Books in Physical sciences and engineering

Composites and Biocomposites for Heavy Metal Adsorption

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Abdullahi Haruna Birniwa + 4 more
English

Composites and Biocomposites for Heavy Metal Adsorption delves into the latest advancements in this crucial area of research. With a focus on integrating materials like composites and bio-composites, the book demonstrates how these combinations can achieve superior heavy metal removal compared to single materials. This efficiency stems from their enhanced ability to eliminate hazardous intermediate metabolites present in heavy metals. Additionally, the book examines the application, mechanisms, and performance evaluation of various composites and bio-composites used in heavy metal removal. It also explores the techno-economic and lifecycle assessments of these materials, making it a valuable resource for scientists, engineers, and students alike.

Advanced Thermal Engineering

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Omid Mahian + 3 more
English

Advanced Thermal Engineering: Efficiency Enhancement, Emission Reduction, and Renewable Energy Integration provides a comprehensive overview of advanced thermal engineering and its applications in energy systems, with an added focus on environmental sustainability. This book provides information on technologies which can be used to design and analyze thermal systems. It discusses relevant technical, economics, and environmental advantages and disadvantages of making this transition as technology evolves. It covers a wide range of topics, including thermal energy systems, heat transfer enhancement, renewable energy integration, emission reduction, waste heat recovery, nanotechnology, machine learning, environmental sustainability, case studies, and future trends.This book progresses from an introduction to thermal engineering and its applications in energy systems, covers heat transfer enhancement techniques for advanced thermal systems, addresses the integration of renewable energy sources with thermal systems, emission reduction technologies for thermal systems, waste heat recovery and energy storage systems, nanotechnology for advanced thermal engineering, machine learning in advanced thermal systems, environmental sustainability in advanced thermal engineering, as well as case studies, practical applications and future trends.Overall, Advanced Thermal Engineering: Efficiency Enhancement, Emission Reduction, and Renewable Energy Integration provides a comprehensive, in-depth treatment of thermal engineering topics, with a particular focus on efficiency enhancement, emission reduction, renewable energy integration, and emerging technologies. This book's interdisciplinary approach makes it relevant for researchers, engineers, policy makers, and students from a wide range of fields seeking a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of advanced thermal engineering principles and practices meshed with environmental and economic considerations relevant to global citizens.

Small Sample Modelling Based on Deep and Broad Forest Regression

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Wen Yu + 2 more
English

Small Sample Modelling Based on Deep and Broad Forest Regression: Theory and Industrial Application delves into tree-structured methods in the industrial sector, encompassing classical ensemble learning, tree-structured deep forest classification, and broad learning systems with neural networks. It introduces an innovative deep/broad learning algorithm for small-sample industrial modeling tasks. The book is divided into two parts: methodology and practical application in dioxin emission modeling. Methodology sections include Preliminaries, Deep Forest Regression, Broad Forest Regression, and Fuzzy Forest Regression. The application part focuses on modeling dioxin emissions in municipal solid waste incineration. Throughout, various tree-structured strategies are presented, and the authors provide software systems for validating these methods. This book is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate engineering students, and practicing engineers looking for self-study resources.

Microplastics in the Environment: Occurrence, Fate and Distribution

1st Edition
Volume 13
November 1, 2025
Javier González-Sálamo + 1 more
English
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Microplastics in the Environment: Occurrence, Fate and Distribution, Volume Twelve highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Microplastics in the environment: Degradation processes, Analytical methods for microplastics determination in environmental samples, Microplastics in the seawater surface, Microplastics in the water column, Microplastics occurrence in seabed sediments, Microplastics in marine biota, Modeling microplastics distribution and transport in water environments, Microplastics monitoring in freshwater systems, Microplastics in sewage sludge and municipal solid waste, and more.Other sections cover Presence of microplastics in soils, Microplastics in the atmosphere: Occurrence, distribution and transport, Microplastics in the cryosphere, Occurrence of microplastics in food and beverages, Bioindicators of microplastics pollution, and Microplastics' removal from the environment.

Energy Storage and Hydrogen Integration for Sustainable Solutions

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Mousa Marzband + 1 more
English

Energy Storage and Hydrogen Integration for Sustainable Solutions provides a clear and cohesive understanding of the technologies, challenges, and opportunities in this field, with the aim to help pave the way towards a low-carbon, sustainable energy future. This book begins by introducing renewable energy integration, and the fundamentals of energy storage technologies and hydrogen production and utilization. Subsequent chapters then guide the reader through energy storage and grid integration, hydrogen as an energy carrier in the grid, hybrid energy systems, energy storage and hydrogen in transportation, and decarbonizing industries with hydrogen integration. The policy and regulatory framework, and economic and environmental impact are covered in detail, before a chapter that brings together various real-word case studies, analyzing the strategies, challenges, and outcomes of those projects. Finally, future trends and challenges in energy storage and hydrogen integration are explored. This is a valuable resource for all those looking to gain fundamental, practical knowledge of the integration of energy storage and hydrogen technologies, including researchers, students, engineers, scientists, industry professionals, consultants, and policy makers.

