Phosphonate Chemistry - Technology and Applications

Phosphonate Chemistry: Technology and Applications gathers important up-to-date information on the synthetic aspects of phosphonic acids, metal phosphonate hybrid materials, phosphonates as scale inhibitors, phosphonates as corrosion inhibitors, catalytic properties of metal phosphonates, magnetic and optical properties of metal phosphonates, phosphonates as drugs for calcium-related disorders, metal-bisphosphonates as controlled release systems, metal phosphonates for energy applications, gas capture and storage, imaging applications, electrocatalytic transformations, water splitting, sensing applications, photodynamic applications, and several other topics.

This comprehensive book includes crucial bibliographic information and covers extensively the latest developments in phosphonate chemistry. It explores the constantly expanding world of organic phosphonate compounds and metal phosphonate networks, beyond conventional boundaries. This exploration includes diverse applications derived from these compounds, enhancing the reader's grasp of this dynamic and evolving field.

List of contents

Part I: The organic synthetic chemistry of phosphonic acids and phosphonates
1. Synthesis of phosphonate-based scale inhibitors for oilfield scale management
2. Synthesis of Heterocyclic Phosphonic Acids: Methodologies, Mechanisms and Applications
3. Synthesis of (poly)phosphonic acids: An industrial Perspective
4. Synthesis of phosphonates for pharmaceutical applications
5. Fluorescent phosphonates for water treatment applications
6. Phosphonate-based conjugates
7. Preparation and Chemical Transformations of ¿-Iminophosphonates
8. Efficient syntheses of N-heterocylic, homocyclic and aliphatic dronic acids; Applications and structures
Part II: Synthetic, structural and computational chemistry of phosphonates and metal phosphonates
9. Structural chemistry of metal-triphosphonate materials
10. Metal phosphonates as supports for gold nanoparticles
11. Porous and functional metal phosphonate frameworks
12. Mechanochemical synthesis of metal phosphonates
13. Metal phosphonates with rigid polyphosphonate linkers
14. Theoretical and computational modeling of metal phosphonate materials
15. Phosphonate-based compounds in agriculture: Past and future trends
Part III: Phosphonate-based materials for medicinal, pharmaceutical, and related applications
16. Metal phosphonate frameworks as optical sensors
17. Biology of aminophosphonates
18. The contribution of phosphonate chemistry to PET and related techniques
19. Phosphonates and the brain, from health promoting agents to medicines for neurological disorders
20. Phosphonate-based amphiphiles for nucleic acid delivery
21. Phosphonate Natural Products and their Biosynthetic Pathways
22. Zeolites as intelligent carriers in controlled release of bisphosphonates
23. Developments in bisphosphonate loaded drug delivery systems (BP-loaded DDS)
24. Phosphonate-based copolymers as biomedical coatings
Part IV: Phosphonates for industrial and environmental applications
25. The role of phosphonate chemistry in engine coolant applications
26. Phosphonate-based scale inhibitors in geothermal applications
27. Metal phosphonates in electrochemical oxidation degradation applications
28. Green Alternative Approaches to the Synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks
29. Metal phosphonates for separation applications
30. Metal phosphonates for CO2 capture and conversion
31. Application of phosphonate-based scale inhibitors for oilfield scale control
32. Abiotic and biological degradation of industrially relevant phosphonates
33. Phosphonate additives as crystal growth modifiers
34. The Biodegradation of Natural and Anthropogenic Organophosphonates
Part V: Metal phosphonate materials for energy, magnetic, optical, and catalytic applications
35. Metal phosphonates in catalysis
36. Proton conducting metal phosphonates
37. Proton conductivity of zirconium phosphates and phosphonates
38. Metal phosphonates as supports for nanoparticles and relevant applications
39. Chiral metal phosphonates
40. Synthesis and catalytic performance of mesoporous metal phosphonates
41. Advancing efficiency and reusability in photocatalysis through functionalization of catalysts with phosphonate groups
42. Metal phosphonate/polymer composites for PEMFC applications

About the author

Kostas Demadis is currently a Professor of Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece. He is head of the Crystal Engineering, Growth & Design Laboratory delving into diverse fields of chemistry and chemical technology. His research group is involved in projects that embrace phosphonate and metal phosphonate chemistry (synthesis, characterization and applications of metal phosphonate materials), functional hybrid materials, silicon chemistry (modeling of biosilicification mechanisms), water treatment issues (mineral scale inhibition, corrosion control, metal ion absorption), controlled release of active pharmaceutical ingredients (in particular phosphonate-based drugs), and green chemistry and engineering. Professor Demadis has published over 220 papers in peer reviewed journals, 24 chapters in books, 8 books, and is the inventor of 2 patents.

Product details

• Assisted by: Konstantinos D Demadis (Editor), Konstantinos D. Demadis (Editor)
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Release: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9780443333743
• ISBN: 978-0-443-33374-3
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Organic chemistry; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Organic