List of contributors

Application of titanium oxide photocatalysts to improve our environment

M. Anpo

`Green oxidations': hourseradish peroxidases (HRP)-catalyzed regio and diastereoselective preparation of dilignols

E. Bolzacchini

S. Meinardi

M. Orlandi

B. Rindone

G. Brunow

P. Pietikainen

P. Rummakko

Fine chemicals preparation via solventless reactions under heterogneous catalysis

F. Bigi

R. Maggi

G. Sartori

Secondary metabolites from cells immobilized by a SiO2 sol-gel layer

G. Carturan

R. Campostrini

R. Dal Monte

The activation of hydrogen peroxide for selective, efficient wood pulp bleaching

T.J. Collins

J. Hall

L. Vuocolo

N.L. Fattaleh

I. Suckling

C.P. Horwitz

S.W. Gordon-Wylie

R.W. Allison

T.J. Fullerton

L.J. Wright

Microbial desulfurization of petroleum derivatives

E. D'Addario

C. Colapicchioni

E. Fascetti

R. Gianna

A. Robertiello

Cyclohexane oxygenation with inorganic photocatalysis

A. Maldotti

R. Amadelli

A. Molinari

V. Carassiti

Catalytic hydrocarbons oxidation under fluorous/organic two-phase conditions

F. Montanari

G. Pozzi

S. Quici

Strong acid solid materials as alternative catalysts in isobutane/2-butene alkylation

A. Corma

J.M. Lopez Nieto

Selective catalytic oxidation of 1,2-diols in alkaline solution: an environmentally friendly alternative for α-hydroxy-acids production

L. Prati

M. Rossi

Dimethylcarbonate: an answer to the need for safe chemicals

F. Rivetti

Environmentally benign organic transformations using microwave irradiation under solvent-free conditions

R.S. Varma

Organic chemistry via biocatalysis

A. Schmid

B. Witholt

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