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Books in Chemical engineering

The Chemical Engineering collection offers content that combines research with foundational knowledge, practical information, methods and case studies, in a variety of areas, including biochemical engineering, catalysis, filtration & separation, colloids & surface chemistry, electrochemical engineering, energy & transport processes, materials chemistry, metallurgy, process engineering, safety & reliability, sustainable & environmental, to help chemical engineers address the challenges we face today, including climate change, global warming, health and nutrition, and alternative energy.

  • Methods in Chemical Process Safety

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 10
    • English
    Method of Process Systems in Energy Systems Volume Ten, the latest release in the Methods in Chemical Process Safety series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Cybersecurity of Energy Systems, Risk-based alarm design and management, Data Fusion and Machine Learning in Fault Detection & Diagnosis, Resilience of Emerging Energy System, Identifying Cyber Risks in Energy Systems: Challenges and Strategies, Numerical risk-based models for optimizing renewable energy systems, and more.Other sections cover Advancing Operational Risk Assessment in emerging Energy Systems: Methods and Applications, From Process Design to Control: Advancing Instrumented Energy System for Sustainable and Efficient Operations, Approaches for sustainability assessment in the design of energy systems, Reliability-Informed Economic Assessment of Blue Hydrogen Production Design in a Low-Carbon Energy System, Cyber-Secure and Safe Operation of Renewable Energy Distribution Systems, and more.

  • Water Pollution and Water Quality: Technologies and Processes

    • 1st Edition
    • Didem Saloglu + 2 more
    • English
    Water Pollution and Water Quality: Technologies and Processes offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of water pollution and water quality. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the sources, effects, and impacts of water pollution, water chemistry, microorganisms in water, guidelines and standards for water quality and health, objectives and methods of wastewater treatment, and advanced wastewater treatment processes. It also explores the impacts of water pollution on human health, natural ecosystems, and biodiversity, as well as policymaking to control water pollution, water footprint, and future scenarios for water pollution.Sections also highlight innovative approaches, new technologies, and solution strategies in addressing water pollution and water quality issues, and discusses the global problems and new developments in recent years. Readers will find basic information on water pollution and water quality, making it suitable for graduate and post-graduate students, researchers, and professionals in in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, chemistry, industrial engineering, and disaster science and engineering.

  • Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Joris W. Thybaut + 5 more
    • English
    Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering is a practical focused text that brings together the relevant basics for reaction engineering and shows their applications to a wide variety of examples, whilst looking at the intrinsic kinetics data acquisition, reaction mechanism elucidation, elementary step-based modelling and model-based design and optimization involved.The book aims at spanning the entire process from acquisition of the relevant data in dedicated experimental set-ups, over the proper treatment of the data and the corresponding interpretation up to the quantification of the gained understanding in a model. The latter aspect allows the reader to challenge the interpretation made of the data and design subsequent experiments or improve the interpretation/model formulation. The coverage is not just limited to the generic (theoretical) principles but will also carefully consider and explain their application to a variety of real-life applications including gas- and liquid-phase reactions, heterogeneously catalyzed reactions involving adsorption either in the Henry regime or at full saturation of the catalyst or combined homogeneous-heteroge... reactions.Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering is written primarily for graduate students and postdoc researchers in chemical engineering or applied industrial chemistry studying chemical reaction engineering and catalysis, as well as physical chemists studying kinetics.

  • Advanced Hydrocyclone Technology for Liquid-Solid Separation

    • 1st Edition
    • Hualin Wang
    • English
    Advanced Hydrocyclone Technology for Liquid-Solid Separation provides theory, experimental research, test analysis, simulation calculations, and engineering applications, reflecting current trends and characteristics. The book offers a new detection method for the liquid-solid hydrocyclone separation process, launches a liquid-solid micro-hydorcyclone parallel amplification engineering design model, and a new technology for enhanced liquid-solid hydrocyclone separation based on particle high speed self-rotation, particle sorting, and particle filtration. In addition, it constructs process flows and engineering equipment of methanol-to-olefin reaction wastewater treatment using liquid-solid hydrocyclone separation as the core, liquid-solid on-line separation of fluidized bed hydrogenation, resource utilization of fluidized bed efflux catalyst, and wastewater deep treatment.Relevant achievements covered in this book form the industry standard "Technical Conditions for Liquid-Solid Hydrocyclone Separator" (HG/T 4380-2012), in which the "Coke Cooling Water Closed Cycle Treatment Process" was approved by the national environmental protection industry standard "Clean Production in Petroleum Refining Industry" (HG/T 125-2013).

  • Magnetic Nanoparticles and Polymer Nanocomposites

    Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties and Applications, Volume 2
    • 1st Edition
    • Imran Khan + 4 more
    • English
    Magnetic Nanoparticles and Polymer Nanocomposites: Structural, Electrical, and Optical Properties and Applications, Volume Two focuses on the manufacturing and design of innovative magnetic polymeric nanocomposite materials for a broad range of different applications. These materials have truly outstanding and sustainable properties unlike other composites because they are combined with organic (polymer matrix) and inorganic (semiconductor nanoparticles) materials to form a sustainable composite material. The focus in this book is on magnetic semiconductor and polymer nanocomposites made from bioresorbable and biocompatible polymers, modified with magnetic nanoparticles. This book provides detailed knowledge on the modern research application of magnetic semiconductor and polymeric nanocomposites that have tremendous commercial value. The book will be an essential reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists, postgraduate students, and engineers working in nanocomposite materials.

