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    • Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting

      • 1st Edition
      • June 24, 2024
      • Samrana Kazim + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting: Chemistry, Materials, Devices provides an up-to-date appraisal of the photon engineering of innovative catalysts for solar energy harvesting. This book analyzes the overall progress, potential challenges, and the industrialization of new catalysts in the near future. The primary emphasis is on experimental approaches from materials synthesis to device applications, however, there is also an introduction to relevant photochemistry concepts. This book is suitable for materials scientists and chemists who, through the use of photonics, are in continuous pursuit of improving the efficiencies of different devices used to capture solar energy for the generation of sustainable fuel.Sunlight-driven fuel synthesis is the most sustainable and potentially economical option for producing energy vectors through water splitting. Thus, this book focuses on the design of photocatalysts and water oxidation catalysts, as artificial photosynthesis and hydrogen fuel production via water oxidation (in place of fossil fuels) are two promising approaches towards renewable energy.

    • Renewable Hydrogen

      • 1st Edition
      • June 12, 2024
      • Mohit Bibra + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Renewable Hydrogen: Opportunities and Challenges in Commercial Success presents fundamental principles and the latest research and technological advances in renewable hydrogen commercialization. With commercial scenarios and case studies, the book offers practical guidance for the scale-up of hydrogen production and storage. Beginning with an introduction to alternative energy resources, Part 1 presents a deep dive into the chemical, biochemical and electrochemical processes of hydrogen production. Part 2 discusses hydrogen storage and transportation, with Part 3 reviewing the applications of hydrogen in the automobile, space and chemical industries. Finally, Part 4 considers future perspectives, including challenges and techno economics.This book is an essential read for those seeking to understand how to successfully apply hydrogen production and storage research to an industrial scale.

    • Modeling, Identification, and Control for Cyber- Physical Systems Towards Industry 4.0

      • 1st Edition
      • January 9, 2024
      • Paolo Mercorelli + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Modeling, Identification, and Control for Cyber-Physical Systems Towards Industry 4.0 studies and analyzes the role of algorithms in identifying and controlling such a system towards Industry 4.0, which is the digital transformation of manufacturing and related industries and value creation processes. This book focuses on the conception and implementation of intelligent algorithms. It will help readers who work on sensors, virtual sensors, actuators and virtual actuators embedded systems, network infrastructures, servers with computing and storage capacity, autonomous computing software, real-time data processing, and database graphical user interfaces wireless networking technologies. Cyber-Physical Systems are network components that coordinate physical actions with each other. These autonomous systems perceive their surroundings using virtual sensors and actively influence them via virtual actuators. Adaptable and continuously evolving, these systems free up skilled workers to perform complex tasks, avoiding productivity loss and re-work.

    • PEM Water Electrolysis

      • 1st Edition
      • October 23, 2024
      • Jun Li + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      PEM Water Electrolysis: Fundamentals and Practice is a comprehensive reference on the design and operation of PEM water electrolyzers. Combining hydrogen production with engineering thermophysics, the book provides a unique resource for understanding the hydrogen production process, from fundamental concepts to practical implementation. Divided into four parts, the book covers the current state of hydrogen and the fundamentals of PEM water electrolysis and the various components and materials used in PEM electrolysis, including electrocatalysts, proton exchange membranes, membrane electrode assembly, porous transport layer, flow field, and corrosion, and more.Other sections explain the key processes involved in PEM electrolysis, such as two-phase flow, heat and mass transfer and delve into systems research, covering grid fluctuations, control systems, assembly, diagnosis, and commercialization. In addition, the book provides comprehensive information on the modeling of PEM electrolyzers, including heat and mass transfer and system analysis. Finally, the book contains informative videos of industrial facilities, laboratory setups, and preparation procedures.

