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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.

  • Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion

    Advanced Materials and Processes
    • 1st Edition
    • Sonil Nanda + 2 more
    • English
    Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion: Advanced Materials and Process provides information about the fundamental principles and recent development of various methods and processes for CO2 mitigation and transformation. Beginning with a brief overview of recent advancements in CO2 capture and valorization technologies, the book elaborates on CO2 capture and conversion by covering nanoporous materials, biomaterials, innovative solvents, advanced membrane technology, nanocatalyst synthesis and design, cutting-edge characterization techniques as well as reaction mechanisms and kinetics. In addition to techno-economic evaluation and life-cycle assessment for CO2 capture and conversion processes, future perspectives, opportunities and current challenges regarding these processes in terms of their industrial applications, are systematically discussed. Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion: Advanced Materials and Process is, therefore, an essential resource for academic researchers, postgraduates, scientists, and engineers seeking fundamental knowledge and practical applications for use in their research and development, studies and industrial operations.

  • Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies for Improved Environmental Performance

    Towards Zero Carbon Transportation
    • 2nd Edition
    • Richard Folkson + 1 more
    • English
    Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies for Improved Environmental Performance: Towards Zero Carbon Transportation, Second Edition provides a comprehensive view of key developments in advanced fuels and vehicle technologies to improve the energy efficiency and environmental impact of the automotive sector. Sections consider the role of alternative fuels such as electricity, alcohol and hydrogen fuel cells, as well as advanced additives and oils in environmentally sustainable transport. Other topics explored include methods of revising engine and vehicle design to improve environmental performance and fuel economy and developments in electric and hybrid vehicle technologies. This reference will provide professionals, engineers and researchers of alternative fuels with an understanding of the latest clean technologies which will help them to advance the field. Those working in environmental and mechanical engineering will benefit from the detailed analysis of the technologies covered, as will fuel suppliers and energy producers seeking to improve the efficiency, sustainability and accessibility of their work.

  • Advanced Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Renewable Energy

    • 2nd Edition
    • Tian-Hao Yan + 2 more
    • English
    Advanced Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Renewable Energy, Second Edition presents timely topics related to nanomaterials' feasible synthesis and characterization and their application in the energy fields. The book examines the broader aspects of energy use, including environmental effects of disposal of Li-ion and Na batteries and reviews the main energy sources of today and tomorrow, from fossil fuels to biomass, hydropower, storage power and solar energy. The monograph treats energy carriers globally in terms of energy storage, transmission, and distribution, addresses fuel cell-based solutions in transportation, industrial, and residential building, considers synergistic systems, and more. This new edition also offers updated statistical data and references; a new chapter on the synchronous x-ray based analysis techniques and electron tomography, and if waste disposal of energy materials pose a risk to the microorganism in water, and land use; expanding coverage of renewable energy from the first edition; with newer color illustrations.

  • Closed Nuclear Fuel Cycle with Fast Reactors

    Handbook of Russian Nuclear Power
    • 1st Edition
    • Evgeny Adamov
    • English
    Closed Nuclear Fuel Cycle with Fast Reactors: Handbook of Russian Nuclear Power provides unique insights into research and practical activities from leading Russian experts. It presents readers with unprecedented insight and essential knowledge surrounding nuclear fast reactor technologies, as well as novel methods to close the nuclear fuel cycle to achieve cleaner, more environmentally friendly, and more efficient nuclear power. Using the Proryv Project as a framework, the book's contributors provide detailed descriptions of technologies in development in Russia, allowing readers from around the globe to gain a thorough understanding which they can then apply to their own research and practice. Nuclear engineers and technologists of fast reactors, advanced reactors and fuel cycles will use this book as a guide to inform new technology development. They will be able to use the experiences from the Proryv Project to drive fast reactor development with closed fuel cycles for the future.

