SpringerBriefs in Green Chemistry for Sustainability

SpringerBriefs in Green Chemistry for Sustainability present concise summaries of cutting-edge research and practical applications across a wide spectrum of fields including but not restricted to: Green House Gases and Global Warming, Microwave Synthesis, Solvent Free Reactions, Ultrasound Technology, Sonochemistry, Electrochemical Syntheses, Phytoremediation, Waste Management, Water Treatment and Wastewater Management, Dyes and pigments, Food and Pulp industry, Dairy Products and their Preservation, Catalysis and Biocatalysis, Biopolymer technology.

The publications are targeted at (but not restricted to) scientists and researchers in the fields of Chemical Engineering, Sonochemistry and Green Chemistry Research, Engineering and Innovative Technology, and Sustainable Development Issues, Environmental Pollution Abatement, Cleaner Production Technologies and Catalysis.

Featuring compact volumes of 50 to 125 pages, the series covers a range of content from professional to academic. Typical topics might include:

• A timely report of state-of-the-art analytical techniques
• A bridge between new research results, as published in journal articles, and a contextual literature review
• A snapshot of a hot or emerging topic
• An in-depth case study
• A presentation of core concepts that students must understand in order to make independent contributions
• Best practices or protocols to be followed

Briefs allow authors to present their ideas and readers to absorb them with minimal time investment. Briefs will be published as part of Springer’s eBook collection, with millions of users worldwide. In addition, Briefs will be available for individual print and electronic purchase. Briefs are characterized by fast, global electronic dissemination, standard publishing contracts, easy-to-use manuscript preparation and formatting guidelines, and expedited production schedules. Both solicited and unsolicited manuscripts are considered for publication in this series.