    • Studies in Natural Products Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 80
      • February 24, 2024
      • Atta-Ur Rahman
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Studies in Natural Products Chemistry covers the synthesis or testing and recording of the medicinal properties of natural products, providing cutting-edge accounts of the fascinating developments in the isolation, structure elucidation, synthesis, biosynthesis and pharmacology of a diverse array of bioactive natural products. Natural products in the plant and animal kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures that are the result of biosynthetic processes that have been modulated over the millennia through genetic effects.With the rapid developments in spectroscopic techniques and accompanying advances in high-throughput screening techniques, it has become possible to isolate and then determine the structures and biological activity of natural products rapidly, thus opening up exciting opportunities in the field of new drug development to the pharmaceutical industry.

    • Artificial Intelligence for Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • March 14, 2024
      • Shai Ben- David + 5 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Artificial Intelligence for Medicine: An Applied Reference for Methods and Applications introduces readers to the methodology and AI/ML algorithms as well as cutting-edge applications to medicine, such as cancer, precision medicine, critical care, personalized medicine, telemedicine, drug discovery, molecular characterization, and patient mental health. Research in medicine and tailored clinical treatment are being quickly transformed by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). The content in this book is tailored to the reader's needs in terms of both type and fundamentals. It covers the current ethical issues and potential developments in this field.This book will be beneficial for academics, professionals in the IT industry, educators, students, and anyone else involved in the use and development of AI in the medical field.

    • Recent Advances in Organometallic Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • April 10, 2024
      • Azaj Ansari + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Recent Advances in Organometallic Chemistry: Synthetic, Mechanistic and Medicinal Perspective highlights recent advancements in the field of organometallic chemistry. Containing essential information for researchers and advanced-level students, especially those working in chemical synthesis, the book describes the role of organometallic compounds in different combinations in organic synthesis and pharmaceuticals as well as discussing spectral, magnetic and sensing features of the compounds. Including the role of computational investigations towards the mechanistic study of biomimic complexes in catalytic transformation reactions, the book provides a large number of examples along with their leading applications in other fields.Each chapter covers basic strategies, which are illustrated along with examples of the latest advancements in the field and in-depth explanations.

    • Distributed Optimization and Learning

      • 1st Edition
      • July 18, 2024
      • Zhongguo Li + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Distributed Optimization and Learning: A Control-Theoretic Perspective illustrates the underlying principles of distributed optimization and learning. The book presents a systematic and self-contained description of distributed optimization and learning algorithms from a control-theoretic perspective. It focuses on exploring control-theoretic approaches and how those approaches can be utilized to solve distributed optimization and learning problems over network-connected, multi-agent systems. As there are strong links between optimization and learning, this book provides a unified platform for understanding distributed optimization and learning algorithms for different purposes.

    • Performance Enhancement and Control of Photovoltaic Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • April 30, 2024
      • Saad Motahhir + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Performance Enhancement and Control of Photovoltaic Systems brings together the latest advances in photovoltaic control and integration, with various embedded technologies applied to standalone and grid connected systems in normal and abnormal operating conditions, with new approaches intended to overcome a number of critical limitations in using PV technology. The book begins by introducing modern photovoltaic (PV) systems, system integration, materials, and thermodynamic analysis for improved performance, before examining applications in industrial processes, artificial neural network technology, and economic analysis of PV systems.In-depth chapters then demonstrate the use of advanced control and optimization techniques, covering the use of new embedded technologies, through different applications such as MPPT controllers, solar trackers, cleaning systems, cooling systems, and monitoring systems. Applications of photovoltaic energy systems in distributed generation, microgrid, and smart grid systems will be considered.

    • Urban Health

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 15
      • July 18, 2024
      • Lakshmi Sivaramakrishnan + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Urban Health: A Global Perspective, Fifteenth Edition outlines the problems, issues, and solutions to health in urban areas on a global scale. The book focuses on several issues which impact the health of cities, such as the environment, pollution, climate change, ecology, social equity, health inequalities, and health problems. In addition, it covers several empirical studies which explain economic, political, and the social issues influencing health in urban areas. Pandemics and sustainable development will also be discussed.

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