Books in Physical sciences and engineering

Membrane and Coating-Based Built Environmental Control Technologies

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Li-Zhi Zhang + 3 more
English
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Membrane and Coating-Based Built Environmental Control Technologies addresses the urgent need for energy-saving and low-carbon solutions in the HVAC industry. With air conditioning accounting for a significant portion of energy consumption, this book explores technologies such as total heat recovery, air dehumidification, PM2.5 purification, and anti-frosting and anti-dewing. The utilization of membranes and coatings in these technologies has shown promising results in efficiency and indoor environment control. It provides a comprehensive overview of these advancements, including principles, material fabrications, performance analysis methods, and design guidelines.The book fills the gap in the market by offering an up-to-date reference that covers traditional and novel applications of membranes and coatings. It includes applications in areas like total heat recovery, air humidification and dehumidification, PM2.5 filtration, anti-frosting, and self-cleaning. It also provides mathematical models and numerical schemes to address heat and mass transfer challenges. Overall, it serves as a valuable resource for professionals, researchers, and students in the field of built environmental control technologies.

Absorption Thermal Energy Storage

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Wei Wu + 2 more
English
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Absorption Thermal Energy Storage: Fundamentals and Advances highlights the key findings and innovative approaches necessary for advancing absorption thermal energy storage systems. The book delves into advanced sorption cycles, novel working fluids, and the evaluation of design considerations. It also covers optimization techniques and performance assessment methodologies, making it a critical resource for developing efficient storage solutions towards a sustainable and low-carbon future. Its comprehensive coverage of design considerations, optimization techniques, and performance assessment methodologies make it indispensable for those aiming to develop efficient energy storage solutions.Discover groundbreaking insights and practical solutions for the research, development, and promotion of absorption thermal energy storage in this contemporary reference book. Authored by a team of expert researchers, this text presents innovative approaches to enhance the performance of absorption thermal energy storage systems. From the exploration of advanced sorption cycles to novel working fluids, the book provides essential knowledge for engineers, educators, students, and researchers.

Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceutical Wastewater

1st Edition
Volume 65
September 1, 2025
Mihir Kumar Purkait + 2 more
English

Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceutical Wastewater, Volume 65 in the Advances in Chemical Engineering series highlights new advances in the field, with this volume presenting insightful chapters on topics such as global occurrences, physicochemical properties, and ecotoxic effects of pharmaceuticals; conventional treatment techniques for pharmaceutical-conta... water; advancements in photocatalysis, including classifications, controlling parameters, and synthesis techniques; physicochemical characterizations of photocatalysts; and enhanced photocatalytic degradation mechanisms for various pharmaceuticals.Addi... this volume explores kinetic modeling and reaction rates, the integration of photocatalytic systems with other advanced treatment techniques, economic aspects of photocatalytic degradation, and case studies from different countries, offering a comprehensive perspective on the future of sustainable pharmaceutical wastewater treatment.

Sensors, Circuits, and Systems for Scientific Instruments

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Soumyajit Mandal
English
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Sensors, Circuits, and Systems for Scientific Instruments: Back-Ends and Applications delves into the advanced world of sensors and circuits tailored for precision measurements. This text builds on foundational concepts from prior studies and focuses on the sophisticated processes in the later stages of measurement. From data converters to digital signal processing, and parameter estimation to machine learning, this volume provides students with critical insights into testing, verification, and system integration through practical case studies involving various scientific instruments.Designed for senior undergraduates and entry-level graduate students in electrical and computer engineering, applied physics, and biomedical engineering, this book bridges a gap between component-focused texts and broad surveys, offering a thorough understanding of back-end systems and applications.

The Alkaloids

1st Edition
Volume 94
September 1, 2025
Hans-Joachim Knolker
English
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The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Biology, Volume 94, the newest release in a series that has covered the topic for more than 60 years, discusses key aspects of alkaloid chemistry, biology and pharmacology. Sections in this release include chapters on topics such as guanidine alkaloids from marine sponges, the chemistry and biology of imidazole, oxazole, and thiazole alkaloids, quinoline and quinazoline alkaloids, pyrazole and indazole alkaloids, and Stemona alkaloids, offering valuable insights into their structures, biosynthesis, and biological activities.

Main Group Chemistry

1st Edition
Volume 85
September 1, 2025
Ralph Puchta + 1 more
English
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Main Group Chemistry, Volume 85 in the Advances in Inorganic Chemistry series, highlights advances in the field, with this new volume presenting chapters written by an international board of authors.

Wind Energy Systems

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Chun Wei + 3 more
English
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Wind Energy Systems: Control, Optimization, and Market Strategies, the latest volume in the Elsevier Wind Energy Engineering series, presents in-depth coverage of the technical aspects of controlling and optimizing wind energy resources, including advanced control strategies to enhance anti-disturbance and stable operation. The book begins by introducing wind energy resources in power systems and provides an overview of control, optimization methods, and market strategies. This is followed by individual chapters that detail advanced methods and approaches, moving from traditional centralized electricity grids characterized by source-grid-load systems to systems that integrate storage of energy, thus source-grid-load-sto... electricity grids.Users will find cutting-edge knowledge supported by case studies, practical applications, and code. This latest volume will be of interest to those involved in the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of wind energy systems, including researchers, students, faculty, engineers, industry practitioners, and R&D professionals.

Azetidine Synthesis

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Navjeet Kaur
English
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Azetidine Synthesis offers a comprehensive exploration of various methods for the synthesis of azetidines, a class of heterocyclic compounds with diverse applications. The significance of azetidine synthesis has grown largely due to the importance of these molecules as constituents of antibiotics. Chapters cover different synthetic pathways, starting with the general synthesis of azetidines and progressing to specific methods using various starting materials. From the copper-catalyzed synthesis of azetidines from nitrones to the synthesis from isoxazoles, oxazines, and diazo compounds, each chapter delves into the unique strategies and mechanisms involved.Rhodium-cat... approaches, cycloaddition reactions of imines to carbonyl compounds, and the use of isocyanides and isocyanates for azetidine synthesis are discussed in detail. The book also explores photochemical methods for azetidine synthesis, including the photochemical synthesis of fused azetidines. By providing a comprehensive overview of diverse synthetic routes to azetidines, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in the field of organic chemistry, offering insights into the versatility and potential applications of these important heterocyclic compounds.

Metal Organic Frameworks for Energy and Environmental Applications

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Hongyi Gao + 1 more
English
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Metal Organic Frameworks for Energy and Environmental Applications presents a comprehensive overview on the application of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) to energy and environmental areas. MOFs are a promising class of materials due to their tunable structures, high surface area, and versatile functionalities, and are capturing the attention of the global scientific community due to their intersection with environmental concerns. Chapters summarize recent research on MOFS and synthesis strategies for catalysis, including photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and thermal catalysis, and how MOFs offer enhanced performance, selectivity, and efficiency.Additiona... the vital role MOFs play in energy storage, environmental purification, including degradation of harmful agents, and resource utilization is explored. The book also presents new research on machine learning and data mining, including how researchers can leverage datasets and algorithms to discover new, high-performance MOFs. Metal Organic Frameworks for Energy and Environmental Applications will be a valuable reference for those studying and working in the field of MOFs as they apply to energy, environmental technologies, catalysis, and materials science.

Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy

1st Edition
Volume 115
September 1, 2025
William S. Price
English
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Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

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