Skip to main content
Elsevier
View Cart

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.

BooksJournals

    • Chemical Engineering Volume 2

      • 5th Edition
      • July 31, 2002
      • J H Harker + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 4 4 4 5 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 4 9 0 6 4 9
      Chemical Engineering Volume 2 covers the properties of particulate systems, including the character of individual particles and their behaviour in fluids. Sedimentation of particles, both singly and at high concentrations, flow in packed and fluidised beads and filtration are then examined. The latter part of the book deals with separation processes, such as distillation and gas absorption, which illustrate applications of the fundamental principles of mass transfer introduced in Chemical Engineering Volume 1. In conclusion, several techniques of growing importance - adsorption, ion exchange, chromatographic and membrane separations, and process intensification - are described.

    • Containment Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • November 7, 2002
      • Nigel Hirst + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 7 6 1 2 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 5 0 2 9 9 1
      Containment Systems: A Design Guide is the only book that covers containment, specifically for the process industries. This Guide covers the range of containment equipment from simple air-flow control devices to enclosures that restrict exposures to well below a microgram per cubic meter averaged over a working day. The selection of a particular containment system for a particular transfer operation can be difficult because of the wide choice available. This Guide provides a structured approach to the selection process.

    • The Porphyrin Handbook

      • 1st Edition
      • July 31, 2002
      • Roger Guilard + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 3 9 5 7 8 5 6
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 3 9 3 2 2 1 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 9 2 3 8 5 7
      The Porphyrin Handbook, Volume 11: Bioinorganic and Bioorganic Chemistry presents the fundamental aspects of the synthesis, structure, chemistry, and spectroscopy of phthalocyanines. This book discusses the biology and medical implications of porphyrin systems. Organized into seven chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the design, synthesis, and study of the structural and functional models of heme/copper terminal oxidases. This text then examines the proteins containing iron-protoporphyrin IX (heme), which play key roles in photosynthesis and respiration. Other chapters consider the syntheses of chiral porphyrin derivatives and summarize the uses of such compounds in enantioselective control. This book discusses as well the reactivity and synthesis of synthetic carbine metalloporphyrins. The final chapter deals with the B12-coenzymes, which is the most complex and physiologically important organometallic enzymatic reactions that directly depend on the reactivity of metal coordinated organic ligands. This book is a valuable resource for research scientists, clinicians, and engineers.

    • Industrial Waste Treatment Handbook

      • 1st Edition
      • September 11, 2001
      • Frank Woodard
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 7 3 1 7 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 4 9 5 3 9 2
      All industries produce waste products that unless treated or mitigated in some way will be harmful to the human or natural environment. These waste products will generally need to be identified according to the industrial process in question, neutralized or rendered less harmful and finally disposed of into the surrounding land, air or watercourses. It is therefore of vital importance to every environmental, pollution or plant manager or engineer that these processes be fully understood and implemented or the cost to either the company or the environment can be catastrophic.With increasing government regulation of pollution, as well as willingness to levy punitive fines for transgressions, and the ever-present financial imperative to carry out these activities in the most efficient and cost-effective manner it is the responsibility of the professionals in question to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information available at their disposal. This book provides not only that, but the only available methodology for identifying which waste types are produced from which industrial processes, and how they can be treated. This unique feature makes this book one that every environmental, industrial and plant manager, engineer and consultant will want to have on their bookshelf.

