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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.

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Sustainable Fillers/Plasticizers for Polymer Composites

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  • November 1, 2024
  • Indran Suyambulingam + 3 more
  • English
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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.

Homogeneous Isomerization, Amination and Silicon Compounds Reactions

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  • November 1, 2024
  • Mohammad Reza Rahimpour + 3 more
  • English
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Homogeneous Isomerization, Amination and Silicon Compounds Reactions, a volume in the Advances in Homogeneous Catalysis series, is separated into three parts to provide comprehensive coverage of isomerization, amination, and silicon compounds reactions with homogeneous catalysts. The first part presents isomerization of functionalized and non-functionalized alkenes. Homogeneous amination and hydroamination reactions are investigated in the second, while the final part covers homogeneous reactions of silicon compounds. The comprehensive coverage of the subject means this volume will be particularly useful to help bridge the gap between chemists and engineer’s knowledge and use of homogeneous catalysis.

Sustainable and Green Catalytic Processes for Renewable Fuel Production with Net-Zero Emissions

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  • November 1, 2024
  • Sreedevi Upadhyayula + 1 more
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Sustainable and Green Catalytic Processes for Renewable Fuel Production with Net-Zero Emissions describes the significance of catalysis for the sustainable production of biofuels and biochemicals, with a particular emphasis on the state-of-the-art catalysts and catalytic processes for "green and sustainable" production of fuels and chemicals from biomass feedstock. The book also offers a multidisciplinary, thorough, and insightful analysis of the problems that must be solved in order to develop sustainable fuel technologies and processes while also reporting on recent research developments and taking pertinent sustainability, economic, energy, and social impact issues into account.

Advances in Heat Transfer

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  • Volume 58
  • November 1, 2024
  • John Patrick Abraham + 2 more
  • English
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Advances in Heat Transfer, Volume 58 presents the latest in a serial that highlights new advances in the field, with this updated volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Sample chapters in this new release include Nanoscale Thin Film Evaporation and Ice thermal energy storage modeling: A review.

Rethinking Manufacturing: Next Generation Sensors and Devices by Microfabrication

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  • Volume 64
  • November 1, 2024
  • Roberto Bernasconi + 1 more
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Rethinking Manufacturing: Next Generation Sensors and Devices by Microfabrication, Volume 64 in the Advances in Chemical Engineering series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Electronic Textiles (E-textiles), Technologies and materials for breath sensing and monitoring, Wearable energy storage, Micro-3D printed sensors, 3D printing of composites, Stimuli responsive polymer nanocomposites: applicability to additive manufacturing.

Developments in Yarn Spinning Technologies

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  • October 1, 2024
  • Arindam Basu
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Developments in Yarn Spinning Technologies explores the recent advancements in yarn spinning technologies, focusing on improving production and embracing sustainability. While ring spinning remains popular, newer developments in rotor spinning and natural fibre spinning systems are covered.This book also addresses challenges, including the circularity theory, providing concise insights into the evolving landscape of yarn spinning technologies. Ideal for professionals and researchers alike, this book offers valuable perspectives on the industry’s dynamic changes.

Polymeric Nanofibers and their Composites

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  • October 1, 2024
  • Chandrabhan Verma + 1 more
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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.

Char-based Composites

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  • October 1, 2024
  • W. A. K. G. Wan Azlina + 2 more
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Char-based Composites: Production, Characterization, Limitations and Emerging Applications provides the reader with a wide spectrum of information on char and biochar-based composites. Emphasis is placed on their production, characterization, applications, and limitations towards commercialization. The book's chapters concentrate on char/biochar as nanofillers in composite materials which are currently used in various advanced technologies including nanotechnology, environmental sectors (gas cleaning and wastewater treatments), energy storage, and solid fuel and catalysts.This book will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, as well as biotechnologists working in the development of advanced char and biochar-based composite materials.

Homogeneous Catalysts Development

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  • October 1, 2024
  • Mohammad Reza Rahimpour + 3 more
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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.

Homogeneous Polymerization and Oligomerization Reactions

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  • October 1, 2024
  • Mohammad Reza Rahimpour + 3 more
  • English
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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.

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