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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.

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    • A New Approach to HAZOP of Complex Chemical Processes

      • 1st Edition
      • May 3, 2023
      • Fabienne-Fariba Salimi + 3 more
      • English
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      A New Approach to HAZOP of Complex Chemical Processes provides practical methods to identify and categorize chemical process complexities systematically. The book follows a holistic assessment of risks and required safeguards which enables readers to define the boundaries of HAZOP 4.0 accurately. The book is written by authors who have decades of experience in advanced process monitoring and artificial intelligence to support HAZOP teams with a holistic dynamic simulation and multivariable monitoring of the complex systems, and to assess historical failure and accident data and information using artificial intelligence techniques in a user-friendly way.

    • Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science

      • 1st Edition
      • April 29, 2023
      • Tariq Altalhi + 2 more
      • English
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      Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Applications of Advanced Nanostructured Materials in Wastewater Remediation reviews recent applications of nanostructured materials for remediation, their preparation, characterization and efficiency for water remediation technologies. The book provides ideas on how nanomaterials are the real solution to water purification or new environmental threat. Sections cover nanomaterial adsorbents, functionalized magnetic nanomaterials, nanostructured polymer hydrogels, carbon nanomaterials, biogenic nanoparticles, green chemistry concepts, aqua defluoridation and advanced remediation techniques. The book also includes the current status of wastewater treatment using nanomaterials, along with challenges and perspectives for further improvements.

    • Membrane Dehumidification and Cooling

      • 1st Edition
      • April 27, 2023
      • Vivekh Prabakaran + 1 more
      • English
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      Membrane Dehumidification and Cooling: Fundamentals and Applications presents the state-of-the-art on membrane dehumidifiers, highlighting their most recent advancements and providing key insights into global R&D interests. With a strong focus on applications, the book offers characterization techniques to evaluate the potential of hygroscopic materials, as well as experimental methods to study the dehumidifiers’ performance. The book begins by highlighting the demerits of conventional cooling systems and then reviews electrically driven alternative cooling solutions. A comparative study between different dehumidification techniques is also given, along with sections on fundamental transport mechanisms and thermodynamic modeling. Finally, scaling, heat transfer and thermodynamic analysis are presented, along with a review of hybrid membrane-based air-conditioners. This book is a one-stop resource for recent advancements in membrane dehumidification and cooling applications. It is an essential read for students, researchers and engineers interested in thermal engineering, heat and mass transfer, alternative cooling, energy materials and dehumidification.

    • Waste Biorefineries

      • 1st Edition
      • April 25, 2023
      • Jinyue Yan + 1 more
      • English
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      Waste Biorefineries: Advanced Design Concepts for Integrated Waste to Energy Processes presents a detailed guide to the design of energy-efficient and cost-effective waste-integrated biorefineries. Integrating thermochemical processing of waste with existing waste-to-energy technologies, the book includes the latest developments and technologies. It introduces current waste valorization techniques and examines reasons to modify existing waste-to-energy systems through the integration of new processes. In addition, the book explains the design of novel biorefineries and methods to assess these processes alongside detailed results, including the integration of waste-based CHP plants with waste gasification and the integration of pyrolysis technologies and biogas plants with waste thermochemical processing.Other sections discuss the issues and challenges of commercializing waste-to-energy technologies, including uncertainty in waste thermochemical process designs, the environmental impact of waste-integrated biorefineries, and the role of integrated waste-to-energy management in smart cities and urban energy systems. This book will be an invaluable reference for students, researchers and those in industry who are interested in the design and implementation of waste-to-energy systems, waste biomass-based combined heat and power plants, biogas plants and forest-based industries.

