This series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on renewable energy technologies, sustainable development and the environment; bioenergy for energy or materials; use of coal to manufacture carbon integral honeycomb monoliths with environmental applications; synthesis, characterisation and applications of nanocomposite materials in diverse fields; effect of marine environmental factors on the formation kinetics and phase equilibrium of CO2 hydrate; biodegradation of crude oil by rhizosphere micro-organisms; and environmental impacts and prospects of petroleum production.