Technical category: 2066 books
by Pratima Bajpai
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
The book describes the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for biomass-to-biofuel conversion processes, which is an important step in increasing ethanol production for biofuels. It also highlights the main challenges and suggests possible ways to make these technologies feasible for the biofuel...
Biofuels
Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
Global concern for energy security and environmental protection has put great emphasis on the search for alternative energy sources, particularly for the transport sector. Biofuels have emerged as a highly promising source of alternative energy, and have drawn global R&D for their production using...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
The increasing global demand for energy requires a versatile approach, prompting many researchers to focus on renewable bioenergy from different biomasses, especially cellulosic biomass. Such biomasses can be agricultural wastes, municipal wastes or direct harvests from high-yield energy corps. If...
Lignin Valorization
Emerging Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018
Lignin, an aromatic biopolymer found in plant cell walls, is a key component of lignocellulosic biomass and generally utilized for heat and power. However, lignin’s chemical composition makes it an attractive source for biological and catalytic conversion to fuels and chemicals. Bringing together...
by Tony J.A. Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2009
This four-volume reference work builds upon the success of past editions of Elsevier’s Corrosion title (by Shreir, Jarman, and Burstein), covering the range of innovations and applications that have emerged in the years since its publication. Developed in partnership with experts from the Corrosion...
by Jennifer Wilcox
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
This book approaches the energy science sub-field carbon capture with an interdisciplinary discussion based upon fundamental chemical concepts ranging from thermodynamics, combustion, kinetics, mass transfer, material properties, and the relationship between the chemistry and process of carbon capture...
Handbook of Deposition Technologies for Films and Coatings
Science, Applications and Technology
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
This 3e, edited by Peter M. Martin, PNNL 2005 Inventor of the Year, is an extensive update of the many improvements in deposition technologies, mechanisms, and applications. This long-awaited revision includes updated and new chapters on atomic layer deposition, cathodic arc deposition, sculpted thin...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
The importance of emulsification techniques, their use in the production of nanoparticles for biomedical applications as well as application of rheological techniques for studying the interaction between the emulsion droplets is gathered in this reference work.
Written by some of the top scientists...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental and Energy Applications provides the fundamental physico-chemical characterizations of recently explored carbon-based polymer nanocomposites, such as carbon nanotubes, graphene and its derivatives, nanodiamond, fullerenes and other nano-sized carbon...
Nanoporous Materials IV
Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Nanoporous Materials, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada June 7-10, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2005
Nanoporous Materials IV contains the invited lectures and peer-reviewed oral and poster contributions to be presented at the 4th International Symposium on Nanoporous Materials, which will be hosted in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, June 7-10, 2005. This volume covers complementary approaches to...
Zeolites and Ordered Mesoporous Materials: Progress and Prospects
The 1st FEZA School on Zeolites, Prague, Czech Republic, August 20-21, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2005
Zeolites are the most frequently used industrial catalysts. Their applications range from oil refining, petrochemistry and the synthesis of special chemicals to environmental catalysis. Rapid progress in basic research and the development of new processes has resulted in the first Federation of European...
Encyclopedia of Polymer Blends, Volume 3
Structure
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
A complete and timely overview of the topic, this Encyclopedia imparts knowledge of fundamental principles and their applications for academicians, scientists and researchers, while informing engineers, industrialists and entrepreneurs of the current state of the technology and its utilization.
The...
Nanocoatings and Ultra-Thin Films
Technologies and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2011
Coatings are used for a wide range of applications, from anti-fogging coatings for glass through to corrosion control in the aerospace and automotive industries. Nanocoatings and ultra-thin films provides an up-to-date review of the fundamentals, processes of deposition, characterisation and applications...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2011
This book provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary basic research, emerging technology, and commercial and industrial applications associated with the electrophoretic deposition of nanomaterials. This presentation of the subject includes an historical survey, the underlying theory of electrophoresis,...