    • Fundamentals of Risk Management for Process Industry Engineers

      • 1st Edition
      • April 19, 2023
      • Maureen Hassall + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Fundamentals of Risk Management for Process Industry Engineers outlines foundational principles of human-centered, sociotechnical risk management, and how they can be applied to deliver real improvements in risk identification, understanding, analysis, control, communication, and governance. To maximize sustainable competitiveness requires the identification and optimization of the range of risks that can impact a business. Hence, understanding the foundational principles of sociotechnical risk management is required to design and execute effective risk identification, optimization, and management strategies.

    • Computational Modelling and Simulations for Designing of Corrosion Inhibitors

      • 1st Edition
      • April 19, 2023
      • Dakeshwar Kumar Verma + 2 more
      • English
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      Computational Modeling and Simulations for Designing of Corrosion Inhibitors: Fundamentals and Realistic Applications offers a collection of major advancements in the field of computational modeling for the design and testing of corrosion inhibition effectiveness of organic corrosion inhibitors. This guide presents the latest developments in molecular modeling of organic compounds using computational software, which has emerged as a powerful approach for theoretical determination of corrosion inhibition potentials of organic compounds. The book covers common techniques involved in theoretical studies of corrosion inhibition potentials, and mechanisms such as density functional theory, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo simulations, artificial neural networks, and quantitative structure-activity relationship.

    • Imaging Neuroinflammation

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 9
      • April 13, 2023
      • Cornelia Laule + 1 more
      • English
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      Imaging Neuroinflammation provides an overview of the molecular and cellular basis of inflammation and its effects on neuroanatomy, reviews state-of-the-art imaging tools available to measure neuroinflammation, and describes the application of those tools to both preclinical animal disease models and human disease.This book is an authoritative reference on imaging neuroinflammation, MRI, neuroinflammation, MR Spectroscopy of inflammation, Iron imaging in inflammation, and more.

    • The Effect of Temperature and other Factors on Plastics and Elastomers

      • 4th Edition
      • April 4, 2023
      • Laurence W. McKeen
      • English
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      The Effect of Temperature and Other Factors on the Properties of Plastics and Elastomers, Fourth Edition provides data on the wide spectrum of plastics and TPEs with special reference to thermal stability. The mechanical, physical and electrical properties of plastics and elastomers are described as a function of temperature and humidity to help with the design of lighter more cost-effective plastic parts to replace metal ones. In this new edition, expertly edited data makes it easy for readers to learn about the properties of plastic materials without having to search the general literature or depend on suppliers. Additional types of plastics are examined, and the latest data on material characteristics are provided. Complex details such as how the thermal prehistory can effect final mechanical properties, and how temperature scans reveal dynamic mechanical behavior are also examined to build a deeper understanding of the materials.

    • Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment

      • 1st Edition
      • March 31, 2023
      • Angelo Basile + 3 more
      • English
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      Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment: Oily Wastewaters focuses on characteristics and innovative treatment technologies of oily wastewater from various resources. Primary and physical treatment methods such as absorption, adsorption, followed by common techniques like coagulation and fluctuation are discussed in detail. Applications of other advanced methods for the treatment of oily wastewaters like utilization of membranes and stripping gases are covered as well. Finally, novel technologies applied in purification of oily wastewaters such as photocatalytic degradation and biological processes are reviewed and future outlooks and prospects are also illustrated.

    • Reservoir Formation Damage

      • 4th Edition
      • March 29, 2023
      • Faruk Civan
      • English
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      Reservoir Formation Damage: Fundamentals, Modeling, Assessment, and Mitigation, Fourth Edition gives engineers a structured layout to predict and improve productivity, providing strategies, recent developments and methods for more successful operations. Updated with many new chapters, including completion damage effects for fractured wells, flow assurance, and fluid damage effects, the book will help engineers better tackle today’s assets. Additional new chapters include bacterial induced formation damage, new aspects of chemically induced formation damage, and new field application designs and cost assessments for measures and strategies. Additional procedures for unconventional reservoirs get the engineer up to date. Structured to progress through your career, Reservoir Formation Damage, Fourth Edition continues to deliver a trusted source for both petroleum and reservoir engineers.

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