Acknowledgements
The authors wish to express their gratitude to all the colleagues who contributed their
knowledge, ideas, information and advice to the present endeavour. In particular, the
help of the following colleagues is gratefully acknowledged:
M. Oehme, C. Wong, T. H. Bidleman, Nicolas Warner, Michael Harjo, Petter
Haglund, Martin Schlabach, W. Vetter, Aasim A. Ali, Ivo Havranek, Yngve
Stenstrøm, Simen Gjelseth Antonsen, Jens Mortansson Jelstrup Nolsøe, Thomas
Ternes, Michael Schlüsener, Christoph Schüth, W.A. König and many more.
In addition, we appreciate the opportunity to publish this monograph with
Springer Verlag and thank the editors, especially senior editor Sofia Costa, for the
administrative support during the realisation of this book. We also thank Stephanie
Kolb (Springer Verlag) for her encouragement, help and support during the realisation and the paperwork of our book project.
Without the extreme patience and the support of our families, this book would not
have been accomplished in its present form.
Personal Notes
Imran Ali: I express my deep sense of gratitude and warmest felicitations to my
wife Seema Imran, who has helped me and supported me while I have carried out
this work. My lovely and sweet thanks are also offered to my dearest son, Al-Arsh
Basheer Baichain, who has given me freshness and fragrance continuously during
the completion of this difficult task. I would also like to acknowledge my other
family members and relatives who have helped me, directly and indirectly, during
this period. Finally, the administration of the Taibah University, Al-Madinah
Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia, and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, is also
acknowledged.
The holiest city of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia is also acknowledged for allowing us to reside with a pleasant and great time.
Roland Kallenborn: I appreciate the idealistic and partial financial support of the
Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences (KBM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), as well as the Arctic Technology Department
(AT), University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS).
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The authors wish to express their gratitude to all the colleagues who contributed their
knowledge, ideas, information and advice to the present endeavour. In particular, the
help of the following colleagues is gratefully acknowledged:
M. Oehme, C. Wong, T. H. Bidleman, Nicolas Warner, Michael Harjo, Petter
Haglund, Martin Schlabach, W. Vetter, Aasim A. Ali, Ivo Havranek, Yngve
Stenstrøm, Simen Gjelseth Antonsen, Jens Mortansson Jelstrup Nolsøe, Thomas
Ternes, Michael Schlüsener, Christoph Schüth, W.A. König and many more.
In addition, we appreciate the opportunity to publish this monograph with
Springer Verlag and thank the editors, especially senior editor Sofia Costa, for the
administrative support during the realisation of this book. We also thank Stephanie
Kolb (Springer Verlag) for her encouragement, help and support during the realisation and the paperwork of our book project.
Without the extreme patience and the support of our families, this book would not
have been accomplished in its present form.
Personal Notes
Imran Ali: I express my deep sense of gratitude and warmest felicitations to my
wife Seema Imran, who has helped me and supported me while I have carried out
this work. My lovely and sweet thanks are also offered to my dearest son, Al-Arsh
Basheer Baichain, who has given me freshness and fragrance continuously during
the completion of this difficult task. I would also like to acknowledge my other
family members and relatives who have helped me, directly and indirectly, during
this period. Finally, the administration of the Taibah University, Al-Madinah
Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia, and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, is also
acknowledged.
The holiest city of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia is also acknowledged for allowing us to reside with a pleasant and great time.
Roland Kallenborn: I appreciate the idealistic and partial financial support of the
Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences (KBM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), as well as the Arctic Technology Department
(AT), University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS).
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