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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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    • Advances in Heat Transfer

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 53
      • Ephraim M. Sparrow + 2 more
      • English
      Advances in Heat Transfer, Volume 53 in this long-running serial, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

    • Hazardous Waste Management

      An Overview of Advanced and Cost-Effective Solutions
      • 1st Edition
      • Deepak Kumar Yadav + 3 more
      • English
      Hazardous Waste Management: An Overview of Advanced and Cost-Effective Solutions includes the latest practical knowledge and theoretical concepts for the treatment of hazardous wastes. The book covers five major themes, namely, ecological impact, waste management hierarchy, hazardous waste characteristics and regulations, hazardous wastes management, and future scope of hazardous waste management. It serves as a comprehensive and advanced reference for undergraduate students, researchers and practitioners in the field of hazardous wastes and focuses on the latest emerging research in the management of hazardous waste, the direction in which this branch is developing as well as future prospects. The book deals with all these components in-depth, however, particular attention is given to management techniques and cost-effective, economically feasible solutions for hazardous wastes released from various sources.

    • Corrosion Atlas Case Studies

      2021 Edition
      • 1st Edition
      • Fuad Khoshnaw + 1 more
      • English
      Corrosion engineers today spend enormous amounts of time and money searching multiple detailed sources and variable industry-specific standards to locate known remedies to corrosion equipment problems. Corrosion Atlas Series is the first centralized collection of case studies containing challenges paired directly with solutions together in one location. The second release of content in the series, Corrosion Atlas Case Studies: 2021 Edition, gives engineers expedient daily corrosion solutions for common industrial equipment, no matter the industry. Providing a purely operational level view, this reference is designed as concise case studies categorized by material and includes content surrounding the phenomenon, equipment appearance supported by a color image, time of service, conditions where the corrosion occurred, cause, and suggested remedies within each case study. Additional reference listings for deeper understanding beyond the practical elements are also included. Rounding out with an introductory foundational layer of corrosion principles critical to all engineers, Corrosion Atlas Case Studies: 2021 Edition delivers the daily tool required for engineers today to solve their equipment’s corrosion problems.

    • Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials in Near and/or Supercritical Fluids

      Methods, Fundamentals and Modeling
      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 8
      • Can Erkey + 1 more
      • English
      Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials in Near and/or Supercritical Fluids: Methods, Fundamentals and Modeling offers a comprehensive review of the current status of research, development and insights on promising future directions, covering the synthesis of nanostructured materials using supercritical fluid-based processes. The book presents fundamental aspects such as high-pressure phase behavior of complex mixtures, thermodynamics and kinetics of adsorption from supercritical solutions, mechanisms of particle formation phenomena in supercritical fluid-based processes, and models for further development. It bridges the gap between theory and application, and is a valuable resource for scientists, researchers and students alike.

    • Inorganic Anticorrosive Materials

      Past, Present and Future Perspectives
      • 1st Edition
      • Chandrabhan Verma + 2 more
      • English
      Inorganic Anticorrosive Materials (IAMs): Past, Present, and Future Perspectives covers the anticorrosive effects of inorganic materials and metal oxides in particular. The book presents the la... corrosion inhibition and discusses future opportunities. It al... addresses the fundamental characteristics, synthesis, inhibition mechanisms, and applications of metal oxides as corrosion inhibitors in industry and provides a chronological overview of the growth of the field. The book concludes with discussions about commercialization and economics. This book is an indispensable reference for scholars, chemical engineers, chemists, and materials scientists working in research and development and in academia who require comprehensive knowledge of corrosion-inhibition mechanisms.

    • Intensification of Sorption Processes

      Active and Passive Mechanisms
      • 1st Edition
      • Mahmood Reza Rahimi + 1 more
      • English
      Intensification of Sorption Processes: Active and Passive Mechanisms introduces a number of selected, advanced topics in sorption processes/process intensification, covering both theoretical and applicable aspects. The first part of the book is devoted to the study of sorption processes based on active mechanisms, including ultrasonic, microwave, high-gravity, electrical and magnetic fields, while the second part covers passive mechanisms like nanostructures and nanofluids, membrane, supercritical fluids and sorption processes based on geometry design and equipment structure. The focus of the book is on key aspects of novel process intensification technologies (processes and equipment), i.e., absorption and adsorption, working principles, and design and applications.

    • Handbook of Science & Engineering of Green Corrosion Inhibitors

      Modern Theory, Fundamentals & Practical Applications
      • 1st Edition
      • Chandrabhan Verma
      • English
      Handbook of Science and Engineering of Green Corrosion Inhibitors: Modern Theory, Fundamentals and Practical Applications presents developments in green corrosion inhibitors and current applications. The book provides an overview of green corrosion inhibitors such as plant extracts, chemical medicines, natural polymers, synthetic green compounds, carbohydrates, amino acids and oleochemicals that can cost-effectively minimize corrosive damage. The book handles several compounds used as anticorrosive materials for different metals and alloys in a versatile corrosive environment. Sections address the fundamental characteristics of green corrosion inhibition and deal with the economic impact of corrosion and forms of corrosion, while also assessing and classifying corrosion inhibitors. The book covers a broad range of applications in green corrosion inhibition and concludes with new emerging trends in corrosion protection such as high temperature corrosion and its protection and nanomaterials as corrosion inhibitors.

    • A-Z of Biorefinery

      A Comprehensive View
      • 1st Edition
      • Nuttha Thongchul + 2 more
      • English
      A-Z of Biorefinery: A Comprehensive View provides a comprehensive book that highlights and illustrates important topics relating to biorefineries, including associated theory, current and future research trends, available techniques and future challenges. This book will benefit a wide range of audiences, including students, engineers, scientists, practitioners, and those who are keen to explore more on biorefinery. Sections cover the availability of current technologies, constraints, market trends, recent system developments, and the concepts that enable modern biorefineries to utilize all kinds of biomass. This book is an essential resource for students, scientists, engineers and practitioners working in industry and academia.

    • Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science

      Switchable Solvents
      • 1st Edition
      • Rajender Boddula + 1 more
      • English
      Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Switchable Solvents explores the preparation, properties, chemical processes and applications of this class of green solvents. The book provides an in-depth overview on the area of switchable solvents in various industrial applications, focusing on the purification and extraction of chemical compounds utilizing green chemistry protocols that include liquid-liquid, solid-liquid, liquid-gas and lipids separation technologies. In addition, it includes recent advances in greener extraction and separation processes. This book will be an invaluable guide to students, professors, scientists and R&D industrial specialists working in the field of sustainable chemistry, organic, analytical, chemical engineering, environmental and pharmaceutical sciences.

    • Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation. Evolution and Prospect

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 68
      • English
      Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation, Volume 68 in the Advances in Catalysis series, fills the gap between journal papers and textbooks across diverse areas of catalysis research. For more than 60 years, this series has recorded and presented the latest progress in the field of catalysis, giving the scientific community comprehensive and authoritative reviews. Chapters in this new release include Asymmetric hydrogenation of functionalized olefins, Asymmetric hydrogenation of unfunctionalized olefins or with poorly coordinative groups, Asymmetric hydrogenation of imines, Asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones, Asymmetric hydrogenation in industry, and Computational insights into metal-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation. This series is an invaluable and comprehensive resource for chemical engineers and chemists working in the field of catalysis in both academia and industry, with this release focusing on solid acids, surface acidity and heterogeneous acid catalysis.

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