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    • Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

      • 1st Edition
      • November 18, 2022
      • Mohammad Taherzadeh + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Filamentous Fungi Biorefinery, the latest release in the Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering series, builds on knowledge on the classification of filamentous fungi and presence and roles played in ecosystems. The importance of filamentous fungi is then further corroborated through a description of their present applications in biotechnological processes. Knowledge on fungal biology is extended through discussion on structure and composition together with a description of growth potentialities of filamentous fungi in/on a wide range of substrates. In addition, the morphology of filamentous fungi is then described and its implications during integration in industrial processes is discussed. The book then provides an overview on the use of filamentous fungi for the production of a wide range of value-added products, including feed and food products, alcohols, organic acids, pigments, enzymes, antibiotics and biopolymers. All provided state-of-arts are extended to a description of the present degree of application of filamentous fungi towards the production of those products using low-value substrates, identification of research gaps, and proposes future research avenues.

    • Environmental Micropollutants

      • 1st Edition
      • April 8, 2022
      • Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Environmental Micropollutants, the latest volume in the Advances in Environmental Pollution Research series, presents the latest research on various environmental micropollutants, as well as their impacts on health and the economy, also addressing the best possible solutions to address the risks presented by these pollutants. The book covers solutions for dusts, infectious particles, heavy metals, organophosphates, atmospheric toxic organic micropollutants, fungal spores, pollutants from E-waste, and antibiotics threats, providing researchers working in environmental science and management with key knowledge to address this increasingly important concern. These types of micropollutants can be present in water, air and soil and can harm health even in low quantities, hence this book covers the challenges these pollutants pose to the environment and human health, presenting practical solutions.

    • Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

      • 1st Edition
      • September 21, 2022
      • Giorgio Mannina + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Smart Solutions for Wastewater: Road-mapping the Transition to Circular Economy, the latest release in the Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering presents up-to-date information on research and technological developments of resource recovery in wastewater treatment in terms of carbon, nutrients and energy. The book fulfils the gaps and current challenges that hinder the application of resource recovery facilities in wastewater treatment plants, discusses knowledge gaps, provides future research perspectives, and discusses strategies to solve problems from a circular economy perspective. It is an excellent, interdisciplinary and updated overview of technologies in terms of potential yields, pollutants removal, nutrients recovery and energy production.

    • Scaling Up of Microbial Electrochemical Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • January 28, 2022
      • Dipak Ashok Jadhav + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Scaling Up of Microbial Electrochemical Systems: From Reality to Scalability is the first book of its kind to focus on scaling up of microbial electrochemical systems (MES) and the unique challenges faced when moving towards practical applications using this technology. This book emphasizes an understanding of the current limitations of MES technology and suggests a way forward towards onsite applications of MES for practical use. It includes the basics of MES as well as success stories and case studies of MES in the direction of practical applications. This book will give a new direction to energy researchers, scientists and policymakers working on field applications of microbial electrochemical systems—microbial fuel cells, microbial electrolysis cells, microbial electrosynthesis cells, and more.

    • Smart Energy and Electric Power Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • September 17, 2022
      • Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Smart Energy and Electric Power Systems: Current Trends and New Intelligent Perspectives reviews key applications of intelligent algorithms and machine learning techniques to increasingly complex and data-driven power systems with distributed energy resources to enable evidence-driven decision-making and mitigate catastrophic power shortages. The book reviews foundations towards the integration of machine learning and smart power systems before addressing key challenges and issues. The work then explores AI- and ML-informed techniques to rebalancing of supply and demand. Methods discussed include distributed energy resources and prosumer markets, electricity demand prediction, component fault detection, and load balancing. Security solutions are introduced, along with potential solutions to cyberattacks, security data detection and critical loads in power systems. The work closes with a lengthy discussion, informed by case studies, on integrating AI and ML into the modern energy sector.

    • Tribology of Additively Manufactured Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • August 11, 2022
      • Pradeep Menezes + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Tribology of Additively Manufactured Materials: Fundamentals, Modeling, and Applications starts with a look at the history, methods and mechanics of additive manufacturing (AM), focusing on power bed fusion-based and direct energy deposition-based additive manufacturing. Following sections of the book provide a foundational background in the fundamentals of tribology, covering the basics of surface engineering, friction and wear, corrosion and tribocorrosion, and the tribological considerations of a variety of AM materials, such as friction and wear in non-metallic and metallic AM materials, degradation in non-metallic AM components, and corrosion and tribocorrosion in AM components. The book then concludes with a section covering modeling and simulation scenarios and challenges related to the tribology of AM materials, providing readers with the processing conditions needed to extend and strengthen the lifetime and durability of AM materials and components.

    • Biomedical Sensors and Smart Sensing

      • 1st Edition
      • June 2, 2022
      • Ayan Kumar Panja + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biomedical Sensors and Smart Sensing: A Beginner’s Guide, a book in the 10-volume Primers in Biomedical Imaging Devices and Systems series, covers a wide range of interdisciplinary applications in imaging modalities, nuclear medicine, computed tomographic systems, x-ray systems, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, and virtual reality. The series explores the essential fundamental techniques required to analyze and process signals and images for diagnosis, scientific discovery and medical applications. Volumes in this series cover a wide range of interdisciplinary areas, combining foundational content with practical case studies to demonstrate the applications of these technologies in real-world situations. In addition, the 10-volume series considers various medical devices, electronics, circuits, sensors and algorithms. Several applications ranging from basic biological science to clinical practice are included to facilitate ongoing research.

    • Density Matrix Renormalization Group (DMRG)-based Approaches in Computational Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • August 21, 2022
      • Haibo Ma + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Density Matrix Renormalization Group (DMRG)-based Approaches in Computational Chemistry outlines important theories and algorithms of DMRG-based approaches and explores their use in computational chemistry. Beginning with an introduction to DMRG and DMRG-based approaches, the book goes on to discuss the key theories and applications of DMRG, from DMRG for semi-empirical and ab-initio quantum chemistry, to DMRG in embedded environments, frequency spaces and quantum dynamics. Drawing on the experience of its expert authors, sections detail recent ideas and key developments, providing an up-to-date view of current developments in the field for students and researchers in quantum chemistry.

    • Data Prefetching Techniques in Computer Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 125
      • February 24, 2022
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Data Prefetching Techniques in Computer Systems, Volume 125 provides an in-depth review of the latest progress on data prefetching research. Topics covered in this volume include temporal prefetchers, spatial prefetchers, non-spatial-temporal prefetchers, and evaluation of prefetchers, with insights on possible future research direction. Specific chapters in this release include Introduction to Data Prefetching, Spatial Prefetching Techniques, Temporal Prefetching Techniques, Domino prefetching scheme, Bingo prefetching method, and The Champion prefetcher.

    • Digital Twin Driven Service

      • 1st Edition
      • March 14, 2022
      • Fei Tao + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Digital Twin Driven Smart Service draws on the latest industry practice and research to explain how to implement digital twin service in a range of scenarios. It addresses relevant theory and methodologies, including product service, prognostic health management service, energy efficient service and testing service. Other sections discuss key enabling technologies supported by cutting-edge case studies of implementation. Drawing on the work of researchers at the forefront of this technology, this book is the ideal guide for anyone interested in product services, manufacturing services and digital twin services. This book is one part of a trilogy on digital twins, the other titles being Digital Twin Driven Smart Design and Digital Twin Driven Smart Manufacturing.

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