Books in Materials science general

Microfluidics in Chemical Engineering

1st Edition
July 1, 2025
Wei Wang + 3 more
English
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Microfluidics for Chemical Engineering: Flow and Reaction, Microreaction, On-line Detection, and Product Engineering presents the fundamentals of microfluidic flow and dispersion and provides new insights on the use of microfluidics in the field of chemical engineering. The book provides a timely, comprehensive, and detailed overview, demonstrating this state-of-the-art methodology, research advances, and classic instances, and providing insightful, forward-looking perspectives. Content ranges from flow and dispersion in microfluidics, microreaction regulation via the coalesce and transfer of droplets, to product engineering regarding controllable fabrication of microparticles and microfibers with advanced functions.The chapters clearly summarize the design concepts and general strategies involved as well as the involved mechanisms and classic instances. Instructive advice is also featured throughout on rational regulation of multiphase flows and interfaces in microfluidics, thus offering guidance for process intensification of chemical engineering. It is primarily written for advanced graduate/postdoc students and researchers chemical engineering, but with relevance to materials scientists, physical and materials (including polymer) chemists, physicists, biochemists, as well as pharmaceutical and biomedical scientists.

Fatigue in Composites

2nd Edition
June 2, 2025
Marino Quaresimin
English
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Fatigue in Composites: Science, Damage Mechanics, and Design Applications, Second Edition, provides an authoritative review of the current knowledge on the fatigue behaviour of composites. It covers in detail a wide range of different problems encountered by designers in the automotive, marine and structural engineering industries. Divided over three sections, the first section of chapters is designed exclusively to illustrate, the investigation methodologies and the response of materials under cyclic loadings.The second section presents more advanced topics such as the response of materials under in-service or extreme conditions, as well as theoretical developments and modelling approaches. In the third and final section industrial cases and applications in different fields of engineering are discussed. Leading scientists from academia and industry have prepared the different chapters. Particular care has been devoted to coordinating the content, style and philosophy behind the various chapters with the central aim to provide a consistent and coherent approach.Several new topics have been included that were not available in the first edition in view of recent advances, such as the availability of new investigation techniques and the development of new areas of activity. Particular emphasis has been given to damage mechanics of composites subjected to fatigue loading, which is discussed from several different points of view: experimental investigation technics, modelling approaches and damage based design procedures. Several other innovative topics include certification issues, effects of processing and manufacturing induced defects on the fatigue response, fatigue of natural and bio-based composites, structural health monitoring strategies and methods.This book is an essential reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers working in the design, analysis and manufacture of composite material systems in various industrial sectors including aerospace, automotive, marine, offshore , civil and space.

Adsorption by Powders and Porous Solids

3rd Edition
June 2, 2025
Jean Rouquerol + 7 more
English
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Adsorption by Powders and Porous Solids: Principles, Methodology, and Applications, Third Edition provides a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of adsorption at both the gas/solid interface and the liquid/solid interface, while also covering the application aspects of adsorption. The book gives an introductory review of the various theoretical and practical aspects of adsorption by powders and porous solids with reference to advanced techniques and applications (including separation of industrial gases and pollution control, catalysis, gas storage) involving materials of technological importance. It is primarily written for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, lecturers, researchers, and practitioners in physical chemistry, materials science, surface science, and chemical engineering.The book's primary aim is to meet the needs of students and non-specialists who are new to surface science or who wish to use the advanced techniques now available for the determination of surface area, pore size and surface characterization. In addition, for this fully updated third edition, a critical account is given of the most recent work on the adsorptive properties of activated carbons, oxides, clays, zeolites, and MOF’s.

Nanostructured Carbon Materials from Plant Extracts

1st Edition
June 1, 2025
Sreeraj Gopi + 4 more
English
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Nanostructured Carbon Materials from Plant Extracts: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications guides the reader through the preparation and utilization of carbon nanomaterials based on various biomass sources, including fruits, vegetables, leaves, pulp and other plant extracts. The book covers the fundamentals of nanostructured carbon materials and synthesis methods from a range of plant sources. Other chapters focus on characterization, analysis, simulation and modeling in order to prepare plant extract based carbon nanomaterials with the required properties. Final sections highlight key application areas, presenting methods and approaches to prepare these materials for specific uses. This book will be of interest to researchers and advanced students across nanomaterials, polymer science, composite science, sustainable materials, chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science, as well as industrial scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals with an interest in sustainable carbon nanomaterials.

