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    • Comprehensive Polymer Science

      • 2nd Edition
      • Ray Suprakas Sinha
      • English
      Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference, Second Edition, Eight Volume Set presents an authoritative and comprehensive treatment on the role of polymers in modern science and technology. Like the book's first edition, this update gives a broad, in-depth, and fundamental understanding of polymer synthesis, polymerization processes, properties, characterization methods, and techniques to develop polymer nanostructures and soft objects. Readers will find discussions on a myriad of applications of polymeric materials, with this fully revised and updated edition including a greater focus on issues surrounding sustainability, energy, and biomedical fields.As a complete overview of the flourishing role of polymers in modern science and technology, this new edition retains the critically acclaimed approach of the previous edition while introducing readers to the latest developments in the field.

    • Supercritical CO2 Extraction

      From Basic Principles to Industrial Applications
      • 1st Edition
      • Ivana Lukić + 2 more
      • English
      Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) has become one of the most recognized and widely applied technologies in green processing, with supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) leading the way as the fluid of choice. It represents not only the first but also the most established industrial application of supercritical fluids, paving the path from laboratory research to large-scale production.This book brings together and systematizes the current state of knowledge on scCO2 extraction, offering both a comprehensive overview and practical insights. It begins with an accessible introduction to the unique properties of scCO2, followed by a clear explanation of the principles and operation of SFE. A broad spectrum of applications is then explored, ranging from plant materials to non-plant sources, agricultural residues, and food by-products, highlighting the versatility and growing potential of this technology.In addition to practical case studies, the book addresses modelling strategies and scale-up considerations, providing valuable guidance for translating experimental findings into industrial practice. Special emphasis is placed on integrated processes and real-world examples, showcasing how SFE has successfully bridged the gap between science and industry. The final chapter looks toward the future, outlining the challenges and opportunities that will shape the next generation of scCO2-assisted technologies.Supercr... CO2 Extraction is intended for master’s and PhD students in chemical engineering, biotechnology, food engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, and process engineering. It also serves as an essential resource for industry professionals seeking to understand and apply one of the most promising technologies in sustainable extraction.

    • Handbook of Satellite Land Products

      • 1st Edition
      • Shunlin Liang + 1 more
      • English
      Handbook of Satellite Land Products compiles the key information of as many satellite products as possible for each essential land variable. It provides a comprehensive list of openly accessible high-level satellite products that characterize the essential land surface variables of the Earth system, including the original data sources, inversion algorithms, product characteristics, validation accuracy, and any existing applications. Each product includes satellite data inversion methodology and high-level product generation and application information, allowing for comparison of different products and selection of the correct ones for different applications.This book will help researchers, professors, and graduate students grasp the knowledge of existing satellite land products, understand the advantages and limitations, and follow the practical application examples.

    • Essential Kubeflow

      Engineering ML Workflows on Kubernetes
      • 1st Edition
      • Prashanth Josyula + 2 more
      • English
      Essential Kubeflow: Engineering ML Workflows on Kubernetes provides the tools needed to transform ML workflows from experimental notebooks to production-ready platforms. Through hands-on examples and production-tested patterns, readers will master essential skills for building enterprise-grade Machine Learning platforms, including architecting production systems on Kubernetes, designing end-to-end ML pipelines, implementing robust model serving, efficiently scaling workloads, managing multi-user environments, deploying automated MLOps workflows, and integrating with existing ML tools. Whether you're a Machine Learning engineer looking to operationalize models, a platform engineer diving into ML infrastructure, or a technical leader architecting ML systems, this book provides solutions for real-world challenges.With this comprehensive guide to Kubeflow, a widely adopted open source MLOps platforms for automating ML workloads, readers will have the expertise to build and maintain scalable ML platforms that can handle the demands of modern enterprise AI initiatives.

    • Tenable Engineering for a Sustainable Future

      Integrating SDGs and Natural Resource Utilization
      • 1st Edition
      • David S-K. Ting + 1 more
      • English
      Tenable Engineering for a Sustainable Future: Integrating SDGs and Natural Resource Utilization offers a comprehensive exploration of sustainable resource management. It delves into how natural resources can help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This book highlights innovative ideas and technologies to encourage sustainable development and responsible resource utilization. To offer innovative solutions, each chapter will include experts from diverse disciplines as they examine eco-friendly practices across various global regions.

