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Cover of Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining
by Mohamed A. Fahim, Taher A. Al-Sahhaf, Amal Elkilani
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009

Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining presents the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics, and it explains the scientific background essential for understanding refinery operations. The text also provides a detailed introduction to refinery engineering topics, ranging from the basic principles and...
Cover of Combustion

Combustion

From Basics to Applications

by Maximilian Lackner, Árpád Palotás, Franz Winter
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2013

Combustion, the process of burning, is defined as a chemical reaction between a combustible reactant (the fuel) and an oxidizing agent (such as air) in order to produce heat and in most cases light while new chemical species (e.g., flue gas components) are formed. This book covers a gap on the market...
Cover of Drying in the Process Industry
by C. M. van 't Land
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011

A comprehensive approach to selecting and understanding drying equipment for chemical and mechanical engineers A detailed reference of interest for engineers and energy specialists working in the process industry field, Drying in the Process Industry investigates the current state of the art...
Cover of Sulfuric Acid Manufacture
by Matt King, Michael Moats, Matthew J. King
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2005

More sulfuric acid is produced every year than any other chemical. It has a wide range of uses including phosphate fertilizer production, explosives, glue, wood preservatives, and lead-acid batteries. It is also a particularily corrosive and dangerous acid, with extreme environmental and health hazards...
Cover of Control and Optimisation of Process Systems
by S. Pushpavanam
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013

Advances in Chemical Engineering was established in 1960 and is the definitive serial in the area. It is one of great importance to organic chemists, polymer chemists, and many biological scientists. Written by established authorities in the field, the comprehensive reviews combine descriptive chemistry...
Cover of Nonlinear Systems and Optimization for the Chemical Engineer
by Guido Buzzi-Ferraris, Flavio Manenti
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013

This third book in a suite of four practical guides is an engineer's companion to using numerical methods for the solution of complex mathematical problems. The required software is provided by way of the freeware mathematical library BzzMath that is developed and maintained by the authors. The present...
Cover of Guidelines for Engineering Design for Process Safety
by CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012

This updated version of one of the most popular and widely used CCPS books provides plant design engineers, facility operators, and safety professionals with key information on selected topics of interest. The book focuses on process safety issues in the design of chemical, petrochemical, and hydrocarbon...
Cover of Thermodynamics for the Practicing Engineer
by Louis Theodore, Francesco Ricci, Timothy Vanvliet
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011

Enables you to easily advance from thermodynamics principles to applications Thermodynamics for the Practicing Engineer, as the title suggests, is written for all practicing engineers and anyone studying to become one. Its focus therefore is on applications of thermodynamics, addressing both...
Cover of Black Liquor Gasification
by Pratima Bajpai
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014

Black Liquor Gasification (BLG) is a first of its kind to guide chemical engineers, students, operators of paper plants, technocrats, and entrepreneurs on practical guidelines and a holistic techno-enviro-economic perspective applicable to their future or existing projects based on the treatment of...
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Zero Waste Engineering

A New Era of Sustainable Technology Development

by M. M. Khan, M. R. Islam
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016

Is "zero waste engineering" possible? This book outlines how to achieve zero waste engineering, following natural pathways that are truly sustainable. Using methods that have been developed in various areas for sustainability purposes, such as new mathematical models, recyclable material...
Cover of The Role of Colloidal Systems in Environmental Protection
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Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2014

The Role of Colloidal Systems in Environmental Protectiondescribes the importance of colloids in many applications that contribute to environmental protection, including drinking water and wastewater treatment, heavy metal remediation, treatment of radioactive materials, corrosion, and energy conversion....
Cover of Biodegradable and Biobased Polymers for Environmental and Biomedical Applications
by Susheel Kalia, Luc Avérous
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016

This volume incorporates 13 contributions from renowned experts from the relevant research fields that are related biodegradable and biobased polymers and their environmental and biomedical applications. Specifically, the book highlights: Developments in polyhydroxyalkanoates applications...
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Reactive Polymers Fundamentals and Applications

A Concise Guide to Industrial Polymers

by Johannes Karl Fink
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013

The use of reactive polymers enables manufacturers to make chemical changes at a late stage in the production process—these in turn cause changes in performance and properties. Material selection and control of the reaction are essential to acheive optimal performance. The second edition of Reactive...
Cover of Carbon-based Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental and Energy Applications
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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...
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