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  • Advances in Waste Plastic Recycling and Upcycling

    • 1st Edition
    • Roger Ruan + 2 more
    • English
    Advances in Waste Plastic Recycling and Upcycling discusses recent developments in the mechanical and chemical recycling of waste plastics for the production of fuels, chemicals, and materials. The plastic chemistry and status of plastic recycling is introduced, and the book addresses optimization and upgrading procedures that aim to improve the quality and the environmental impact of plastic conversion as well as the techno-economic, lifecycle assessment, and social impacts of chemical recycling. In addition, the book covers how to effectively manage and recycle global waste plastics and various plastic pathways.

  • Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Bioremediation Strategies

    Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes
    • 1st Edition
    • Rajneesh Kumar + 2 more
    • English
    Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Bioremediation Strategies: Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes explores the behavior of emerging contaminants within our ecosystems, delving into advancements in wastewater microbial treatment processes and presenting innovative solutions for the remediation of sewage, oil, radioactive materials, and various pollutants. By integrating contemporary challenges with issue-based solutions derived from microbial and environmental chemistry, as well as bio-nanotechnology, it equips readers with the knowledge to implement more environmentally-frie... cost-effective, and sustainable treatment methods. Users will gain a thorough understanding of wastewater bioremediation, beginning with foundational concepts and progressing through advanced techniques. Key topics include microbial consortia, bioreactors, biodegradation of organic pollutants, and the treatment of heavy metals and industrial wastewater. Real-world case studies illustrate successful applications of these methods while discussions on future prospects and research directions prepare readers for the evolving landscape of environmental remediation.

  • Iron Oxide-Based Nanomaterials

    From Fundamentals to Emerging Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Nisar Ali + 3 more
    • English
    Iron Oxide-Based Nanomaterials: From Fundamentals to Emerging Applications provides a detailed description of iron oxide nanomaterials, their synthesis, and characterization, while also exploring a wide range of applications of iron oxide nanocomposites and nanomaterials in different fields, including energy, sensing, environmental remediation, biomedical, and enzymes. The book provides all the necessary basic information about iron-oxide-based nanomaterials, including structural aspects, synthesis-to-structu... relationships, and applications of these materials in various areas. It also explains the different synthesis parameters that control the surface morphology, crystallinity, and activity of iron oxides desirable for different applications. Starting with an initial section on fundamentals, the book then focuses the following three sections on the key application area of these particles: energy, biomedicine, and the environment.

  • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

    Fabrication, Properties and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Md Zillur Rahman + 2 more
    • English
    Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications covers both current and emerging research trends in the development of multifunctional CFRTCs, as well as their fabrication, properties, and performance evaluation. The book also addresses significant issues and emerging challenges related to CFRTC manufacturing, including processing parameters, damage mechanisms, machining, recycling, and sustainability. Additionally, it covers molecular modeling, dynamic simulations, and 3D printing. It will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, and other professionals working in the development of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites and their related applications.

  • AI-Driven Urban Planning

    Shaping the Future of Cities
    • 1st Edition
    • Zhong-Ren Peng
    • English
    AI-Driven Urban Planning: Shaping the Future of Cities presents a comprehensive guide to the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in urban planning. This book equips readers with the knowledge to harness data, analytics, and AI for creating sustainable, equitable, and livable urban environments. Exploring diverse applications—from understanding human mobility patterns to enhancing disaster response strategies and optimizing design processes—the book offers practical projects and illustrates how AI is shaping contemporary urban landscapes. By addressing both theoretical and practical dimensions, this resource aims to empower students, professionals, and policymakers with a holistic understanding of Urban Planning AI.It is organized into five parts, each tackling crucial aspects of Urban Planning AI. It first introduces core concepts, types, mechanisms, and ethical considerations surrounding AI. Part II then discusses the history of computer applications in urban and regional planning. Part III focuses on AI Applications in Urban Planning, addressing critical domains such as transportation, environmental, housing, economic, participatory, and health and safety planning. Part IV tackles challenges and ethical considerations, emphasizing equity, transparency, and data-related issues. Lastly, Part V explores future pathways of urban planning AI, discussing current trends, future visions, and interdisciplinary approaches essential for effective governance and policymaking.

  • Bioenergy Production from Municipal Sewage Sludge

    Technological Advancements and Greenhouse Gases Emissions
    • 1st Edition
    • Qilin Wang + 3 more
    • English
    Bioenergy Production from Municipal Sewage Sludge: Technological Advancements and Greenhouse Gases Emissions considers various bioenergy production applications and sewage waste sludge treatments that promote further development of bioenergy, a key player in the industry’s transition to net zero. Specific chapters cover bioenergy production in the sludge anaerobic digestion process, pyrolysis of sludge for bioenergy production, and the potential limitations or challenges of bioenergy production from sludge. The book also carefully considers greenhouse gas emissions and control in sludge treatment processes.Written for undergraduate and graduate students studying environmental science, engineering, or related fields, as well as industrial researchers, practitioners, and wastewater treatment plant operators alike, this is sure to be a welcomed resource.

