TY - BOOK AU - Gurib-Fakim,Ameenah AU - Eloff,Jacobus Nicolaas ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Chemistry for Sustainable Development in Africa SN - 9783642296420 AV - GE195-199 U1 - 338.927 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer KW - Environment KW - Renewable energy resources KW - Food KW - Biotechnology KW - Medicinal chemistry KW - Public health KW - Renewable energy sources KW - Alternate energy sources KW - Green energy industries KW - Environmental chemistry KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable Development KW - Renewable and Green Energy KW - Public Health KW - Food Science KW - Medicinal Chemistry KW - Environmental Chemistry N1 - 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) N2 - 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 core themes embrace the most pressing issues of our time, including Environmental Chemistry, Renewable Energies, Health and Human Well-Being, Food and Nutrition, and Bioprospecting and Commercial Development. This book is invaluable for teaching and research institutes in Africa and worldwide, private sector entities dealing with natural products from Africa, as well as policy and decision-making bodies and non-governmental organizations UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29642-0 ER -