    • Polymer, Metal, and Ceramic Composites Manufacturing

      Material Fundamentals and Conventional and Additive Manufacturing Techniques
      • 1st Edition
      • Kuldeep Agarwal
      • English
      Polymer, Metal, and Ceramic Composites Manufacturing: Material Fundamentals and Conventional and Additive Manufacturing Techniques offers a detailed comparative analysis of the various techniques that can be used to create these materials, from the conventional to the cutting-edge. It provides insight into the fundamentals of composite materials, covering their properties and applications, then discusses options for their manufacture, highlighting challenges, solutions, and best-use applications. Conventional techniques such as vacuum bagging, filament winding, powder metallurgy, solid state welding, and more are outlined. Additive manufacturing techniques covered include fused deposition modeling, stereolithography, selective laser sintering, digital light processing, and more. The book also provides a comparative analysis of these manufacturing techniques, discussing the material properties, manufacturing process efficiency, and environmental impact of both conventional and additive manufacturing of these materials. Case studies, quality control and testing methods, and future trends are each included as well.

    • Electric Vehicle Conductive and Wireless Charging Technologies

      Power Electronics for Grid Integration
      • 1st Edition
      • Yiming Zhang + 1 more
      • English
      Electric Vehicle Conductive and Wireless Charging Technologies: Power Electronics for Grid Integration provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements and challenges in the field of electric vehicle charging technology. The book begins by providing a clear assessment of the research history and context before proposing a set of implantation standards for both conductive and wireless charging. Each charging technology is given a detailed assessment, and the two are contrasted in a variety of case studies and scenarios. Specific challenges such as wide-voltage-gain efficient conductive charging and misalignment tolerance and interoperability in wireless charging are presented, with potential solutions.Critically... auxiliary systems from positioning to foreign object detection are put in context, and a practical assessment of integration challenge is provided. This book equips students, researchers, and engineer with a holistic view of the challenges, cutting-edge research landscape, and integration opportunities related to EV wireless and conductive charging.

    • Security and Privacy in Trustworthy 6G

      A Physical Layer Perspective
      • 1st Edition
      • Christos Masouros + 1 more
      • English
      Security and Privacy in Trustworthy 6G: A Physical Layer Perspective gives a comprehensive overview of fundamental principles and cutting-edge techniques, equipping the reader with a deep understanding of the underlying concepts and techniques in trustworthy 6G. The book provides guidance on practical implementation in areas such as secure precoding, secure waveform, power efficient secure techniques, and data/sensing security issues in ISAC. Additionally, the book explores diverse security requirements in applications, including data security, computing security, sensing security, and user anonymity, making it relevant for researchers, engineers, and practitioners in various domains.

    • Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene

      • 2nd Edition
      • Michael I Goldstein + 2 more
      • English
      Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene, Second Edition, Four Volume Set, once again provides a topical-based synthesis of the unprecedented rise of humanity’s ecological footprint, the result of exponential population growth, coupled with run-away consumption of the planet’s finite ecosystem services. This new edition captures our current understanding of the actual effects of human population growth on the world’s resources, whether climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, soil erosion, poor air quality, or undrinkable water.Since publication of the first edition, the Anthropocene has been even more widely debated among scientists, humanists, conservationists, industry leaders, politicians and others over precisely when it began, what to call it, if it should be an official geological epoch, whether it can be contained in time, and how it will affect future generations. Sustainability has been a growing issue for the Earth's ecosystems in the Anthropocene. Humans are now using up the world's natural resources at an unsustainable rate. This is causing huge problems for the natural ecosystems, agricultural systems, and water supplies, especially in the Global South. Climate change research, through field observation and remote sensing, has enabled improved understanding of its effects, allowing us to project future effects and the adaptation measures they require. These are essential topics - all of which are fully covered in the encyclopedia.Given the high degree of public and media attention on these topics, a revised edition is timely. With over 200 concise and focused chapters written by leading scholars in the field, this reference work is uniquely positioned to make this knowledge accessible to a wide, global audience.

    • Advances in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery: Properties, Clinical Applications and Challenges

      • 1st Edition
      • Teenu Sharma + 2 more
      • English
      Advances in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery: Properties, Clinical Applications and Challenges comprehensively reviews various biomaterials and biomaterial-derived carrier systems, with a specific focus on their application in drug delivery, and their clinical and regulatory challenges. A broad range of biomaterials for drug delivery are covered, including natural biomaterials, inorganic biomaterials, synthetic biomaterials, 3-D/4-D printed biomaterials, metal-based biomaterials, and polymeric and lipidic biomaterials. Various drug delivery approaches are detailed, from pulmonary and transdermal through to oral and systemic. Key to translational success of these novel platforms are the regulatory and clinical aspects of biomaterials development and application; these aspects are covered in each chapter, providing vital insight required to make informed decisions. Advances in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery: Properties, Clinical Applications and Challenges is an interesting resource for researchers and academics in the fields in biomaterials, materials science, polymer science, and pharmaceutical science, as well as clinicians and R&D groups with an interest in the development of novel biomaterials for drug delivery.

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