They include tables summarizing the elements determined, the analytical techniques used, and the sample matrices studied. 

For many years, the carbohydrate esters of carbonic acid and thiocar-bonic acid have found important application as intermediates in the synthesis of otherwise difficultly accessible derivatives. A review of these esters is particularly opportune, because both their preparation and properties are considerably influenced by stereochemical factors which require interpretation in the light of modem concepts of reaction mechanisms and conformational analysis. Although the historical development of the chemistry of the carbonic and thiocarbonic esters of carbohydrates has been independent, it is appropriate to give a comparative treatment of their closely related structures and properties. 

A similar slow evolution from energy to entropy with a final synthesis of both concepts can also be observed in the historical development of chemical kinetics. The energy factor was first pointed out by Arrhenius (1889) when he explained the temperature effect on reaction rates. But in spite of the early work of Kohnstamm and Scheffer (1911) who introduced the idea of activation entropy, the importance of entropy was generally recognized only after Eyring (1935) formulated clearly the thermodynamic treatment of the transition state method. 

The historical development of organo-arsenicals, -antimonials and -phosphates has been dealt in Chapter 4. This chapter will be confined to a discussion of their therapeutic value in the management of protozoal infections organometallic drugs continue to be used/ though to a limited extent in the treatment of leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis. 

Historical Development of the Potential of Vanadium Compounds in the Treatment of Diabetes... 

The theoretical models which have been used to describe the bonding in cluster compounds of the main group and transition metal elements are reviewed. The historical development of these models is outlined and special emphasis is placed on those studies which have led to the elucidation of structure-electron count correlations. Theoretical treatments of cluster bonding are based on localised, delocalised (molecular orbital) or free electron methods derived from the solution of the Schrodinger equation for a particle on a sphere. A detailed analysis of the Tensor Surface Harmonic method, as an example of a free electron model, is presented. Group theoretical consequences of the model are also presented. 

Although it is the modern theory of quantum mechanics in which we are primarily interested because of its applicationsjto chemical problems, it is desirable for us first to discuss briefly the background of classical mechanics from which it was developed. By so doing we not only follow to a certain extent the historical development, but we also introduce in a more familiar form many concepts which are retained in the later theory. We shall also treat certain problems in the first few chapters by the methods of the older theories in preparation for their later treatment by quantum mechanics. It is for this reason that the student is advised to consider the exercises of the first few chapters carefully and to retain for later reference the results which are secured. 

This section overviews the treatment of organic phosphorus transformation processes in biogeochemical models of lakes and rivers. Some milestones in the historical development are illustrated with represen-... 

Historically, surface treatments to improve adhesion of coatings to plastics consisted of mechanical abrasion, solvent wiping, solvent swell that was followed by acid or caustic etching, flame treatment, or corona surface treatment. Each of these treatments has limitations, thus providing a strong driving force for the development of alternative surface preparation methods. Many of the common methods mentioned are accompanied by safety and environmental risks, increased risk of part damage, and expensive pollution and disposal problems. 

Glasstone et al. (1941) gives a book-length treatment of the theory. Eyring et al. (1944) discuss the theory in a single chapter, adding a quantum mechanical formulation of the theory. The historical development of the theory is discussed in Laidler and King (1983) as well as in Miller (1998). 

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