Physical Chemistry

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.Physical chemistry covers diverse topics, from biochemistry to materials properties to the development of quantum computers. Physical chemistry applies physics and math to problems that interest chemists, biologists, and engineers. Physical chemists use theoretical constructs and mathematical computations to understand chemical properties and describe the behavior of molecular and condensed matter. Their work involves manipulations of data as well as materials. Physical chemistry entails extensive work with sophisticated instrumentation and equipment as well as state-of-the-art computers. This new volume presents a selection of articles on topics in the field.

Virtual Instrument for Determining Rate Constant of Second-Order Reaction by pX Based on LabVIEW 8.0Electrochemical Behavior of Titanium and Its Alloys as Dental Implants in Normal SalineElectron-Collision-Induced Dissociative Ionization Cross Sections for SilaneSpatial Heterogeneity and Imperfect Mixing in Chemical Reactions: Visualization of Density-Driven Pattern FormationFischer-Tropsch Synthesis Over Iron Manganese Catalysts: Effect of Preparation and Operating Conditions on Catalyst PerformanceUse of Viscosity to Probe the Interaction of Anionic Surfactants with a Coagulant Protein from Moringa oleifera SeedsThe Cold Contact Method as a Simple Drug Interaction Detection SystemThe Effect of Tb and Sm Ions on the Photochromic Behavior of Two Spiropyrans of Benzoxazine Series in SolutionHydriding Reaction of LaNi5: Correlations between Thermodynamic States and Sorption Kinetics during ActivationHollow Disc and Sphere-Shaped Particles from Red Blood Cell TemplatesUltrasoft and High Magnetic Moment CoFe Films Directly Electrodeposited from a B-Reducer Contained SolutionDetermination of Differential Enthalpy and Isotherm by Adsorption CalorimetryComparison of the Molecular Dynamics of C70 in the Solid and Liquid PhasesCaustic-Side Solvent Extraction Chemical and Physical Properties: Equilibrium Modeling of Distribution BehaviorPhysical Characterization of RX-55-AE-5: A Formulation of 97.5 % 2,6-Diamino-3,5-Dinitropyrazine-1-Oxide (LLM-105) and 2.5% Viton ABallistic Protons and Microwave-Induced Water Solitons in Bioenergetic TransformationsSurface Photochemistry: Benzophenone as a Probe for the Study of Modified Cellulose FibresStudy of Polymer Material Aging by Laser Mass Spectrometry, UV-Visible Spectroscopy, and Environmental Scanning Electron MicroscopyOrganic Analysis of Peridotite Rocks from the Ashadze and Logatchev Hydrothermal SitesThe Study of In?uence of the Teslar Technology on Aqueous Solution of Some BiomoleculesKinetics and Mechanism of Paracetamol Oxidation by Chromium(VI) in Absence and Presence of Manganese(II) and Sodium dodecyl SulphateTheoretical Study of Sequence Selectivity and Preferred Binding Mode of Psoralen with DNA Fast Drug Release Using Rotational Motion of Magnetic Gel BeadsOxidation of Quercetin by MyeloperoxidaseReversible Control of Primary and Secondary Self-Assembly of Poly(4-allyloxystyrene)-Block-PolystyrenePt/TiO2 Coupled with Water-Splitting Catalyst for Organic Pollutant Photodegradation: Insight into the Primary Reaction MechanismRoom-Temperature Growth of SiC Thin Films by Dual-Ion-Beam Sputtering DepositionHomogenization of Mutually Immiscible Polymers Using Nanoscale Effects: A Theoretical StudyIndex

Dr. Harold H. Trimm was born in 1955 in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Trimm is the chairman of the Chemistry Department at Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York. In addition, he is an Adjunct Analytical Professor, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York. He received his PhD in chemistry, with a minor in biology, from Clarkson University in 1981 for his work on fast reaction kinetics of biologically important molecules. He then went on to Brunel University in England for a postdoctoral research fellowship in biophysics, where he studied the molecules involved with arthritis by electroptics. He recently authored a textbook on forensic science titled Forensics the Easy Way (2005).