    • Advances in Sonochemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 6
      • June 22, 2001
      • T.J. Mason + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 0 7 0 5 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 5 2 1 6 0 2
      Ultrasound in Environmental Protection focuses on one of the more significant developments in the subject - environmental remediation - providing an overview on both the fundamentals and applications of ultrasound in environmental protection, incorporating recent research and state-of-the-art information on the scientific basis, modes of use, and engineering developments. A broad spectrum of topics are covered: reactor design, sonochemical pollutant degradation, integrated unltrasonic/ biological treatment, ultrasound in disinfection, leaching by ultrasound, and ultrasonically enhanced removal of suspended solids.Ultrasound is generated and applied at frequencies from 20 kHz to several MHz. The physio-chemical parameters of the sonicated media, reactor design, applied intensity, and duration of sonication, dramatically influence the effects that can be achieved. It is hoped that this compilation will contribute to a better understanding and further development of sonochemistry as a clean technology not only for environmental remediation but also more generally.The foundation of this compilation was formed during a workshop that was held at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany, in March 1999. This was the first workshop to be devoted to 'Ultrasound in Environmental Engineering' and brought together experience and knowledge from a broad spectrum of disciplines including chemistry, biology, engineering, equipment manufacturing, and plant design.

    • Molecular Modeling and Theory in Chemical Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 28
      • December 10, 2001
      • James Wei + 6 more
      • English
      In recent years chemical engineers have become increasingly involved in the design and synthesis of new materials and products as well as the development of biological processes and biomaterials. Such applications often demand that product properties be controlled with precision. Molecular modeling, simulating chemical and molecular structures or processes by computer, aids scientists in this endeavor. Volume 28 of Advances in Chemical Engineering presents discussions of theoretical and computational methods as well as their applications to specific technologies.

    • Advances in Chemical Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 26
      • March 21, 2001
      • Kenneth B. Bischoff + 7 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 3 9 1 7 0 0 3
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 0 0 8 5 2 6 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 4 9 3 4 9 7
      Established in 1960, Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry is the definitive serial in the area-one of great importance to organic chemists, polymer chemists, and many biological scientists. Written by established authorities in the field, the comprehensive reviews combine descriptive chemistry and mechanistic insight and yield an understanding of how the chemistry drives the properties.

    • Advances in Catalysis

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 46
      • September 12, 2001
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 0 1 3 5 5 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 5 2 4 3 9 9
      Since 1948, Advances in Catalysis has filled the gap between the papers that report on and the textbooks that teach in the diverse areas of catalysis research. The editors of and contributors to Advances in Catalysis are dedicated to recording progress in this area.Advances in Catalysis, Volume 46 builds foundations of fundamental understanding at the atomic and molecular scales in support of technologically important catalytic processes. The first tow chapters forge links between molecular (homogeneous) catalysis and catalysis occurring analogously-and sometimes more successfully-on surfaces. The following three chapters are concerned with advances in classical surface catlysis building on concepts of reaction kinetics and surface characterization.

    • Microgravity Combustion

      • 1st Edition
      • September 3, 2001
      • Howard D. Ross
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 5 9 8 1 9 0 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 5 4 9 9 7 2
      This book provides an introduction to understanding combustion, the burning of a substance that produces heat and often light, in microgravity environments-i.e., environments with very low gravity such as outer space. Readers are presented with a compilation of worldwide findings from fifteen years of research and experimental tests in various low-gravity environments, including drop towers, aircraft, and space.Microgravity Combustion is unique in that no other book reviews low- gravity combustion research in such a comprehensive manner. It provides an excellent introduction for those researching in the fields of combustion, aerospace, and fluid and thermal sciences.

    • Advances in Heat Transfer

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 35
      • April 16, 2001
      • James P. Hartnett + 3 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 5 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 5 2 4 4 3 6
      Heat transfer is the exchange of heat energy between a system and its surrounding environment, which results from a temperature difference and takes place by means of a process of thermal conduction, mechanical convection, or electromagnetic radiation.Advances in Heat Transfer is designed to fill the information gap between regularly scheduled journals and university-level textbooks by providing in-depth review articles over a broader scope than is allowable in either journals or texts.

Related subjects

Biochemical engineering

Catalysis

Chemical engineering general

Chemical health and safety

Fluid flow transfer processes

Industrial chemistry

Materials chemistry and engineering

Membranes and separation technology

Particle technology

Petroleum and fuel technology

Process chemistry and technology