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    • Green Flexible Electronics for Sustainable Healthcare

      • 1st Edition
      • November 14, 2025
      • Anitha Velu + 4 more
      • English
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      Flexible electronics, or flex circuits, involve the construction of electrical circuits using flexible plastic substrates, such as polyimide, PEEK, or transparent conductive polyester sheets. Flexible electronic assemblies are made using a variety of manufacturing techniques, including printing, laminating, and deposition, which enables the circuit board to bend or take on a desired shape. They allow the user to create extremely flexible, light-weight, and thin electronic components such as batteries, screens, and sensors. Green Flexible Electronics for Sustainable Healthcare discusses incorporating flexible and printed electronics in the field of sustainable healthcare. It details how to utilise natural materials in the design, fabrication and application of flexible electronic-based wearables and sensors. It also offers a detailed analysis of the effects and challenges of integrating flexible electronics within the healthcare ecosystem. Green Flexible Electronics for Sustainable Healthcare considers the implications of the advances in flexible electronics with regards data privacy, security and scalability.

    • Energy-Efficient Transformative Technologies for Data-Driven Smart Cities

      • 1st Edition
      • November 10, 2025
      • Hamed Nozari + 1 more
      • English
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      Energy-Efficient Transformative Technologies for Data-Driven Smart Cities delves into innovative solutions and groundbreaking methodologies essential for constructing smart cities that prioritize energy efficiency and security. With the modern urban landscape rapidly evolving, this book serves as a vital resource for policymakers, engineers, and researchers striving to harness data-driven technologies effectively. From sustainable energy systems to advanced data management frameworks, this comprehensive guide explores pivotal tools and strategies that address the challenges of urbanization and environmental impact.Beyond energy efficiency, the book emphasizes the importance of robust cybersecurity measures, seamless integration of IoT devices, and intelligent urban planning. It offers actionable insights for achieving smart city infrastructures that are both resilient and adaptive.

    • Industrial Decarbonization and the Energy Transition

      • 1st Edition
      • November 7, 2025
      • Suresh Sundaramurthy + 2 more
      • English
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      Industrial Decarbonization and the Energy Transition: Innovative Solutions for a Carbon-Free, Sustainable, and Clean Environment provides detailed information on a range of cutting-edge solutions, supporting decarbonization, clean energy production, and energy transition. Sectors covered include chemical and photochemical, cement and concrete, class, pulp and paper, steel and iron-making, fertilizer, clay, methanol, refineries, sugar, and thermal power plants. Technology, regulations, climate impact, and finance are considered for each sector, and throughout the book, emphasis is placed on the industry perspective and expertise, with thorough techno-economic analysis and in-depth discussion of other key considerations such as scale-up, cost reductions, waste, and future possibilities.This book is of interest to engineers, R&D, and other professionals involved in energy transition and decarbonization of industrial processes and plants across a range of industrial sectors, as well as academic researchers, scientists, and advanced students in energy transition, renewable energy, engineering, decarbonization, and sustainability.</...

    • Industrial Water Conservation

      • 1st Edition
      • November 3, 2025
      • Dominic Foo + 3 more
      • English
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      Industrial Water Conservation: Systematic Design Tools and Case Studies offers fundamental knowledge of various established process integration tools for water conservation, including water pinch analysis and mathematical programming techniques. The book provides a demonstration of water conservation tools on various industrial case studies, enabling readers to learn how these methods can be implemented in actual industrial settings. Part A provides various systematic methods on water recovery system design based on process integration techniques, whereas Part B provides various industrial case studies covering the success stories of the implementation of the methods covered in Part A.This is an indispensable resource for practitioners in various industrial sectors – chemicals and petrochemicals, pulp and paper, food and beverage, textile, etc., consultants in water-related industries, as well as (post)-graduate students in chemical engineering.

    • Practical Heterocyclic Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • November 3, 2025
      • Vaidhyanathan Balasubramaniyan
      • English
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      Practical Heterocyclic Chemistry: A Lab Manual for Syntheses of Heterocycles delves into the entwined history of heterocyclic chemistry and general organic chemistry, tracing their evolution from crude isolation and utilization of bioactive natural products to their current, pivotal role in enhancing the quality of life for humanity and all living organisms. The book provides a concise overview of the enabling technologies and modern toolkits that facilitate complex general organic and heterocyclic syntheses, while also emphasizing the importance of safe and sustainable synthesis processes that are shaped by the game-changing principles of green chemistry.Readers are also made aware of crucial safety considerations in laboratory practice, including hazard mitigation related to starting materials, products, solvents, catalysts, and lab equipment handling. The book covers the essential laboratory skills needed for experiment design, execution, isolation, purification, and characterization, serving as a valuable resource for modern heterocyclic synthesis in academia and industry.

