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Books in Materials chemistry

This collection focuses on the chemical synthesis, characterization, and application of functional materials, supporting chemists and materials scientists. It features innovative approaches, nanomaterials, and energy-related materials that advance technology and sustainability.

  • Metal Oxide-Based Phosphors

    Properties and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Teboho P. Mokoena + 3 more
    • English
    Metal Oxide-Based Phosphors: Properties and Applications focuses on the basic principles, experimental techniques, and various applications of luminescent materials derived from metal oxides. The book is divided into three parts, with Part One presenting the fundamentals of luminescent materials and experimental methods, including different synthesis and characterization techniques. Part Two provides strategies to enhance luminescence through various host matrices, constructing hybrid phosphors with polymeric materials, and doping with non-rare earth elements. Finally, Part Three explores recent developments of metal oxide-based phosphors in various applications, including photovoltaics, solid-state lighting, anti-counterfeiting, radiation dosimeters, and chemical sensors.Luminescent materials show enormous potential in a wide range of applications, such as solid-state lighting, energy, display imaging, and optical thermometry. Developing novel metal oxide-based phosphors and exploring green technologies and methods for the preparation of high-performance phosphor materials is therefore vital for a number of industries.

  • Iron Oxide-Based Nanomaterials

    From Fundamentals to Emerging Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Nisar Ali + 3 more
    • English
    Iron Oxide-Based Nanomaterials: From Fundamentals to Emerging Applications provides a detailed description of iron oxide nanomaterials, their synthesis, and characterization, while also exploring a wide range of applications of iron oxide nanocomposites and nanomaterials in different fields, including energy, sensing, environmental remediation, biomedical, and enzymes. The book provides all the necessary basic information about iron-oxide-based nanomaterials, including structural aspects, synthesis-to-structu... relationships, and applications of these materials in various areas. It also explains the different synthesis parameters that control the surface morphology, crystallinity, and activity of iron oxides desirable for different applications. Starting with an initial section on fundamentals, the book then focuses the following three sections on the key application area of these particles: energy, biomedicine, and the environment.

  • Ionic Liquid Polymer-Based Hybrid Composites

    Materials, Properties, and Devices
    • 1st Edition
    • Daniela M. Correia + 2 more
    • English
    Ionic Liquid Polymer-Based Hybrid Composites: Materials, Properties, and Devices offers a comprehensive review and analysis of ionic liquid polymer-based hybrid composites, a subfield of smart and multifunctional materials that is having a growing impact on a wide range of application areas. The book explores various qualities of ionic liquids, including their adaptability in terms of functional response, tuneability, and their ability to be integrated into polymer matrices. Such qualities make these materials extremely interesting for iontronics and related applications, potentially allowing the development of a large variety of sensors, actuators, and energy systems, along with other applications.Finally... the book considers these materials’ adaptable responsiveness and versatility in processing, including additive manufacturing technologies.

  • Chalcogenide Nanoparticles

    From Synthesis to Environmental Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Sabu Thomas + 2 more
    • English
    Chalcogenide Nanoparticles: From Synthesis to Environmental Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the synthesis techniques, characterization methods, and properties of chalcogenides-based nanomaterials. It covers both fundamental principles and advanced topics, making it suitable for researchers, students, and professionals seeking a thorough understanding of the subject. This book also features detailed methodologies and case studies on the microbial synthesis of chalcogenide nanoparticles, highlighting innovative and eco-friendly production techniques. Their applications in environmental remediation, including water purification, in organic contaminants degradation, wastewater treatment including bacterial disinfection, heavy metal reduction and ions removal, metal sensing. By covering the fundamentals, it provides a strong foundation for those new to the field. The sections on microbial synthesis and novel bioconversions offer insights into cutting-edge, sustainable production methods, making it relevant for researchers and practitioners seeking eco-friendly alternatives. The environmental applications chapters are particularly valuable for those looking to apply chalcogenide nanoparticles in practical, real-world scenarios, providing both theoretical and practical knowledge.

  • Complete Casting Handbook

    Metal Casting Processes, Metallurgy, Techniques and Design
    • 3rd Edition
    • John Campbell
    • English
    Complete Casting Handbook: Metal Casting Processes, Metallurgy, Techniques and Design, Third Edition provides modern principles and processes in both breadth and depth while also retaining a clear, practical focus. The book has a unique viewpoint, interpreting the behavior of castings and metals as a whole, in terms of their biofilm content, the largely invisible casting defects which control much of the structure and behavior of metals. This new edition has been thoroughly revised, with updated sections on extended fluidity, additive manufacturing of molds, porosity as an entrainment defect, tensile properties and other failure aspects, metrology and much more. The third edition has also been updated to include two brand new chapters, one focused on avoidance of fracture through good casting, and the other on sustainability in the casting industry.

