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Complex and Composite Metal Oxides for Gas, VOC and Humidity Sensors, Volume 2

• 1st Edition
• March 22, 2024
• Bal Chandra Yadav + 1 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95476-1

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• eBook 978-0-323-95477-8

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Complex and Composite Metal Oxides for Gas, VOC, and Humidity Sensors, Volume 2:Technology and New Trends provides an overview of the advanced nanocomposite metal oxidematerials used in sensors for environmental monitoring applications. Volume 2 discusses the state of the art in synthesis methods of innovative morphology, metal oxide hybrids, and heterostructures. It also describes the new generation of complex materials such as perovskites, spinel ferrites, and quaternary type-based gas and VOC sensors. This volume includes a brief discussion of advanced strategies for the development of futuristic sensors with properties such as room temperature operation, self-power generation, self-healability, flexibility, and wearability.

Signals and Systems Using MATLAB®

• 4th Edition
• March 22, 2024
• Aydin Akan + 1 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-15709-7

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• eBook 978-0-443-15710-3

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Signals and Systems Using MATLAB, Fourth Edition features a pedagogically rich and accessible approach to what can commonly be a mathematically dry subject. Historical notes and common mistakes combined with applications in controls, communications, and signal processing help students understand and appreciate the usefulness of the techniques described in the text. This new edition features more worked examples and a variety of new end-of-chapter problems, suggestions for labs, and more explanation of MATLAB code.

Micro/Nanoplastics in the Aquatic Environment: Fate, Toxicology and Management

• 1st Edition
• Volume 11
• March 22, 2024
• Guilherme Malafaia
• English
• Hardback 978-0-443-23873-4

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• eBook 978-0-443-23874-1

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Micro(nano)plastics in the Aquatic Environment: Fate, Toxicology, and Management, Volume Eleven explores a wide breadth of chapters, reflecting the experiences of groups of researchers from different countries on essential aspects of the context of plastic pollution. The book provides insights in chapters Plastic pollution in the aquatic ecosystem: an emerging threat and its mechanisms, Behavior of micro(nano)plastics in the aquatic environment and influencing factors, Analysis and distribution characteristics of micro(nano)plastics in the water environment, Interactions between microplastics and primary producers in aquatic ecosystems, Release of micro(nano)plastics from face masks into the marine environment: measurements and ecotoxicity, and more.Other chapters cover The ecology of microbial communities on microplastics, Metals on microplastics and their environmental consequences in freshwater ecosystems, Effect of biofilm attachment on the fate of microplastics in the aquatic environment, Micro(nano)plastic pollution in the global mangrove ecosystem: a comprehensive review on the sources, fates, and effects, Effects of microplastics on amphibian performance and survival: current knowledge and research gaps, Microplastics in fishes: Occurrence, impacts, and future perspectives, and much more.

Mitigation and Adaptation of Urban Overheating

• 1st Edition
• March 21, 2024
• Nasrin Aghamohammadi + 1 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-13502-6

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• eBook 978-0-443-13503-3

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Provides a fully organized, comprehensive, and holistic analysis of the impact of urban overheating, mitigation, and adaptation on energy, health, environmental quality, survivability, quality of life, and economyMitigation and Adaptation of Urban Overheating aims to analyze and present all existing relative studies to investigate the global magnitude and characteristics of the ambient temperature drop and the reduction of the heat burden resulting from modified climate conditions due to the implementation of urban mitigation and adaptation technologies and policies.This book will discuss urban overheating, urban heat mitigation, governance, anthropogenic heat emissions, adaptation and adaptation technologies, and their impacts on urban environmental quality, urban health, energy supply and demand, low-income and aged populations, and the economy of cities. This book incorporates recent developments on urban climatology, urban overheating, mitigation, and adaptation technologies.

Advances in Environmental Electrochemistry

• 1st Edition
• March 21, 2024
• Dipak Ashok Jadhav + 3 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-18820-6

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• eBook 978-0-443-18821-3

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Advances in Environmental Electrochemistry provides a solid foundation in the basics of environmental electrochemistry, including redox reactions for contaminant removal, bio-electrochemical systems, electrochemical reactor design and the various electrochemistry-based techniques for practical wastewater degradation, environmental remediation and bioenergy recovery from waste. Advanced technologies acting as key indicators for addressing the various aspects of environmental electrochemistry are covered as well as comparisons to conventional methods and potential ways forward to their application in bioremediation technology. This book will be of interest to chemical engineers, environmental engineers, and all those interested in environmental biotechnology, bio-electrochemical systems, electrochemical sensors, advanced oxidation processes, biological wastewater treatment, and waste to energy recovery.

Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing, and Applications. Volume 5: Natural Gas Impurities and Condensate Removal

• 1st Edition
• March 21, 2024
• Mohammad Reza Rahimpour + 2 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-19223-4

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• eBook 978-0-443-19224-1

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Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing, and Applications is a comprehensive eight-volume set of books that discusses in detail the theoretical basics and practical methods of various aspects of natural gas from exploration and extraction, to synthesizing, processing and purifying, producing valuable chemicals and energy. The volumes introduce transportation and storage challenges as well as hydrates formation, extraction, and prevention.Volume 5 titled Natural Gas Impurities and Condensates Removal comprehensively discusses related techniques for particulates like arsenic and condensates removal techniques from natural gas as well as mercury, nitrogen, and helium removal from natural gas by absorption, adsorption, cryogenic, and membrane-based processes.

Magnetic Nanoparticles and Polymer Nanocomposites

• 1st Edition
• March 20, 2024
• Imran Khan + 2 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-85748-2

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• eBook 978-0-323-90341-7

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Magnetic Nanoparticles and Polymer Nanocomposites: Fundamentals and Biological, Environmental and Energy Applications focuses on the manufacturing and design of innovative magnetic polymeric nanocomposite materials for a broad range of different applications. These materials have truly outstanding and sustainable properties unlike other composites because they are combined with both organic (polymer matrix) and inorganic (semiconductor nanoparticles) materials to form a sustainable composite material. The book's focus is on magnetic semiconductor and polymer nanocomposites made from bioresorbable and biocompatible polymers, modified with magnetic nanoparticles. This book provides detailed knowledge on the modern research application of magnetic semiconductor and polymeric nanocomposites that have tremendous commercial value. In addition, these nanocomposite materials are also a good source for the renewable energy-based industry.

Supercapacitors

• 1st Edition
• March 20, 2024
• Syam G. Krishnan + 2 more
• English
• eBook 978-0-443-15477-5

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Supercapacitors: Materials, Design, and Commercialization provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research trends and opportunities in supercapacitors, particularly in terms of novel materials and electrolytes. The book addresses the transformation in supercapacitive technology from double layer capacitance to battery-type capacitance, providing a clear understanding of the conceptual differences between various charge storage processes for supercapacitors, charge storage based on materials and electrolytes, and calculation for capacitance for these charge processes. Detailed chapters discuss recent developments in materials, such as carbons, chalcogenides, MXene and phosphorene, various polymer nanocomposites, and polyoxometalates for supercapacitors.This is followed by in-depth coverage of electrolytes, including the evolution of electrolytes from aqueous to water-in-salt electrolytes and their role in improving the energy density of supercapacitors. The final part of the book examines the role of artificial intelligence in the design of supercapacitors, and latest developments in translating novel supercapacitor technologies from laboratory-scale research to a commercialization.

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Volume 5

• 2nd Edition
• Volume 5
• March 20, 2024
• Daniel Baird + 1 more
• English

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Volume 6

• 2nd Edition
• Volume 6
• March 20, 2024
• Daniel Baird + 1 more
• English