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    • Case Studies in Disaster Response

      • 1st Edition
      • February 13, 2024
      • Shirley Feldmann-Jensen + 2 more
      • English
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      Case Studies in Disaster Response, the latest release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, focuses on the key functions performed in the emergency response to a disaster, how these functions are coordinated, and typical challenges and issues that emerge. Cases address both hazard- and response-generated needs. Also explored are the needs generated by emergent threats (e.g., Ebola crisis), emergent technologies (e.g., social media), and emergent groups (e.g., social innovation teams) that set the stage for innovation and adaption.

    • Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing, and Applications. Volume 3: Natural Gas Hydrates

      • 1st Edition
      • February 12, 2024
      • Mohammad Reza Rahimpour + 2 more
      • English
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      Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing, and Applications. Volume 3: Natural Gas Hydrates comprises an extensive eight-volume series delving into the intricate realms of both the theoretical fundamentals and practical methodologies associated with the various facets of natural gas. Encompassing the entire spectrum from exploration and extraction to synthesis, processing, purification, and the generation of valuable chemicals and energy, these volumes also navigate through the complexities of transportation, storage challenges, hydrate formation, extraction, and prevention. In Volume 3 titled Natural Gas Hydrates, the fundamental aspects of natural gas hydrates, their associated disasters, and case studies are introduced. This book delves into the intricate details of hydrate structures, physio-chemical properties, and thermodynamics, offering a comprehensive understanding. This volume also explores hydrates as an energy source and covers their dissociation methods. A significant focus is placed on the challenges of natural gas hydrates formation in pipelines, accompanied by prevention techniques. Additionally, this book discusses the discovery and extraction of natural gas hydrates from oceans, shedding light on related geophysical indicators.

    • Handbook of Solvents, Volume 2

      • 4th Edition
      • February 11, 2024
      • George Wypych
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This Fourth Edition of Handbook of Solvents, Volume 2, contains the most comprehensive information ever published on solvents as well as an extensive analysis of the principles of solvent selection and use. The book begins with a discussion of solvents used in over 30 industries which are the main consumers of solvents. The analysis is conducted based on the available data and contains information on the types (and frequently amounts) of solvents used and potential problems and solutions. Picking up where Handbook of Solvents, Volume 1 leaves off, Handbook of Solvents Volume 2 provides information on the methods of analysis of solvents and materials containing solvents, with 2 sections containing standard and special methods of solvent analysis, followed by a discussion of residual solvents left in the final products. The environmental impact of solvents, such as their fate and movement in the water, soil, and air, fate-based management of solvent-containing wastes, and ecotoxicological effects are discussed as are solvents’ impact on tropospheric air pollution. The next 2 chapters are devoted to the toxicology of solvents and regulations aiming to keep solvent toxicity under control. The analysis of the concentration of solvents in more than 15 industries, specific issues related to the paint industry, and characteristics of the environment in automotive collision repair shops are followed by a thorough discussion of regulations in the USA and Europe. Following chapters show examples of solvent substitution by safer materials, with an emphasis on supercritical solvents, ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, and agriculture-based products, such as ethyl lactate. Discussion of solvent recycling, removal, and degradation includes absorptive solvent recovery, comparison of results of recovery and incineration, and application of solar photocatalytic oxidation. The book concludes with an evaluation of methods of natural attenuation of various solvents in soils and modern methods of cleaning contaminated soils.

    • Sustainability and Toxicity of Building Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • February 10, 2024
      • Emina K. Petrović + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Sustainability and Toxicity of Building Materials: Manufacture, Use and Disposal Stages provides a review of toxicity impacts from building materials, including the consideration of the toxicity in the extraction and manufacture of the materials and eventual dismantling and disposal. This book also offers the potential to stimulate future developments in this area, both in terms of knowledge-building and methods for future research. With the increasing emphasis on sustainable construction, it has become important to better understand the impacts of common materials. Civil and structural engineers, postgraduates, researchers as well as architects will find this book to be useful in selecting sustainable building materials.While many building and furnishing materials are safe to use, in recent decades, some have had to be redesigned due to recognition that they contained problem chemicals like formaldehyde. Unfortunately, there is still limited understanding of the toxic impacts of many synthetic chemicals which means that the risks in this area are not well recognized. With increasing interest in using limited resources more sustainably, definitions of what is sustainable should be expanded to move from the focus on energy and carbon impacts to also include more explicit consideration of toxicity impacts.

    • Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing, and Applications. Volume 2: Natural Gas Sweetening

      • 1st Edition
      • February 10, 2024
      • Mohammad Reza Rahimpour + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing, and Applications. Volume 2: Natural Gas Sweetening comprises an extensive eight-volume series delving into the intricate realms of both the theoretical fundamentals and practical methodologies associated with the various facets of natural gas. Encompassing the entire spectrum from exploration and extraction to synthesis, processing, purification, and the generation of valuable chemicals and energy, these volumes also navigate through the complexities of transportation, storage challenges, hydrate formation, extraction, and prevention. In Volume 2 titled Natural Gas Sweetening, we delve into the intricacies of various natural gas sweetening methods. This book meticulously explores absorption techniques, employing a range of solvents like physical solvents, amine blends, encapsulated liquids, and more—a crucial aspect of the sweetening process. Additionally, it provides an insightful examination of natural gas sweetening through adsorption-based technologies, utilizing diverse materials such as zeolites, metal oxides, and silica-based sorbents. The volume further delves into membrane-based processes, featuring various types like ionic liquid and polymeric systems.

    • Federated Learning

      • 1st Edition
      • February 9, 2024
      • Lam M. Nguyen + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Federated Learning: Theory and Practi ce provides a holisti c treatment to federated learning as a distributed learning system with various forms of decentralized data and features. Part I of the book begins with a broad overview of opti mizati on fundamentals and modeling challenges, covering various aspects of communicati on effi ciency, theoretical convergence, and security. Part II featuresemerging challenges stemming from many socially driven concerns of federated learning as a future public machine learning service. Part III concludes the book with a wide array of industrial applicati ons of federated learning, as well as ethical considerations, showcasing its immense potential for driving innovation while safeguarding sensitive data.Federated Learning: Theory and Practi ce provides a comprehensive and accessible introducti on to federated learning which is suitable for researchers and students in academia, and industrial practitioners who seek to leverage the latest advance in machine learning for their entrepreneurial endeavors.

    • Renewable Energy Systems

      • 3rd Edition
      • February 8, 2024
      • Henrik Lund
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Renewable Energy Systems: A Smart Energy Systems Approach to the Choice and Modeling of Fully Decarbonized Societies Third Edition includes updates from globally recognized renewable energy researcher and professor, Henrik Lund, who sets forth a comprehensive methodology for comparing different energy systems’ abilities to integrate fluctuating and intermittent renewable energy sources to achieve a fully decarbonized society. The book presents an energy system analysis methodology, providing the results of more than 15 comprehensive studies, examining the large-scale integration of renewable energy and presenting concrete design examples derived from a dozen renewable energy systems around the globe.The book also undertakes the socio-political realities governing the implementation of renewable energy systems by introducing a theoretical framework approach aimed at understanding how major technological changes, such as renewable energy, can be implemented at both the national and international levels. This is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, engineers, project managers, policymakers, consultants, and graduate students with an interest in planning, modelling, and implementation of renewable energy systems.

    • Internet of Things: Architectures for Enhanced Living Environments

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 133
      • February 7, 2024
      • Goncalo Marques
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Internet of Things: Architectures for Enhanced Living Environments, Volume 133 presents interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Living Environments: A Study on User Perspective, Human behavioral anomaly pattern mining within an IoT environment: an exploratory study, Indoor Activity Localization Technologies for Assisted Living: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions, Smart Indoor Air Quality Monitoring for Enhanced Living Environments and Ambient Assisted Living, Usability evaluation for the IoT use in Enhanced Living Environments, Roadmap to the elderly enhanced living and care environments: applications and challenges on the Internet of Things domain, and much more.

    • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 142
      • February 7, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Volume 142, the latest release in this definitive series, combines descriptive synthetic chemistry and mechanistic insight to yield an understanding of how chemistry drives the preparation and useful properties of heterocyclic compounds. Chapters in this new release include Recent advances in the Synthesis of Benzo[b]furans, Recent Advances in the Synthesis of 6-Membered Heterocycles via Domino and Multicomponent Reactions (from 2017-2022), Multi-component synthesis of isatin based bioactive heterocycles, Recent advances in the chemistry of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrim... The Literature of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Part XXI, 2021, and much more.Additional sections present the latest Advances in applications of dihydropyridines in organic chemistry and Strategies for the annulation of five-membered sulfur-nitrogen rings to benzene and heterocycles.

    • Handbook of Solvents, Volume 1

      • 4th Edition
      • February 7, 2024
      • George Wypych
      • English
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      Handbook of Solvents, Fourth Edition, Volume One provides a comprehensive survey of the science of solvents and their properties, covering all aspects of solvent behavior relevant to chemical and related industries, including agricultural and technical processes, inorganic synthesis, materials chemistry, and more. Divided into two volumes that cover high-level information on the physical chemical properties of the most relevant solvent systems, sections focus on a specific aspect of solvent properties that determine selection, such as the effect on properties of solutes and solutions, properties of different groups of solvents, and the summary of their applications’ effect on health and the environment.With insights from specialists in a broad array of different areas and written with an interdisciplinary audience in mind, this thoroughly revised edition provides readers with a complete overview of all the organic solvents available for industrial applications today.

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