Chemistry for Sustainable Development in Africa

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah. (Editor), Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Food science.; Biochemistry.; Public health.; Renewable energy sources.; Environmental chemistry.; Sustainable development.; Environment.; Sustainable Development.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Public Health.; Food Science.; Medicinal Chemistry.; Environmental Chemistry.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29642-0

Chemistry for Sustainable Development in Africa gives an insight into current Chemical research in Africa. It is edited and written by distinguished African scientists and includes contributions from Chemists from Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern, Central and Island state African Countries. The...

Table of Contents:

• Health; Biodiversity Utilisation (Including Phytomedicine, Metabolism of Antiparasitic Drugs and Pharmacogenetics, Role of Flavonoids and Isoflavonoids, Sustainable Biodiesel Production, Antifungal Properties of Plant Extract)
• Emerging Areas and Technologies (Including Computational Chemistry Research, Geochemistry, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology)
• International Collaboration - Relevance for Development in Africa (Including the�International Programme in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS), International Collaboration with a View to Containing Outbreak of Emerging Infectious Diseases Through Bioprospection).