  • Technical and Ethical Optimization: Challenges and Opportunities for the Modern Engineer and Scientist

    • 1st Edition
    • Daniel A. Vallero
    • English
    Technical and Ethical Optimization: Challenges and Opportunities for the Modern Engineer and Scientist offers a comprehensive yet accessible exploration of the scientific foundations, moral hazards and considerations, and societal implications of existing and emerging technologies. The book addresses key issues such as innovation, responsibility, justice, and sustainability, providing credible references and real-world case studies to illuminate complex debates. Chapters cover topics like discovery through design, ethical frameworks, the roles of science and biomedical ethics, environmental concerns, human enhancement, risk assessment, and technological justice.The book also discusses sustainability, resilience, and the knowledge needed to navigate technological progress responsibly. Each chapter critically examines the scientific, engineering, and moral underpinnings, fostering a nuanced understanding of the challenges and opportunities posed by modern innovations. This is an essential resource for researchers, educators, policymakers, industry professionals, and students across engineering, science, medicine, environmental studies, security, and philosophy.

  • Wastewater Valorization: Turning Effluents into Valuable Resources

    Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes
    • 1st Edition
    • Harshita Jain + 1 more
    • English
    Wastewater Valorization: Turning Effluents into Valuable Resources: Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes approaches wastewater management by emphasizing the transformation of effluents into valuable resources. The book explores cutting-edge technologies and methodologies aimed at addressing environmental challenges and promoting circular economy principles. From biomass valorization to electrochemical processes and algal biorefinery systems, it presents a wealth of information for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers focused on resource recovery and sustainability. Sections cover a variety of innovative techniques, including microbial fuel cells, hydrothermal liquefaction, and the Fenton process, providing practical insights through real-world examples and case studies.Each chapter illustrates how these methods have been successfully implemented, empowering readers to apply theoretical concepts in their own fields, whether in industry or academia. Users will find this to be a valuable resource that emphasizes the interconnectedness of circular economy principles and sustainable practices in wastewater management.

  • Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Bioremediation Strategies

    Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes
    • 1st Edition
    • Rajneesh Kumar + 2 more
    • English
    Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Bioremediation Strategies: Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes explores the behavior of emerging contaminants within our ecosystems, delving into advancements in wastewater microbial treatment processes and presenting innovative solutions for the remediation of sewage, oil, radioactive materials, and various pollutants. By integrating contemporary challenges with issue-based solutions derived from microbial and environmental chemistry, as well as bio-nanotechnology, it equips readers with the knowledge to implement more environmentally-frie... cost-effective, and sustainable treatment methods. Users will gain a thorough understanding of wastewater bioremediation, beginning with foundational concepts and progressing through advanced techniques. Key topics include microbial consortia, bioreactors, biodegradation of organic pollutants, and the treatment of heavy metals and industrial wastewater. Real-world case studies illustrate successful applications of these methods while discussions on future prospects and research directions prepare readers for the evolving landscape of environmental remediation.

  • Practical Process Research and Development

    A Guide for Organic Chemists
    • 3rd Edition
    • Neal G. Anderson
    • English
    Practical Process Research and Development, Third Edition provides a concise, comprehensive, step-by-step framework to support understanding and implement organic process research and development in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical, and agricultural chemical industries.The book has been heavily updated for its third edition, whilst retaining the basic spirit and structure of the first two editions. Half of the cited references were published after the second edition. It describes steps to prepare active compounds in a cost-effective manner. The chapters on safety and workup have been expanded. Continuous flow operations are discussed in a chapter and highlighted throughout the book. It also provides hands-on, step-by-step, approaches to solving process development problems, including route, reagent, and solvent selection, optimising catalytic reactions, chiral syntheses, troubleshooting, and green chemistry. Practical Process Research and Development, Third Edition is written primarily for organic chemists as well as chemical engineers. It is well suited for experienced researchers and for those beginning research in industry. It will be useful for drug discovery chemists and for others who want an accessible insight into industrial process R&D.

  • Environmental Turbulence

    From Fundamental Physics to Critical Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Elie Bou-Zeid + 1 more
    • English
    Environmental Turbulence: From Fundamental Physics to Critical Applications explains how to understand environmental and geophysical turbulence, both at a theoretical level and in engineering applications. Sections cover the effects of these new features on the fundamental flow dynamics in relatively simple domains. That is, how the turbulence statistics and structure are modified by the stabilizing or destabilizing effects of buoyancy and rotation is surveyed. Scalar transport is also described in detail. Flow in more complex domains is then described, focusing on vegetated and urban canopies, wind farms, air-sea interfaces, the upper ocean and clouds.Turbulence in environmental media is strongly modulated by buoyancy forces at all scales and by rotation at the largest scales, in contrast to canonical turbulent flows. It is rarely steady, which can give rise to non-equilibrium effects, and the domains such as wind farms or cities are often quite complex, leading to more intricate dynamics than in classic wall-bounded or free shear flows.

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