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Preface
The chemical industry, an important prime mover of economic growth and development
of any nation, focuses on producing useful chemical products that are essential for meet-
ing the high quality and standard of living demanded by humankind. Although the con-
tribution of the chemical industry to wealth generation is well recognised, it is generally
perceived as a major source of pollution and environmental degradation. Chemical indus-
tries transform renewable and non-renewable chemical resources available in nature into
useful chemical products and in the process generate unwanted side products that pollute
the environment. Waste genera ...