Digital Transformation in Artificial Systems

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Mirko Farina + 3 more
English

The last decade has seen exponential growth in the development of digital technologies. These have led to significant shifts in the political arena as well as in the economy, precipitating a series of revolutionary changes in the fabric of our societies, which have had far reaching consequences and effects on the way we relate and connect to each other. Digital Transformation in Artificial Systems: Engineering Requirements and Political, Economic, and Philosophical Challenges focuses on analyzing the engineering requirements as well as the political consequences and the overarching philosophical and ethical implications of this transformation, especially in relation to its application in Artificial Systems. In this context, the concept of digital transformation (understood as the practice of redefining models, functions, operations, processes, and activities by leveraging technological advancements to build efficient digital environments) has become increasingly important. While many researchers have studied and analyzed this concept from the perspective of their own disciplinary norms or boundaries, this book brings together key concepts, ideas, and frameworks related to this idea and previously developed in isolation (in disciplines such as computer science, engineering, philosophy, economy, and sociology).Digital Transformation in Artificial Systems: Engineering Requirements and Political, Economic, and Philosophical Challenges focuses on analyzing the engineering requirements as well as the political consequences and the overarching philosophical and ethical implications of this notion, especially in relation to its application in Artificial Systems. The authors encourage and promote an inclusive and responsible digital transformation (development) capable of addressing constraints on global digital divide; deepening cooperation in digitization, industrialization, and innovation, while furthering our understanding of the ethical and moral challenges associated with such a development. The distinctive and most original element of the book is its interdisciplinarity. The development of a collaborative, highly interdisciplinary, and synthetic framework for describing digital transformation in artificial systems as discussed by the authors will allow readers to gather crucial insights that will be instrumental to better understand the reach of the forthcoming AI revolution, its multidimensionality, as well as its potential impact on people and society. Such an original and multidisciplinary understanding is of paramount importance for the realization of practical objectives (such as the development of fairer policies) that will ultimately be directed at promoting human flourishing, social harmony, and moral good.

Adsorption and Degradation of Emerging Contaminants in Soils and Water

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Bin Gao + 1 more
English

Adsorption and Degradation of Emerging Contaminants in Soils and Water will address the removal of emerging contaminants in soils and water. Offering an in-depth look at topics such as PPCPs, PFAs, and microplastics, readers will gain a thorough understanding of adsorption and degradation mechanisms, sustainable recovery approaches, and circular economy prospects. This book delves into the intricate processes involved in eliminating chemicals of emerging concern, engineered nanoparticles, and microplastics, providing valuable insights into adsorption and degradation technologies. It aims to fill a crucial gap in knowledge by summarizing recent advances in the removal of emerging contaminants.

Decarbonization of Wastewater Pollutants as a Sustainable Solution

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Alok Prasad Das + 2 more
English

Decarbonization of Wastewater Pollutants as a Sustainable Solution: Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes discusses various eco-friendly wastewater treatment techniques which allow recycling of unwanted pollutants and handling residual wastes in a way that is more palatable to biological systems. The book focuses on current and new wastewater treatment and reuse technologies, and outlines their limits and future opportunities. The book deals with current issues in the creation, handling, and processing of anthropogenic waste into different value-added products, which is of particular interest in situations where trash is simply dumped in open dumping yards, and pose a serious hazard to humans, animals, and the environment. It researches organic waste and fourth-generation biomass for a variety of targeted goods, and provides insights in how to accomplish full decarbonization, where all residual emissions, including the carbon footprint of chemical use and transportation, are balanced. Decarbonization of Wastewater Pollutants as a Sustainable Solution: Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes provides a wealth of technologies relevant to wastewater (from municipal and industrial sources) as well as water sources (drinking water), as well as the physical, chemical, and thermal processes used in the covered technologies and procedures, which makes it an indispensable resource for many researchers in this field.

Sustainable Solutions for Environmental Pollution

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Shrikaant Kulkarni + 1 more
English

Sustainable Solutions for Environmental Pollution: Urban Sustainability and Education for Waste Management introduces waste and pollution treatment methods and examines appropriate resource management strategies for environmentally related issues. It aims to highlight the important role of education in environmental sustainability, in particular the area of urban waste management. Presenting the latest research topics and innovative ideas regarding sustainable development of the environment, this book investigates the diverse environmental effects of environmental pollution and emphasizes how urgent it is to resolve the ecological costs of waste contamination. It will also offer information on practical management of green resources using empirical analyses, reduction trials, and environmental bioremediation.

Recycling, Upcycling, and Waste Management

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Lukman Raimi + 3 more
English

Recycling, Upcycling, and Waste Management: Current Sustainability Practices and Future Trends links the discourse on recycling, upcycling, and waste management to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the three pillars of sustainability. This book makes important contributions by answering key questions about the importance of these processes for fast-tracking SDGs and ensuring social, economic, and environmental sustainability. This book explores topics such as the circular economy, innovative solutions for sustainability, the role of artificial intelligence in waste reduction, and international perspectives on waste management. It also provides practical case studies and best practices in recycling and waste management.

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