  • Environmental Turbulence

    From Fundamental Physics to Critical Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Elie Bou-Zeid + 1 more
    • English
    Environmental Turbulence: From Fundamental Physics to Critical Applications explains how to understand environmental and geophysical turbulence, both at a theoretical level and in engineering applications. Sections cover the effects of these new features on the fundamental flow dynamics in relatively simple domains. That is, how the turbulence statistics and structure are modified by the stabilizing or destabilizing effects of buoyancy and rotation is surveyed. Scalar transport is also described in detail. Flow in more complex domains is then described, focusing on vegetated and urban canopies, wind farms, air-sea interfaces, the upper ocean and clouds.Turbulence in environmental media is strongly modulated by buoyancy forces at all scales and by rotation at the largest scales, in contrast to canonical turbulent flows. It is rarely steady, which can give rise to non-equilibrium effects, and the domains such as wind farms or cities are often quite complex, leading to more intricate dynamics than in classic wall-bounded or free shear flows.

  • Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Joris W. Thybaut + 5 more
    • English
    Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering is a practical focused text that brings together the relevant basics for reaction engineering and shows their applications to a wide variety of examples, whilst looking at the intrinsic kinetics data acquisition, reaction mechanism elucidation, elementary step-based modelling and model-based design and optimization involved.The book aims at spanning the entire process from acquisition of the relevant data in dedicated experimental set-ups, over the proper treatment of the data and the corresponding interpretation up to the quantification of the gained understanding in a model. The latter aspect allows the reader to challenge the interpretation made of the data and design subsequent experiments or improve the interpretation/model formulation. The coverage is not just limited to the generic (theoretical) principles but will also carefully consider and explain their application to a variety of real-life applications including gas- and liquid-phase reactions, heterogeneously catalyzed reactions involving adsorption either in the Henry regime or at full saturation of the catalyst or combined homogeneous-heteroge... reactions.Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering is written primarily for graduate students and postdoc researchers in chemical engineering or applied industrial chemistry studying chemical reaction engineering and catalysis, as well as physical chemists studying kinetics.

  • Encyclopedia of Particle Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Christian Fischer
    • English
    Encyclopedia of (Hadron- and) Particle Physics will be a brand new, up to date reference work consisting of approximately 180 articles, headed up by an editorial board of world-leading hadron- and particle physicists. It will provide a first point of entry to the literature for all graduate/post-gradua... students and early career-researchers working in and studying physics, especially those with an interest in hadron- and particle physics within the standard model and beyond. It will also be indispensable to all serious readers in the interdisciplinary areas (astrophysics, nuclear physics, particle therapy, accelerator physics) where particle physics is of utility. With a clear and logical template binding all chapters, content will be divided into the following six sections, each of which will contain chapters written by leading scientists who have pursued theoretical tools and methods and/or gathered and evaluated the most important data published within the field: Section 1: General Concepts of Particle Physics. This will provide an overview on general concepts that play a major role in every area of hadron and particle physics. Section 2: Hadron Physics. The strong interaction of quarks and gluons and the resulting hadron physics provides a broad field of interest with major discoveries (exotic hadrons) in the past decade. Understanding the strong interaction also provides the background for the search of physics beyond the standard model. Section 3: Lepton, Flavour and Higgs Physics. The electromagnetic and weak interaction of quarks, leptons and the Higgs particle provides a unique testing ground for the physics of the standard model with major advances in the past decades. Section 4: Neutrino Physics. This area has emerged in the past decade as a separate and highly innovative field with major discovery potential in the next years. Section 5: Beyond standard model physics. This section will provide introductions into the landscape of concepts of physics beyond the standard model including a broad variety of topics. Section 6: Experiments. Every young researcher struggles to get an overview on the large variety of ongoing and planned experiments in hadron and particle physics. Here will be introductions to general experimental concepts as well as an overview on all existing major international facilities and experiments. Advanced interactive features such as videos and 3D viewers are included, significantly increasing the practicality and learning outcomes for the modern-day reader for whom online usage is preferred. The result is the ideal one-stop foundational resource to the complex field of particle physics and an essential tool for physicists to refer to time and again.

  • Thermomechanics of Solar Receivers

    Structural Materials, Components, and Systems
    • 1st Edition
    • Amos Madhlopa
    • English
    Thermomechanics of Solar Receivers: Structural Materials, Components, and Systems brings together the latest knowledge in this advanced field, covering theoretical concepts, design methods, and applications, and offering potential routes to improved concentrated solar power (CSP) performance. The book begins by introducing solar receivers, their basic thermodynamics, and the characteristics of structural materials, before in-depth chapters examine key theoretical concepts, including stress and strain in structural materials, thermal buckling of materials and components, elastic structural deflection of components, thermal shock creep, fatigue, and structural failure. The second part of the book focuses on design methods, covering thermomechanical simulation, thermomechanical optimization, and structural design of solar receivers. A final section explores testing, cutting-edge applications, and challenges and opportunities in the advancement of solar receivers. This is a valuable resource for all those with an interest in solar receivers, concentrated solar power, and solar energy, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, scientists, engineers, R&D, and other industry professionals.

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