Environmental and Technological Aspects of Redox Processes is a comprehensive guide to understanding the natural process of electrochemical oxidation/reduction and adsorption action in water treatment technology. The book examines the complexities of redox signaling at a cellular level and how it influences a wide range of biological processes, such as immune function, tissue repair, and cell development. With contributions from leading experts in the field, this book provides valuable insights and strategies for preventing the negative effects caused by oxidants, such as damage to living cells, DNA, proteins, and lipids. Through extensive research on electronic structure, thermodynamics, kinetics, and catalysis of the redox reactions, this book is poised to contribute to an extensive body of new knowledge regarding the essence of the redox processes, the revelation and theoretical justification of key mechanisms, and the discovery of new aspects of methods to control the redox reactions. This will have a major impact on the quality of life, human health, food quality, as well as the state of the environment, especially for the sources of clean water, which continue to deplete at a rapid rate. This book is a valuable resource for professionals and researchers in materials science, materials engineering, chemical engineering, ecological chemistry, and water professionals, as well as individuals working in related disciplines such as environment, chemistry, toxicology, administrative sciences and management, education, sociology, and subjects related to public policies and decision support. Moreover, the book provides insights and support to executives concerned with the management of expertise, knowledge, information, and policy development in different types of science and educational communities.
Duca, Gheorghe: - "Gheorghe Duca ggduca@gmail.com - Editor"
Vaseashta, Ashok: - "Ashok Vaseashta - Editor is CEO/CTO and Executive Director for research with the International Clean Water Institute in Virginia, USA. He also serves in several honorary positions, such as a Professor at the Transylvania University of Brasov; Chaired Professor of Nanotechnology at the Ghitu Institute of Electrical Engineering and Nanotechnologies, Academy of Sciences of Moldova; Academician at Euro-Mediterranean Academy of Arts and Sciences, member of CIRET, France, and Senior Strategic Research Advisor for several organizations. Inspired by nature and guided by societal necessities, he strives for technological innovations to address the global challenges of the 21st century. His research interests include critical infrastructure safety, security, and environmental sustainability - all using nexus of advanced technological solution platforms. He is a scholar, visionary, strategist, and dedicated futurist providing strategic leadership to promote and advance research initiatives and priorities using data-driven decisions. He received PhD from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA in 1990 followed by Kobe post-doctoral fellowship. Following his Ph.D., he served as a professor and researcher at Virginia Tech and Marshall University. He also served as the Director of Research at the Institute for Advanced Sciences Convergence and International Clean Water Institute for Norwich University Applied Research Institutes, Vice-Provost (Rector) for Research in South Carolina, and Executive Director and Chair of the Institutional Review Board at a State University in New Jersey. His earlier honorary positions included a Visiting Professor at the Riga Technical University, Latvia, 3 Nano-SAE Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Romania, and Visiting Scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. He served the U.S. Department of State in two rotations, as a strategic S&T advisor in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism, and U.S. diplomat. His research interests span foresight, nanotechnology, environmental/ecological science, and critical infrastructure safety and security. He is the author/editor of 14 books and has published over 300 articles in scientific journals, book chapters, and conferences. He serves on the editorial boards of several international journals and is an active member of various professional organizations."
