James H Clark: 30 books
Sustainable Solvents
Perspectives from Research, Business and International Policy
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2017
Solvents are ubiquitous throughout the chemical industry and are found in many consumer products. As a result, interest in solvents and their environmental impact has been steadily increasing. However, in order to achieve maximum integration of new green solvents into the relevant chemical sectors,...
by Xuhong Qian, Zhenjiang Zhao, Yufang Xu
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
In biotechnology and bioengineering, small molecules can be used to increase the efficiency reduce the cost and damage to the environment of certain bioprocesses. This book introduces readers to the important field of chemically promoted biotechnology and bioengineering and presents the theory behind...
by Liliana Mammino, Franz Rauch-Alpen-Adria, Kenneth M. Doxsee
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Educating the next generation of chemists about green chemistry issues, such as waste minimisation and clean synthesis, is vital for environmental sustainability. This book enables green issues to be taught from the underlying principles of all chemistry courses rather than in isolation. Chapters contributed...
by James H. Clark
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
No matter what you do on Minecraft, you will need to build some sort of structure along the way. As a nomad, you might encounter places you’d previously explored. It’s fun to see your finished structures dotting the landscape, hinting at a previous civilization. If you choose to build a city, you’ll...
A Visual Guide to Minecraft®
Dig into Minecraft® with this (parent-approved) guide full of tips, hints, and projects!
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Dig into Minecraft® with this (parent-approved) guide full of tips, hints, and projects! A Visual Guide to Minecraft® is written with younger players in mind and offers page after page of engaging age-appropriate content about the game. The book is packed with pictures, descriptions, and easy-to-follow...
by Mary Boyd, James H. Clark, Georgetown County Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2010
Georgetown lies just inland of the Atlantic Ocean at the upper reaches of Winyah Bay. For eons, five rivers have flowed through the countryside, offering lifeblood to a town and its people. Founded in 1729, Georgetown has seen the heights of prosperity in the indigo and rice crops and the depths of despair...
by Shu-Hong Yu, Vitaliy Budarin, Rafael Luque
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Porous carbon materials are at the heart of many applications, including renewable energy storage and generation, due to their superior physical properties and availability. The environmentally-friendly production of these materials is crucial for a sustainable future.
This book focuses on the transformation...
Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass
Advances in Science and Technology
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Fast pyrolysis and related catalytic pyrolysis are of increasing interest as pathways to advanced biofuels that closely mimic traditional petroleum products. Research has moved from empirical investigations to more fundamental studies of pyrolysis mechanisms. Theories on the chemical and physical...
by Francesca Kerton, Ray Marriott, James H Clark
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Everyone is becoming more environmentally conscious and therefore, chemical processes are being developed with their environmental burden in mind. This also means that more traditional chemical methods are being replaced with new innovations and this includes new solvents. Solvents are everywhere,...
by Ana Matias, Manuel Nunes da Ponte, Jeremy Luterbacher
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
In recent years carbon dioxide has played an increasingly important role in biomass processing. This book presents the state-of-the-art of a range of diverse approaches for the use of carbon dioxide in biomass valorisation. The book explores cutting-edge research and important advances in green high-pressure...
Hazardous Reagent Substitution
A Pharmaceutical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
In recent years, a significant amount of progress has been made using green chemistry in the synthesis of synthetically useful compounds and molecules by replacing hazardous chemicals with greener alternatives. However, there is still room for improvement, especially in the pharmaceutical sector where...
Natural Product Extraction
Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Natural products are sought after by the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, and research continues into their potential for new applications. Extraction of natural products in an economic and environmentally-friendly way is of high importance to all industries involved.
This book...
Sustainable Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals
Using Transition Metal Complexes as Catalysts
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
There is a growing interest in the development of sustainable processes for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and this book bridges the divide between industrial examples and the fundamental chemistry. It explains the basic principles of using transition metal catalysis with several green approaches...
Biobased Aerogels
Polysaccharide and Protein-based Materials
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018
Aerogels have been in use for over 80 years and have been utilised in a wide variety of applications, in particular, there has been growing use of insulating nanoporous materials in the aerospace industry. Recent awareness of the environmental implications of materials has driven researchers to develop...