Smart Halloysite Nanotubes

1st Edition
June 1, 2025
Deepak Rawtani + 2 more
English
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Smart Halloysite Nanotubes: Fundamentals and Applications takes its users on a journey that starts with a fundamental understanding and leads through the presentation of current research results to the latest developments and possibilities of applied use. An interesting discussion on commercialization strategies for the material concludes the 4-part manuscript, which is also complemented by an ancillary graphical abstract. Written by expert authors, the book is an essential reference for students and professional scientists or engineers in equal measure. Due to their distinctive characteristics, HNTs have garnered more and more attention by the scientific community in both academia and industry in recent years.

Emerging Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

1st Edition
May 1, 2025
James McLaughlin + 2 more
English
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Emerging Sensors for Environmental Monitoring presents a comprehensive overview of chemical sensors, ranging from the choice of material to sensor validation, modeling, simulation, and manufacturing. It discusses the process of data collection by intelligent techniques such as deep learning and multivariate analysis, incorporates different types of sensors, and discusses each under a common set of sub-sections so that readers can fully understand the advantages and disadvantages of the relevant transducers—depending on the design, transduction mode, and final applications.This book provides a practical reference for Scientists, Researchers, Students, and Practitioners to deepen their knowledge base on the management of emerging contaminants, degradation of air, soil and water quality and indicators of ecological degradation.

Current Advancements in Nanomaterials for Wastewater Remediation

1st Edition
May 1, 2025
Igor Krupa + 2 more
English
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Current Advancements in Nanomaterials for Wastewater Remediation: Challenges and Mitigation Strategies provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in wastewater treatment supported mainly by nanotechnology-assisted techniques. It brings together the latest advances in nanomaterials and technologies and their diverse applications for wastewater remediation.The book begins by discussing water quality standards, monitoring strategies and different sources of water pollution, including various organic and inorganic contaminants like oil spills, dyes, metal pollutants, food waste and pharmaceutical wastes. Subsequent chapters provide the latest developments on the science, engineering and application of advanced nanomaterials for a wide range of technologies used for wastewater treatment and produced water treatment, such as physical, chemical, nanomaterial assisted, and membrane supported methods and techniques.Scientists and researchers in academia and industry will benefit from this comprehensive resource on the nanomaterials behind the technologies at which wastewater sources can be purified from contaminants.

Nanopaints

1st Edition
May 1, 2025
Bhasha Sharma + 4 more
English
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Nanopaints: Characterization, Formulation and Emerging Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art and recent advancements in the development and applications of natural nanopaints. It delves into the classification and formulation of paints using natural resources and discusses their characterization techniques. The subsequent chapters shed light on the challenges posed by the environmental and economic feasibility analysis of nano-enabled paints, highlighting the opportunities they present as well as the obstacles they face.This book is an important resource for researchers and professionals seeking to explore the utilization of green nanoparticles in the development of nanopaints, offering valuable information into how these nanopaints can surpass the durability and performance of traditional paints.

Langmuir-Blodgett Films

1st Edition
April 1, 2025
Syed Arshad Hussain
English
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Langmuir-Blodgett Films: Fundamentals to Applications consists of a detailed introduction to Langmuir-Blodget (LB) film preparation techniques and the basic principles involved. The book discusses different characterization techniques, highlighting potential applications of LB films with a special emphasis on molecular electronics applications. Examples of ongoing research and exercises highlighting applications in the real world are documented throughout. In addition, special emphasis is given to highlight the key challenges and future potential applications of LB film technique in various devices. This useful resource will help researchers, especially new comers, find new direction for their initiatives.

Control of Underactuated Mechanical Systems

1st Edition
April 1, 2025
Ahmed Chemori + 1 more
English
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Control of Underactuated Mechanical Systems: Stabilisation and Limit Cycle Generation explains the concepts of stabilization and stable limit cycle generation for the class of underactuated mechanical systems. The book demonstrates the proposed concepts through real-time experiments on a real UMS subject and explores the challenges and constraints related to real-time control design. These concepts are illustrated in terms of the modeling and control of systems, such as the inertia wheel inverted pendulum (IWIP). This book serves as a valuable resource for PhD and Master students, engineers, researchers, and teachers.This book is organized into three parts: Part I: General context and case study; Part II: Control solutions for the stabilization problem; Part III: Control solutions for stable limit cycle generation. The final part addresses the problem of stable limit cycle generation, where the proposed control solution is detailed, as well as its related issues of implementation and validation through different case studies. Its content guides them in the field of robotics and automatic control, with a simplified methodology to control dynamical underactuated mechanical systems.

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