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The "greening" of industry processes - i.e., making them more
sustainable - is a popular and often lucrative trend which has seen
increased attention in recent years. Green Chemical Processes, the
2nd volume of Green Chemical Processing, covers the hot topic of
sustainability in chemistry with a view to education, as well as
considering corporate and environmental interests, e.g. in the
context of energy production. The diverse team of authors allows
for a balance between these different, but interconnected
perspectives. The American Chemical Society's 12 Principles of
Green Chemistry are woven throughout this text as well as the
series to which this book belongs.
The book introduces fundamentals of 3D printing with light,
photoinitiating system for 3D printing as well as resins. Plenty of
applications, trends and prospects are also discussed, which make
the book an essential reference for both scientists and industrial
engineers in the research fields of photochemistry, polymer
chemistry, rapid prototyping and photopolymerization.
Chemoinformatics is a scientific area that endeavours to study and
solve complex chemical problems using computational techniques and
methods. The collection of topics in this book aims to reflect the
diversity of recent advances in chemoinformatics with a broad
perspective which may be useful for scientists as well as for
graduate students and engineers. This book presents leading-edge
research from around the world in this dynamic field. Advanced
Methods and Applications in Chemoinformatics: Research Methods and
New Applications provides innovative chapters on the growth of
educational, scientific, and industrial research activities among
chemists and chemical engineers and provides a medium for mutual
communication between international academia and the industry. This
book contains significant research reporting new methodologies and
important applications in the fields of chemical informatics as
well as the latest coverage of chemical databases and the
development of new computational methods and efficient algorithms
for chemical software and chemical engineering.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is the only viable way to extract and
transport natural gas from areas not serviceable by a pipeline, but
it also poses safety risks. This book examines the safety concerns
regarding LNG, and examines the debate between its advocates and
its opponents. The text considers risks on the extraction,
transportation, and maintenance of LNG; includes discussion of case
studies and LNG-related accidents over the past half-century; and
summerizes the findings of the Governmental Accountability Office's
(GAO) survey of nineteen LNG experts from across North America and
Europe.
Wood material has acquired great importance due to its short supply
and increasing environmental awareness amongst users and
manufacturers. However, its use as an engineering material requires
consistent research developments in order to provide accurate
responses to industrial processing problems. Research Developments
in Wood Engineering and Technology examines the latest research
advances and technological developments for wood material as an
engineering product and the innovation it provides for
environmentally-friendly materials. This reference source is
essential for academics, engineers, students, and professionals
involved in the multidisciplinary fields of wood science,
mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering.
This book gives a comprehensive overview of modern hydrogenation
methods used in organic synthesis. In clearly structured chapters,
the authors cover the catalysts, scope and limitations of their
application, and the techniques for hydrogenation of carbon-carbon,
carbon-heteroatom and heteroatom-heteroatom multiple bonds.
This book introduces recovery and stabilization of common bioactive
materials in foods as well as materials science aspects of
engineering stable bioactive delivery systems. The book also
describes most typical unit operations and processes used in
recovery and manufacturing of food ingredients and foods with
stabilized bioactive components. The 15 chapters of the book
discuss in detail substances that need to be protected and
delivered via foods and beverages to achieve good stability,
bioavailability and efficacy. Dedicated chapters present current
and novel technologies used for stabilization and delivery of
bioactive components. The material included covers formulation,
stability, digestive release, bioaccessability and bioavailability.
The text features a special emphasis on the materials science and
technological aspects required for stabilization and successful
production of foods with bioactive components. Consumer demand for
healthier, yet satisfying food products is posing increasingly
tough challenges for the food industry. Scientific research reveals
new bioactive food components and new functionalities of known
components. Food materials science has also developed to a stage
where food materials can be designed and produced to protect
sensitive components for their delivery in complex food products.
Such delivery systems must meet high safety and efficacy
requirements and regulations, as well as economic viability
criteria and consumer acceptance.
This updated edition presents topical knowledge and technologies
for the thermal, chemo- and enzymatic-catalytic conversion of
biomass into chemicals, materials and fuels. International experts
from academia and industry cover the complete value chain from raw
materials into final products. A new focus discusses feedstock,
processes and products in potential concepts of future biorefining.
Bio-based plastics and nanocomposites can be used in improved
packaging for food. The morphologies and physical and chemical
properties of food packaging must be carefully controlled. This
book covers topics such as: food packaging types, natural polymers,
material properties, regulations and legislation, edible and
sustainable food packaging, and trends in end-of-life options. This
book is ideal for industrial chemists and materials scientists.
