Books in Physical sciences and engineering

Technology-Based Solutions for Sustainable Groundwater Management

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Jayanta Das + 4 more
English

Technology-Based Solutions for Sustainable Groundwater Management: Challenges, Models, and Strategies presents an exploration of the environmental and technological challenges impacting global groundwater resources. The book examines the complexities of water scarcity driven by climate change, agricultural expansion, and increasing human demand. Through a series of detailed case studies and comprehensive analyses, the book illustrates the pivotal role of cutting-edge spatial technologies in mapping, monitoring, and managing groundwater. It integrates diverse scientific disciplines, including geography, hydrology, and environmental science, to offer readers a multi-dimensional understanding of groundwater dynamics. The editors showcase a range of innovative tools, from remote sensing and GIS to artificial intelligence and machine learning, highlighting their application in developing both predictive models and real-time management strategies. These technological solutions are framed within the context of sustainable practices, aiming to secure groundwater for future generations while supporting current economic and social needs. It is an indispensable resource for environmental scientists, students, and researchers, providing both foundational knowledge and a guide to applying the latest technological advancements in the field.

Smart Heat Transfer and Thermal Management

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Raj Kumar Arya + 2 more
English

Smart Heat Transfer and Thermal Management: Leveraging AI, Machine Learning, and Soft Computing revolutionizes heat transfer engineering by integrating artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and soft computing. This book explores cutting-edge research and practical applications, providing a holistic approach to optimize thermal management. The content deepens understanding of heat transfer principles while explaining AI, ML, and soft computing methodologies. The synergy of these disciplines results in innovative solutions for heat transfer challenges across industries. Case studies, simulations, and real-world examples showcase how AI and ML-driven algorithms enhance predictive modeling, system optimization, and thermal control for improved energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Soft computing techniques, including fuzzy logic and neural networks, expand traditional heat transfer methods, enabling adaptive and intelligent thermal systems. Focusing on sustainability, the book inspires engineers, researchers, and students to embrace 'Smart Heat Transfer' for a more efficient and eco-friendly future.

Artificial Intelligence for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Shahryar Jafarinejad + 1 more
English

Artificial Intelligence for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus explores the intricate connections between water, energy, and food—essentials for sustainable development—and the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) within these domains. It begins by introducing the water-energy-food nexus, outlining the three dimensions: water-energy, water-food, and energy-food nexus. The book discusses assessment methods, challenges, opportunities, trends, and future perspectives. Subsequent chapters delve into AI techniques like machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and robotics. It studies AI applications in water treatment, wastewater management, renewable energy systems, smart grids, and food industry processes such as sorting, detection, safety, quality analysis, and packaging.The final chapter integrates AI applications across all these nexuses, making the book indispensable for researchers, students, engineers, industry professionals, and policymakers.

Environmental Applications of Covalent Organic Frameworks

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Mustafa Soylak + 1 more
English

Environmental Applications of Covalent Organic Frameworks provides a comprehensive overview of covalent organic frameworks (COFs), a class of porous polymers renowned for their exceptional structural versatility and tolerability. This book also explores cutting-edge research on COFs' role in green chemistry, highlighting their potential in reducing the environmental footprint of chemical processes. The synthesis, functionalization, and application of COFs in areas such as pollution absorption, gas storage, and water purification will be explored. It addresses a growing need for a specialized resource that bridges the gap between fundamental COF research and practical environmental applications.

Algae Biotechnology

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Muhammad Aamer Mehmood + 4 more
English

Algae Biotechnology: Decarbonization, Resource Recovery, and Bioproducts provides a comprehensive collection of chapters that covers topics such as carbon capture using microalgae, photosynthetic resource recovery, and biotransformation of algae biomass into energy and bioproducts. The book highlights non-traditional and novel opportunities for algae-based carbon capture and bioprocessing, offering insights for entrepreneurs and industrialists. It presents trendy and robust approaches in algae bioprocessing, showcasing the potential applications of microalgae in various industries. The book describes challenges and opportunities of large-scale algae cultivation for decarbonization, offering clean biomass processing routes, and explores sustainable production and consumption practices using microalgae, emphasizing resource recovery, recycling, and carbon-neutral approaches. Algae Biotechnology: Decarbonization, Resource Recovery, & Bioproducts provides up-to-date information on advancements in algae cultivation technologies and their potential impact on carbon mitigation, clean energy production, and green product development. The book aligns with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals related to carbon capture, clean energy, and sustainable production, and aims to educate readers on the role of microalgae in achieving energy sustainability and addressing global environmental challenges.

