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    • The Intersection of Blockchain and Energy Trading

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2024
      • Sidique Gawusu + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The Intersection of Blockchain and Energy Trading: Exploring Decentralized Solutions for Next-Generation Energy Markets equips readers with a practical understanding of the opportunities and challenges of this cutting-edge technology for the renewable energy markets of the future.Its multidisciplinary team of authors and editors provide a holistic guide to blockchain in energy markets, beginning with the fundamentals of energy trading and foundational principles of blockchain technology. Subsequent chapters demonstrate the applied opportunities for a variety of energy outcomes including renewable energy, decentralized energy, and electric vehicles.Essential use-cases such as demand response and ancillary services are covered, and the final chapters offer guidance on the impact of the technology for energy poverty and sustainability. Packed with models, case studies, and tools for implementation and practice, this book is an essential guide for researchers and professionals at the forefront of energy market innovation.

    • Advances in Sustainable Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2024
      • Ajay Kumar + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Advances in Sustainable Materials: Fundamentals, Modelling and Characterization provides a comprehensive review of recent technological developments and research accomplishments in this important field.The chapters cover characterization techniques, modeling of sustainable materials, the role of artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0, nature-inspired algorithms, and optimization possibilities. Various computational and simulation approaches for maintaining the sustainability of materials are also covered in detail. In addition to the above, various case studies are also included on the application of sustainable materials in medical, environmental, production, mechanical, and civil engineering.This collection of state-of-the-art techniques, with an emphasis on using various analytical strategies, and computational and simulation approaches, as well as artificial intelligence will encourage researchers, as well as manufacturers to develop more innovative sustainable materials.

    • The Sustainability Handbook, Volume 3

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2024
      • Mark Von Rosing
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The Sustainability Handbook: The Body of Knowledge around Disruptive Sustainability Innovation, Volume Three provides a comprehensive and holistic understanding of sustainability, bridging the gap between academic theory and business practices. Using numerous specific case studies and insights from industry leaders, the book shows how to strategically integrate sustainability into an organization, with extensive focus on policies, incentives, measures, operations, production, consumption and lifecycle management. Aimed at those who have already established a mature Sustainability Portfolio Management approach, it explores the “why” of Disruptive Sustainably Innovation and how to capture and use Sustainability Drivers and Requirements.Global climate change poses enormous environmental challenges, and societies across the world must adapt and innovate to further the goals of sustainability for present and future generations. The private sector especially must find new ways of doing business to align their practices with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community. Using a conceptually structured framework throughout, the book examines the latest academic research to summarize what environmental, social, and economic sustainability actually means in different contexts. This book will be ideal for researchers, students and businesspeople at all levels and sectors.

    • Biofuels Production from Lignocellulosic Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • October 31, 2024
      • Mukesh Kumar Awasthi + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biofuels Production from Lignocellulosic Materials presents the latest scientific and technical advances in the bioprocessing of lignocellulosic materials for disposal, resource recovery, and biofuel and bioenergy production. The book emphasizes the main chemical and biological properties of lignocellulosic materials, its pre-treatment, emerging nutrient recovery technologies, the role of microbial biotechnology in lignocellulosic materials management, and the sustainable use of biofuel for anthropogenic activities to fulfil energy demand. Lignocellulose biorefinery outcomes are examined from multiple perspectives, including applied chemical, mechanical, and enzymatic pre-treatments technologies, and cost-effective and energy-efficient options for developing high value-added products.This is a valuable reference for scientists, researchers, engineers, and industrial practitioners, as well as graduate and postgraduate students working on the utilization of lignocellulosic materials.

    • Innovative and Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water Treatment

      • 1st Edition
      • October 31, 2024
      • Oualid Hamdaoui
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Innovative and Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water Treatment presents a panoply of topics, from the fundamental aspects and mechanistic modeling to upscaled experiments, that relate recent innovation and hybridization of AOPs to improving the efficiency of processes used to remove recalcitrant and emerging contaminants from water. The book applies the results of this novel approach to practical applications and technology assessments, covering the latest innovations, trends and concerns, as well as practical challenges and solutions in the field of AOPs in water treatment. The book pays special attention to reactive species production, reaction kinetics, mechanistic modeling, energy production, and degradation enhancement.

    • Reliability Assessment and Optimization of Complex Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • October 31, 2024
      • Akshay Kumar + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Reliability Assessment and Optimization of Complex Systems delves into a range of tools and techniques for designing optimized complex systems. Each chapter explores system modeling and the implementation of various metaheuristics for optimization purposes. This book provides readers in the domain of applied mathematics with a comprehensive understanding of system reliability analysis and improvement, thereby offering substantial value to their knowledge and expertise. System reliability has become the paramount attribute of any production unit. The process of maximizing system reliability while adhering to multiple constraints is referred to as reliability optimization.There are two primary approaches to enhancing a system's performance and reliability: developing a product with reduced failures (failure avoidance) or incorporating resilience to ensure the system continues functioning even in the event of a failure (fault tolerance).

    • Error Control, Adaptive Discretizations, and Applications, Part 2

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 59
      • October 31, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Error Control, Adaptive Discretizations, and Applications, Volume 59, Part Two highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Chapters in this release cover hp adaptive Discontinuous Galerkin strategies driven by a posteriori error estimation with application to aeronautical flow problems,An anisotropic mesh adaptation method based on gradient recovery and optimal shape elements, and Model reduction techniques for parametrized nonlinear partial differential equations.

    • Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • October 30, 2024
      • Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji + 5 more
      • English
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      Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications explores the use of chitosan-based nanoparticles as a sustainable solution for the development of improved therapeutic and diagnostic techniques. A range of biomedical applications is reviewed, including treatment against highly resistant bacteria and parasites; tissue regeneration; drug delivery, and more. Moreover, the application of chitosan-based nanoparticles for the effective delivery of hormones, vaccines, phytochemicals, nutraceuticals, and their application in immobilization of enzymes is also discussed in detail. This book provides a state-of-the-art overview for materials scientists, pharmaceutical scientists, and researchers with an interest in the development of novel materials for therapeutics.

    • Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry: Roadmaps

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 62
      • October 30, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry: Roadmaps, Volume 62 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. This release provides a compendium of information on newly approved drugs and compounds entering late-stage clinical trials, making it a valuable resource for graduate students pursuing research in medicinal chemistry

    • Exploring Engineering

      • 6th Edition
      • October 30, 2024
      • Robert Balmer + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Exploring Engineering: An Introduction to Engineering and Design, Sixth Edition explores the world of engineering by introducing the reader to what engineers do, the fundamental principles that form the basis of their work, and how they apply that knowledge within a structured design process. The three-part organization of the text reinforces these areas, making this an ideal introduction for anyone interested in exploring the various fields of engineering and learning how engineers work to solve problems. This new edition has been revised with new mini-design projects, more content on ethics, and more examples throughout the text on the use of significant figures.

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