  • Design of Injection Molded Plastic Parts

    • 1st Edition
    • Christoph Jaroschek
    • English
    Design of Injection Molded Plastic Parts creates a new perspective on the design of plastic parts. In many books there is a strong focus on the material, the material properties, and the calculation or dimensioning. What is often not taken into account is that very many plastic components only have to withstand low loads; in very many applications, the focus is on the actual design. This requires a good understanding of the injection molds that must be built to produce the plastic components. Depending on the design of the injection molded component, these molds become more complex and more prone to failure during production. The complex process of manufacturing a plastic part becomes holistically understandable as a link is created between the molder, the mold maker, and the part designer. The focus is on injection molds and therefore on thermoplastics. Everything that is necessary for the design and manufacture of an injection molded component is presented in a simple, extremely practical manner and limited to the essentials. Many descriptive pictures as well as examples based on a demonstration component aid understanding throughout the book.

  • Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals

    Microbial Lipids - Processes, Products, and Innovations
    • 1st Edition
    • Carlos Ricardo Soccol + 3 more
    • English
    Microbial Lipids: Processes, Products, and Innovations brings together experienced authors on microbial lipids bioproduction, introducing the reader to key aspects from lipid chemistry and biochemistry to industrial production by fungi, yeast and microalgae. Intended for professionals in industry-oriented research and development, this volume also describes lipid production using synthetic media and agroindustry residues and discusses the potential of integration of microbial lipids in biorefineries, towards a circular economy. With a market of US$ 7 billion, oils and fats are one of the most important classes of natural products, with applications in food, feed, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, biofuel, and oleo chemistry. Primary sources include plants, animals and fish. However, specialty lipids such as oils rich in omega-3 and -6 fatty acids have limited sources and productivity. Microbial oils are gaining space in the global market as green – and even vegan – alternatives to traditional sources. Microorganisms also have high productivity and metabolic plasticity which makes it promising sources of new products.

  • Methods to Assess and Manage Process Safety in Digitalized Process System

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6
    • Faisal Irshad Khan
    • English
    Methods to Assess and Manage Process Safety in Digitalized Process System, Volume Six, the latest release in the Methods in Chemical Process Safety series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

  • Process Intensification in the Manufacturing of Biotherapeutics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 59
    • English
    Process Intensification in the Manufacturing of Biotherapeutics, Volume 59 in the Advances in Chemical Engineering series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Evolution and design of continuous bioreactors for the production of biologics, Continuous countercurrent chromatography for the downstream processing of bioproducts: A focus on flow-through technologies Application of multicolumn countercurrent solvent gradient purification to the polishing of therapeutic proteins, Continuous precipitation technologies for the recovery of bioproducts, Continuous Recovery and Purification of Bioproducts on the Basis of Adsorption Technology, General Platform for Development of Integrated Continuous Downstream Processes, and more

  • New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

    Sustainable Agriculture: Revisiting Green Chemicals
    • 1st Edition
    • Harikesh Bahadur Singh + 1 more
    • English
    Sustainable Agriculture: Revisiting Green Chemicals discusses green technologies that help us to understand new green chemicals to reduce plant pathogens and induce plant growth as well as soil health. The most used green chemicals are antioxidants, osmoprotectants, and phytohormones. This book brings together the most relevant information on how we can use microbial resources to develop new formulations for these types of chemicals and technologies for field application. The book offers reference material to chemical engineers, biochemists, agrochemists, industrialists, researchers, and scientists working on sustainable agriculture.

  • Desalination Technologies

    Design and Operation
    • 1st Edition
    • Iqbal M. Mujtaba + 1 more
    • English
    Desalination Technologies: Design and Operation sets the scene for desalination technologies as a long-term solution to freshwater demand by analyzing the current demand for water, available water resources and future predicted demand. The book captures recent developments in thermal desalination (multistage flash desalination, multi-effect evaporation, vapor compression), membrane desalination (forward osmosis, reverse osmosis, pressure retarded, electrodialysis, membrane distillation, ultra-, nano-, and micro-filtration), and alternative processes such as freezing and ion exchange. Both dynamic and steady state models (from short cut, simple, to detail) of various desalination processes are discussed. The book is intended for (under)graduate students in chemical engineering and postgraduate researchers and industrial practitioners in desalination.

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