    • Polymer Micro and Nanocomposites for High Voltage Insulation

      • 1st Edition
      • November 3, 2025
      • Patricia Abimbola I Popoola + 3 more
      • English
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      Polymer Micro and Nanocomposites for High Voltage Insulation: Properties and Applications covers the processing, fabrication, characterization, and resultant properties of polymer micro and nanocomposites for high voltage insulation applications. The book serves as a valuable reference book for researchers, engineers, and R&D professionals interested on polymer materials and nanotechnologies for insulation applications. Chapters address the fundamental, theoretical aspects of polyimides materials used for high voltage insulation, while following chapters discuss the effects of micro and nano inorganic insulation fillers on the mechanical, electrical and thermal insulation properties of polyimide microcomposites and polyimide nanocomposites.Diele... strength, behavior of space charge, and high temperature resistance of polyimide reinforced insulation filler are also discussed. Finally, ending chapters focus on the effects of the environment on the material’s insulation properties and review the methods used for the evaluation of insulation of polymer micro and nanocomposite materials.

    • Introduction to Mining Geostatistics

      • 1st Edition
      • November 3, 2025
      • Konstantinos Modis + 1 more
      • English
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      Introduction to Mining Geostatistics: Intuitive Applications with Excel and R is a practical and accessible guide to geostatistical techniques in mineral exploration, with a strong focus on reserves estimation. Designed for students, researchers, and industry professionals, this book blends fundamental concepts of theory with hands-on applications, using Excel and R to simplify complex analyses.Key topics include:Essential Statistical Foundations – Master core data analysis techniques for ore reserves estimation.Sampling Strategies & Error Analysis – Minimize uncertainty and improve data reliability.Spatial Analysis & Kriging – Use variograms, covariance functions, and Kriging algorithms to estimate unknown values from borehole data.Multivariate Geostatistics – Model interdependent variables to enhance accuracy and predictive power.Stochastic Simulation – Explore alternative estimation methods for risk assessment and scenario analysis.Reserve Classification & Reporting – Understand global classification systems and key reserve estimation parameters.Filled with real-world case studies and practical examples, this book bridges theory and application, making geostatistics intuitive and approachable. Whether you're optimizing exploration projects, improving resource estimates, or conducting economic risk assessments, this guide equips you with the tools to make informed decisions.

    • Circular Plastics Economy

      • 1st Edition
      • November 3, 2025
      • Pooja Ghosh + 4 more
      • English
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      Circular Plastics Economy: A Multidisciplinary Perspective provides an understanding of the complex issues surrounding plastic waste management, including environmental challenges, risks associated with microplastic contamination, and the detection of micro- and nano-plastics. The book explores conventional and emerging technological solutions for plastic waste management, such as reusing, recycling, pyrolysis, and heterogeneous catalysis while also considering alternative approaches like biochar and microbe-based degradation that foster a holistic perspective on the transition towards a circular plastics economy.With its multidisciplinary approach, this book provides an analysis of the challenges and opportunities associated with circular plastics economy, guiding the development of sustainable solutions on a global scale. By addressing these diverse perspectives, this book offers a guide for researchers and professionals interested in tackling the challenges of plastic waste to achieve a sustainable and circular approach to managing plastic waste.

    • Advanced Grid Technologies, Volume 1

      • 1st Edition
      • November 3, 2025
      • Haris M. Khalid + 1 more
      • English
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      Advanced Grid Technologies: Grid Evolution, Smart Grid Fundamentals, and Renewable Energy Integration, Volume One provides a coherent, practical introduction to the innovative, modern techniques required to integrate renewable energy into power grids. The book focuses on the basic history of the grid, fundamental aspects of grid management, and the challenges set by renewable integration. It begins by outlining the history of the modern energy grid before providing a comprehensive overview of renewable energy sources, the challenges their use present for typical energy grids, and the fundamentals of modern smart adaptations.Specific major challenges are broken down into fundamentals, including electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid, energy storage, intelligent electronic device-based substations, and demand forecasting for energy stability. Including a variety of numerical examples and working from early principles for each topic, this book provides late-stage undergraduate and graduate students in energy systems and power engineering, as well as engineers working to modernize the power grid, with a fundamental resource for renewable energy integration.

    • Smart Functional Hybrid Nanocomposites

      • 1st Edition
      • November 3, 2025
      • Tawfik Abdo Saleh
      • English
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      Smart Functional Hybrid Nanocomposites: Fundamentals and Applications for Environmental Sustainability and Energy introduces readers to the fundamental principles behind these materials, covering their chemical and physical properties, synthesis methods, characterization techniques, and various applications. Modeling methods, approaches to tailoring their functional response, processing techniques (including additive manufacturing), and assessment techniques are each covered. Various applications are also discussed such as water purification, environmental remediation, energy harvesting and conversion, their use in light-emitting diodes, solar cells, photodiodes, field-effect transistors, and more.The book concludes with chapters outlining the sustainability, recyclability, and lifecycle assessment of these materials, as well as current challenges and future directions associated with their use.

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