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.

Books Journals

Sustainable Fillers/Plasticizers for Polymer Composites

1st Edition
November 16, 2024
Indran Suyambulingam + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Sustainable Fillers/Plasticizers for Polymer Composites: Promising Resources presents a comprehensive review of the application and use of biofillers and bioplasticizers for the fabrication of biopolymer-based composites.This book looks first at the historical aspects and then goes on to discuss current trends and recent developments. Emphasis is placed on the future potential of these resources to expand their usage in a broad range of different applications. This book will be a valuable reference resource for both academic and industrial researchers working in materials science, polymer chemistry and engineering, and the manufacturing of polymer composite materials.

Innovative and Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water Treatment

1st Edition
October 31, 2024
Oualid Hamdaoui
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 4 1 0 0 3
eBook
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Innovative and Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water Treatment presents a panoply of topics, from the fundamental aspects and mechanistic modeling to upscaled experiments, that relate recent innovation and hybridization of AOPs to improving the efficiency of processes used to remove recalcitrant and emerging contaminants from water. The book applies the results of this novel approach to practical applications and technology assessments, covering the latest innovations, trends and concerns, as well as practical challenges and solutions in the field of AOPs in water treatment. The book pays special attention to reactive species production, reaction kinetics, mechanistic modeling, energy production, and degradation enhancement.

Development in Waste Water Treatment Research and Processes

1st Edition
October 26, 2024
Maulin P. Shah
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Applied Technologies for Clean Up of Environmental Contaminants covers the features of remediation and biocontrol technology, a multidisciplinary field combining environmental and industrial microbiology with biotechnology to improve environmental management. Studying the advanced microbial processes involved in geomicrobiology, aeromicrobiology, microbial loop and nutrient availability, as well as microbial energetics in the contaminated environment with an emphasis on innovative methodologies, the book provides readers with a better understanding of basic microbiology, allowing them to comprehend the mechanism and behavior of various biochemical processes that are used in bioremediation and biocontrol technologies.Includi... coverage of key subjects such as management of waste, energy generation, restoration processes, water treatment processes, co-metabolism, and nutrient recycling as well as emerging advances in environmental microbial biotechnology, green nanotechnology, metagenomic and proteomic strategies, DNA microarray, and biosensor-based technologies, this book provides potential implications for environmental management.

Homogeneous Polymerization and Oligomerization Reactions

1st Edition
October 22, 2024
Mohammad Reza Rahimpour + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Homogeneous Polymerization and Oligomerization Reactions, a volume in the Advances in Homogeneous Catalysis series, covers polymerization and oligomerization reactions with homogeneous catalysts. In section one, homogeneous polymerization of alkenes, olefins, polycarbonates and polystyrene are discussed, while the second section, presents in detail homogeneous oligomerization, cyclopolymerization, dimerization, and telomerization reactions. Finally, process reactor design, industrial applications, economic assessment, and environmental challenges are discussed in-depth, making this volume of particular interest to academic researchers and industrialists.

Applications of Composite Materials in Engineering

1st Edition
October 19, 2024
Madhu Puttegowda + 4 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Applications of Composite Materials in Engineering provides an up-to-date review of recent application advancements in different engineering fields. The book concentrates on the availability and utilization of various fibers and reinforcements in composites and analyzes the suitability of them in different engineering and commercial applications. The latest research as well as possible application avenues for the future are discussed in detail.

Low Cost Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems: Conventional and Recent Advances

1st Edition
October 15, 2024
Xuan-Thanh Bui + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Low Cost Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems: Conventional and Recent Advances introduces different conventional and advanced low-cost systems for water and wastewater treatment. The technologies involve conventional biological processes with low-cost and newly developed processes for improving the performance of the treatment processes. The book also contains chapters describing some main topics which discusses their principles, development, and applications: 1) low-cost biological treatment system; 2) bioremediation technologies; 3) natural-based technologies; 4) biomedia-based technologies; 5) adsorption-based technologies; 6) membrane filtration-based technologies; and 7) emerging technologies.It investigates various low-cost treatment technologies and applies these to the removal of organic matters, nutrients, and emerging micro pollutants in developing countries and worldwide.

Method of process systems in energy systems: Current system part I

1st Edition
Volume 8
October 10, 2024
Faisal Irshad Khan + 2 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Method of Process Systems in Energy Systems: Current System Part 1, Volume Eight, 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.

Polymeric Nanofibers and their Composites

1st Edition
October 7, 2024
Chandrabhan Verma + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Polymeric Nanofibers and their Composites: Recent Advances and Applications covers the fundamentals, synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications of natural and synthetic nanofibers and their related composites. The book covers industrial, biological, and environmental applications, including biomedical, wastewater treatment, energy storage and conversions, gas adsorption, supercapacitors, electrocatalysis, electronics, sensors, batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, water splitting, catalysis, separation, and purification.With an international author base, this book can be considered a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists, and engineers, and all those working in the fabrication of nanofibers, design of nanomaterials, and polymers, composites, and their related industrial applications.

Homogeneous Catalysts Development

1st Edition
October 4, 2024
Mohammad Reza Rahimpour + 3 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Homogeneous Catalysts Development, a volume in the Advances in Homogeneous Catalysis series, covers hydrogenation and metathesis reactions in two separate sections. The first section is devoted to homogeneous hydrogenation reactions and related processes, including hydrogenation of alkenes, esters, olefins, etc. In the second section, the metathesis reactions of olefins, alkenes, and alkynes are presented. In addition, the industrial application of homogeneous metathesis reactions is investigated.

Odorous Emission Control: Monitoring and Abatement

1st Edition
Volume 63
October 4, 2024
Marzio Invernizzi
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Odorous Emission Control: Monitoring and Abatement, Volume 63 in the Advances in Chemical Engineering series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on the Characterization of the odorous fluxes, Continuous odorous emission monitoring, Wet scrubbing, Biological treatments, Activated Carbon adsorption, Thermal Oxidation, and Selection of the proper control technology.

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