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Preface The purpose of the book on Advanced Chemical Kinetics is to provide insight into different aspects of chemical reactions both at the bulk and nanoscale level. The book covers topics from the basic to advanced level so that readers can get maximum benefits for teaching, learning, and doing research in the area of chemical kinetics. This book has been divided into three sections, respectively (i) “Kinetics Modeling and Mechanism,” (ii) “Kinetics of Nanomaterials,” (iii) “Kinetics Techniques,” to make it more convenient for readers. The first section “Kinetics Modeling and Mechanism” covers six chapters with a wide range of topics. It focuses on activation energy and complexity arising during the chemical reac‐ tion. The chapters in this section will provide a measurement of reaction routes with de‐ tailed mechanism, presented with the help of modern techniques. Mathematical modeling analysis and simulation of enzyme kinetics are discussed in the form of differential equa‐ tions. These models provide analytical understanding due to their potential in predicting kinetic processes. One of the chapters demonstrates the autoignition and chemical kinetic mechanisms of homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion for the fuels like methane, dimethyl ether, isooctane, and n-heptane as the single-stage and two-stage ignition fuels. A zero-dimensional single-zone engine model of “CHEMKIN” in Chemkin-Pro is used to study mechanisms for high- and low-temperature reactions. Photophysical process‐ es and photochemical changes, presented by new materials and devices to provide a control of energy transfer processes, are discussed in detail. The mechanism of hydroxyl radical, hydrate electron, and hydrogen atom is given with the examples of ciprofloxacin, norfloxa‐ cin, and bezafibrate. The last chapter of this section covers the acceptorless alcohol dehydro‐ genation as an effective tool for organic syntheses for economic production of a wide range of organic compounds, such as aldehydes, ketones, ester, amides, carboxylic acids, etc. Nanomaterials nowadays are playing an important role in catalysis, degradation of organic pollutants, wastewater treatment, etc. The understanding of the kinetics of nanomaterials is important. To cover this gap in knowledge, the second section of this book is dedicated to “Kinetics of Nanomaterials.” The third section highlights an overview of experimental techniques like electrothermal ex‐ plosion, differential thermal analysis, electro-thermography, X-ray diffraction, ultrasound, gas chromatography, and hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance used to study the mecha‐ nism of reactions. I would like to thank Publishing Process Manager Ms. Vais Ana for her cooperation throughout the process of the publication of this book. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh Founding Director/In-Charge Nano-Chemistry Laboratory GC University Lahore, Pakistan