A Microgrid Cluster Management and Internet-of-Things Framework

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Veerpratap Meena + 4 more
English

A Microgrid Cluster Management and Internet-of-Things Framework: Fundamentals, Protocols, and Case Studies presents an innovative guide to using IoT technologies to maximise renewable energy integration via microgrid clusters. This book begins by breaking down the essential principles of microgrid clusters, covering design, control, and optimization. Having established a thorough grounding, the reader can then immerse themselves in Part II, where the potential of IoT integration to utilize big data analytics for energy efficiency, and to support power management, fault monitoring, and cybersecurity. Careful comparative analysis demonstrates how to select protocols for effective operation and control across scenarios, including wired (Modbus, Profibus, Ethernet), wireless (Zigbee, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth), and IoT protocols (CoAP, MQTT, HTTP). Building a clear framework out of an interdisciplinary opportunity, A Microgrid Cluster Management and Internet-of-Things Framework: Fundamentals, Protocols, and Case Studies will support researchers and engineers alike in creating the flexible, renewable grid of the future.

Strategies for an Energy Transition

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Tania Itzel Serrano-Arévalo + 6 more
English

Strategies for an Energy Transition: Planning for a Sustainable Future is a detailed guide to strategic planning and execution for a sustainable energy shift, bringing together a wide range of approaches and topics, from the optimization of renewable energy systems and sustainable fuel production, to the integration of unconventional resources and considerations of the water-energy nexus. The book addresses the need for an integrated approach to green energy planning that considers not only the technological and economic aspects, but also the environmental and social dimensions of sustainability, enabling a deeper understanding of the interconnections between different energy systems and the broader implications of energy decisions, and thereby supporting the development of strategies that are both sustainable and equitable. By offering insights into modelling, optimization, and strategic planning within the context of recent advancements and future possibilities, the book equips academics, engineers, industry professionals, and policymakers with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the complexities of the energy transition.

Fundamentals of Microstructural Characterization of Materials

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Hamid Garmestani + 1 more
English

Fundamentals of Microstructure Characterization of Materials covers a wide range of topics, methods, and fundamental information for the characterization of materials. Techniques discussed include spectroscopic ones such as electromagnetic radiation, X-ray photoelectron, atomic emission, and more. Scanning electron microscope techniques are outlined, as are sample preparation methods such as cutting, grinding and polishing, etching, and others. Microscopy fundamentals are discussed as well, with coverage of types of lenses, optical imaging formation principles, depth of field and depth of focus included. A full chapter is dedicated to statistical analysis, covering concepts such as cumulative distribution function, probability density function, and Gaussian distribution. X-ray diffraction and its application in phase analysis of materials is discussed as well.

Continuous Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals

1st Edition
Volume 66
November 1, 2025
Gianvito Vilé
English
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Continuous Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals, Volume 65 in the Advances in Chemical Engineering series, explores the latest innovations in continuous manufacturing. This volume presents insightful chapters covering key topics such as the design of flow reactors for small molecule production, enabling technologies and equipment, continuous separations, and real-time monitoring using Quality-by-Design (QbD) and Process Analytical Technology (PAT). Additionally, it highlights the role of high-throughput experimentation, artificial intelligence integration, and regulatory considerations, offering a comprehensive outlook on the challenges and future perspectives of continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Advances in Heat Transfer

1st Edition
Volume 60
November 1, 2025
John Patrick Abraham + 2 more
English

Advances in Heat Transfer, Volume 60 presents the latest in a serial that highlights new advances in the field, with this updated volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Sample chapters in this new release include A Thermal Performance Improvement Study on a Novel Heat Sink Design and Innovative thermal management solutions for high-performance electronics: Advanced simulation techniques and practical applications.

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