  • Sonochemistry for Textile and Fibre Engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Shahid Ul Islam
    • English
    Sonochemistry for Textile and Fibre Engineering introduces major topics related to sonochemical processing, including sonocleaning, scoring, dye extractions, sonodyeing, printing, ultrasound enzyme-assisted finishing, and sonosynthesis of nanoparticles for textile modifications. The book highlights a broad range of potential applications with an emphasis on how sonochemistry allows for the development of novel, prominent functionalities on different natural and synthetic textile substrates. Providing a comprehensive overview of the latest research in the textile sonochemistry area coupled with contributions from leading researchers in this field, this book is a valuable resource for both academia and industry interested in textile chemistry and fiber engineering.Conventi... textile production is an energy-hungry process characterized by the huge consumption of water and other chemicals. To overcome these challenges, interest in advanced sustainable technologies in textile chemical processing have been growing exponentially over recent years. With recent breakthroughs in the textile sector involving sonochemistry, the consumer market is expanding, with textiles finding a wide range of applications in the field of defense, the medical sector, sports, fire protection, radiation protection, etc. Sonochemistry offers several advantages in terms of energy savings, low environmental impact, ease of use, economy, and high treatment speed, and therefore has rapidly gained attention in the textile industry.

  • Handbook of Flame Retardants

    • 2nd Edition
    • George Wypych
    • English
    Handbook of Flame Retardants, Second Edition contains an extensive evaluation of the existing literature, products, and patents related to flame retardance. The book provides fundamental information on the ignition and spread of fire, energy effects on ignition, ignition sources, as well as the effects of pressure, oxygen concentration, gravity, buoyancy, airflow, and heat absorption. The topics of combustion, pyrolysis, smoke, and char formation are each covered, as are the properties of 30 chemical groups of flame retardants and the mechanisms of action and outcomes in preventing, delaying, or extinguishing burning material for 21 groups of flame retardants. The final chapter discusses flame retardants, their peculiarities of action, specific mechanisms, applications to different products, and the results of their incorporation. The book is a perfect complement to The Databook of Flame Retardants, Second Edition.

  • Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Textile Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Seiko Jose + 2 more
    • English
    In today's consumer-driven market, textiles are valued not only for their aesthetic appeal but also for their functional protection properties. The use of nanoparticles for specialty finishing has emerged as a promising area in textile processing and engineering. Among these nanoparticles, inorganic metal and metal oxides are particularly significant due to their large surface area and high surface energy, allowing them to impart multifunctional properties to textiles. Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Textile Applications serves as a comprehensive guide, offering authors a profound understanding of the application of various metal and metal oxide nanoparticles on textiles. The content is thoughtfully organized, beginning with the first five chapters providing insights into the introduction of metal nanoparticles, their conventional and advanced synthesis methods, and characterization techniques. Subsequently, the following eight chapters delve into the effects of different metal nanoparticles, such as Ag, Au, Cu, Al, Ti, and others, along with their oxides, on textiles. The final section of the book encompasses chapters covering metal nanocomposites, electrospinning techniques, toxicology considerations, branding applications, and the challenges and future prospects of metal nanoparticles on textiles. This title serves as an invaluable asset to academicians, scholars, researchers, and professionals in the industry.

  • Electrospun Nanofibers

    • 2nd Edition
    • Mehdi Afshari
    • English
    Electrospun Nanofibers covers advances in the electrospinning process including characterization, testing and modeling of electrospun nanofibers, and electrospinning for particular fiber types and applications. Electrospun Nanofibers offers systematic and comprehensive coverage for academic researchers, industry professionals, and postgraduate students working in the field of fiber science. This new edition will additionally cover areas related to the area of biomedical, tissue engineering and drug applications of electrospun nanofibers with eight brand new chapters. Electrospinning is the most commercially successful process for the production of nanofibers and rising demand is driving research and development in this field. Rapid progress is being made both in terms of the electrospinning process and in the production of nanofibers with superior chemical and physical properties. Electrospinning is becoming more efficient and more specialized in order to produce particular fiber types such as bicomponent and composite fibers, patterned and 3D nanofibers, piezoelectric, functional, and nanofibers derived from biodegradable polymers.

  • Treatise on Process Metallurgy

    Volume 2A: Process Phenomena
    • 2nd Edition
    • Seshadri Seetharaman + 4 more
    • English
    Treatise on Process Metallurgy: Volume Two, Process Phenomena provides academics with the fundamentals of the manufacturing of metallic materials, from raw materials into finished parts or products. In these fully updated volumes, coverage is expanded into four volumes, including Process Fundamentals, encompassing process fundamentals, structure and properties of matter; thermodynamic aspects of process metallurgy, and rate phenomena in process metallurgy; Processing Phenomena, encompassing interfacial phenomena in high temperature metallurgy, metallurgical process phenomena, and metallurgical process technology; Metallurgical Processes, encompassing mineral processing, aqueous processing, electrochemical material and energy processes, and iron and steel technology, non-ferrous process principles and production technologies, and more.The work distills the combined academic experience from the principal editor and the multidisciplinary four-member editorial board.

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