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Biophysical Chemistry of Fractal Structures and Processes in Environmental Systems

Series on Analytical and Physical Chemistry
of Environmental Systems
- Vol. 11


Nicola Senesi and Kevin J. Wilkinson (Editors)

John Wiley & Sons, 2008
[ISBN 978-0-470-01474-5]

This book aims to provide the scientific community with a novel and valuable approach based on fractal geometry concepts on the important properties and processes of diverse environmental systems.
The interpretation of complex environmental systems using modern fractal approaches is compared and contrasted with the more classical approaches. The book will provide the fundamental knowledge necessary for solving practical environmental problems. Furthermore, it examinea how the fractal approach has been applied in order to understand the structure and reactivity of natural, environmental systems including flocs, sediments, soils, microorganisms and humic substances.

Contents
Series Preface.
Preface.

1. Introduction to the study of environmental fractals (N. Senesi and K.J. Wilkinson)
2. Introduction to fractal geometry, fragmentation processes and multifractal measures (P. Baveye, C.W. Boast and H. Millan)
3. Methods and techniques for fractal analysis of environmental systems (G. Bushell)
4. Fractal structures and mechanisms in coagulation/flocculation processes in environmental systems (S. Stoll and S. Diez)
5. Fractal structures and mechanisms in coagulation/flocculation processes in environmental systems (J.Y. Bottero, A. Masion and J. Rose)
6. Fractal approaches to adsorption/desorption processes on environmental surfaces (Z. Sokolowska and S. Sokolowski)
7. Application of fractals in the study of humic materials (J.A. Rice)
8. Fractal geometry and microorganisms in the environment (L. Boddy and D.P. Donnelly)
9. Fractal geometry of aerosol particles (I. Colbeck)
Index.

The IUPAC Series on Analytical and Physical Chemistry of Environmental Systems provides a critical evaluation of the state-of-the-art on physicochemical properties and processes in environmental systems, as well as on the analytical techniques required to study and monitor them. The series is aimed at promoting rigorous analysis and understanding of physicochemical functioning of environmental and bioenvironmental systems.

340 pages
September 2008

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<book announcement published in Chem. Int. Jan/Feb 2009, p.22>


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