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Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
This book contains peer reviewed papers accepted for presentation at the National Conference on Advances in Environmental Science & Technology. Topics include environmental regulations, groundwater remediation technologies, waste to energy, climate change, economics, environmental justice,...
by Yaji Huang, Jiang Wu, Weiguo Zhou
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
This book provides extensive information on high-temperature H2S removal for integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) coarse gas, together with briefly introductions to the concept of clean coal technology, and to the mechanism and kinetics of hot coal gas desulfurizers.
Readers will gain...
ICGSCE 2014
Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Sustainability and Chemical Engineering
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
This book includes selected papers from the ICGSCE 2014 with focus on the current trends of global resources used to meet the growing demands to improve life style coupled with environmental and social problems related to the resource consumption with emphasize to move towards sustainable development. It...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 1999
In order to reflect the increasing importance and interest of the microsatellites in high technology and scientific applications in space, the Colloquium on Microsatellites as Research Tools was organized to promote its usage and technology development and to foster the international cooperation,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Many environmental problems resulting from atmospheric, land and water pollution are now widely understood. The combination of both improved technology and legislative pressure has led to a reduction in pollution from industrial practices in the West in recent years. However, sustainable development...
by Chongrak Polprasert, Thammarat Koottatep
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
This fourth edition of Organic Waste Recycling is fully updated with new material to create a comprehensive and accessible textbook: - New chapter on constructed wetlands for wastewater and faecal sludge stabilization. - New sections on: waste recycling vs. climate change and water; faecal sludge...
by Chongrak Polprasert, Thammarat Koottatep
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
This fourth edition of Organic Waste Recycling is fully updated with new material to create a comprehensive and accessible textbook: - New chapter on constructed wetlands for wastewater and faecal sludge stabilization. - New sections on: waste recycling vs. climate change and water; faecal sludge...
War in Space
The Science and Technology Behind Our Next Theater of Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2019
With the recent influx of spaceflight and satellite launches, the region of outer space has become saturated with vital technology used for communication and surveillance and the functioning of business and government. But what would happen if these capabilities were disrupted or even destroyed? How...
by Pen-Chi Chiang, Shu-Yuan Pan
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2017
This book focuses on an important technology for mineralizing and utilizing CO2 instead of releasing it into the atmosphere. CO2 mineralization and utilization demonstrated in the waste-to-resource supply chain can “reduce carbon dependency, promote resource and energy efficiency, and lessen environmental...
by Pratima Bajpai
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
This book presents a state-of-the-art report on the treatment of pulp and paper industry effluents using anaerobic technology. It covers a comprehensive range of topics, including the basic reasons for anaerobic treatment, comparison between anaerobic and aerobic treatment, effluent types suitable...
Phosphorus: Polluter and Resource of the Future
Removal and Recovery from Wastewater
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Phosphorus has always been both a curse and a blessing. On the one hand, it is essential for all life forms and cannot be replaced by anything. On the other hand, wastewater treatment aims to minimize phosphorus concentrations in wastewater in order to minimize its discharge into rivers and lakes,...
Innovations in Green Chemistry and Green Engineering
Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Processes that meet the objectives of green chemistry and chemical engineering minimize waste and energy use, and eliminate toxic by-products. Given the ubiquitous nature of products from chemical processes in our lives, green chemistry and chemical engineering are vital components of any sustainable...
by Kenneth S. Keyes Jr., Jacque Fresco
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Looking Forward is an imaginative and fascinating book in which the authors take you on a journey into the culture and technology of the twenty-first century. After an introductory section that discusses the Things that Shape Your Future, you will explore the whys and wherefores of the unfamiliar,...
Geothermal Energy
From Theoretical Models to Exploration and Development
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
The internal heat of the planet Earth represents an inexhaustible reservoir of thermal energy. This form of energy, known as geothermal energy has been utilized throughout human history in the form of hot water from hot springs. Modern utilization of geothermal energy includes direct use of the heat...