Inspired by the leading authority in the field, the Centre for
Process Systems Engineering at Imperial College London, this book
includes theoretical developments, algorithms, methodologies and
tools in process systems engineering and applications from the
chemical, energy, molecular, biomedical and other areas. It spans a
whole range of length scales seen in manufacturing industries, from
molecular and nanoscale phenomena to enterprise-wide optimization
and control. As such, this will appeal to a broad readership, since
the topic applies not only to all technical processes but also due
to the interdisciplinary expertise required to solve the
challenge.
The ultimate reference for years to come.
High-pressure Molecular Spectroscopy describes examples of the
applications of several spectroscopic methods to investigate the
behavior of various chemical systems under high pressures,
including guest-host interactions, chemical reactions,
molecule-based multiferroics, lanthanide ion-doped glasses, and
organic, inorganic and organometallic materials. The techniques
involved include: Luminescence studies Inelastic neutron scattering
Infrared and Raman studies Synchrotron X-ray diffraction
This book presents new approaches to security risk analysis and
scenario building on the basis of water works such as flood
barriers and storm surge barriers. Defending flood barriers is not
only important because of climate change and rising sea levels, but
also due to the vulnerability of fresh water supplies and the
increasing number of people living in vulnerable low-lying river
and sea deltas.
This book treats the theoretical fundamentals of adsorption
technology for water treatment from a practical perspective. It
presents all the basics needed for experimental adsorption studies
as well as for process modeling and adsorber design. According to
the increasing importance of micropollutants in the water cycle,
particular attention is paid to their competitive adsorption in the
presence of background organic matter. The current edition
considers recent developments in adsorption theory and practice.
This book aims to overview the role of non-covalent interactions,
such as hydrogen and halogen bonding, - , -anion and electrostatic
interactions, hydrophobic effects and van der Waals forces in the
synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds, as well as in design
of new crystals and function materials. The proposed book should
allow to combine, in a systematic way, recent advances on the
application of non-covalent interactions in synthesis and design of
new compounds and functional materials with significance in
Inorganic, Organic, Coordination, Organometallic, Pharmaceutical,
Biological and Material Chemistries. Therefore, it should present a
multi- and interdisciplinary character assuring a rather broad
scope. We believe it will be of interest to a wide range of
academic and research staff concerning the synthesis of new
compounds, catalysis and materials. Each chapter will be written by
authors who are well known experts in their respective fields.
The book describes the basic principles of transforming
nano-technology into nano-engineering with a particular focus on
chemical engineering fundamentals. This book provides vital
information about differences between descriptive technology and
quantitative engineering for students as well as working
professionals in various fields of nanotechnology. Besides chemical
engineering principles, the fundamentals of nanotechnology are also
covered along with detailed explanation of several specific
nanoscale processes from chemical engineering point of view. This
information is presented in form of practical examples and case
studies that help the engineers and researchers to integrate the
processes which can meet the commercial production. It is worth
mentioning here that, the main challenge in nanostructure and
nanodevices production is nowadays related to the economic point of
view. The uniqueness of this book is a balance between important
insights into the synthetic methods of nano-structures and
nanomaterials and their applications with chemical engineering
rules that educates the readers about nanosclale process design,
simulation, modelling and optimization. Briefly, the book takes the
readers through a journey from fundamentals to frontiers of
engineering of nanoscale processes and informs them about
industrial perspective research challenges, opportunities and
synergism in chemical Engineering and nanotechnology. Utilising
this information the readers can make informed decisions on their
career and business.
This book discusses basic thermodynamic behaviors and 'abnormal'
properties from a thermo-physical perspective, and explores basic
heat transfer and flow properties, the latest findings on their
physical aspects and indications, chemical engineering properties,
microscale phenomena, as well as transient behaviors in fast and
critical environments. It also presents the most and challenging
problems and the outlook for applications and innovations of
supercritical fluids.
Describes the properties of cellular membranes and their
relationship with fundamental biological processes. This book
provides insight on the chemistry, structures, model systems, and
techniques employed for studying membrane properties and processes.
A major focus is on the prominence of membranes in diverse
physiological processes and disease, as well as applications of
membranes and biomimetic membrane systems in varied disciplines.
The book aims to illuminate the significance and beauty of membrane
science, and serve both as an entry point for scholars wishing to
embark on membrane research, as well as scientists already working
in the field.
This book describes the tremendous progress that has been made in
the development of gas separation membranes based both on inorganic
and polymeric materials. Materials discussed include polymer
inclusion membranes (PIMs), metal organic frameworks (MOFs), carbon
based materials, zeolites, as well as other materials, and mixed
matrix membranes (MMMs) in which the above novel materials are
incorporated. This broad survey of gas membranes covers material,
theory, modeling, preparation, characterization (for example, by
AFM, IR, XRD, ESR, Positron annihilation spectroscopy), tailoring
of membranes, membrane module and system design, and applications.
The book is concluded with some perspectives about the future
direction of the field.
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