Wiley Scrivener imprint: 312 books
by J. O. Robertson, G. V. Chilingar
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Oil and gas still power the bulk of our world, from automobiles and the power plants that supply electricity to our homes and businesses, to jet fuel, plastics, and many other products that enrich our lives. With the relatively recent development of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), multilateral,...
Cathodic Protection
Industrial Solutions for Protecting Against Corrosion
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
A companion to the title Corrosion Chemistry, this volume covers both the theoretical aspects of cathodic protection and the practical applications of the technology, including the most cutting-edge processes and theories. Engineers and scientists across a wide range of disciplines and industries...
by Louis Theodore, Kumar Ganesan, Ryan R. Dupont
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
The authors have written a practical introductory text exploring the theory and applications of unit operations for environmental engineers that is a comprehensive update to Linvil Rich’s 1961 classic work, “Unit Operations in Sanitary Engineering”. The book is designed to serve as a training...
by Dac-Nhuong Le, Raghvendra Kumar, Jyotir Moy Chatterjee
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
The purpose of this book is first to study cloud computing concepts, security concern in clouds and data centers, live migration and its importance for cloud computing, the role of firewalls in domains with particular focus on virtual machine (VM) migration and its security concerns. The book then...
Critical Reflections on Nuclear and Renewable Energy
Environmental Protection and Safety in the Wake of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
The Fukushima nuclear incident made people ponder and question nuclear safety again, resulting in decisions by certain countries to phase out nuclear power completely. Is this the right decision? Are there better ways to deal with this important issue of the 21th century?
The book analyses...
Tidal Power
Harnessing Energy from Water Currents
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
As the global supply of conventional energy sources, such as fossil fuels, dwindles and becomes more and more expensive, unconventional and renewable sources of energy, such as power generation from water sources, is becoming more and more important. Hydropower has been around for decades, but this...
Polymer Nanotubes Nanocomposites
Synthesis, Properties and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Since the publication of the successful first edition of the book in 2010, the field has matured and a large number of advancements have been made to the science of polymer nanotube nanocomposites (PNT) in terms of synthesis, filler surface modification, as well as properties. Moreover, a number of...
Nanostructured Polymer Membranes, Volume 2
Applications
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
The 2nd volume on applications with discuss the various aspects of state-of-the-art, new challenges and opportunities for gas and vapor separation of polymer membranes, membranes for wastewater treatment, polymer electrolyte membranes and methanol fuel cells, polymer membranes for water desalination,...
Formation Testing
Low Mobility Pressure Transient Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Traditional well logging methods, such as resistivity, acoustic, nuclear and NMR, provide indirect information related to fluid and formation properties. The “formation tester,” offered in wireline and MWD/LWD operations, is different. It collects actual downhole fluid samples for surface analysis,...
Plant-Based Natural Products
Derivatives and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Intense research has been started all around the world in the past few decades to exploit different agents from natural products as eco-friendly alternative to synthetic and toxic chemicals. Natural products and their derivatives have received increasing attention for their use in many everyday applications...
Functional Polymers in Food Science
From Technology to Biology, Volume 1: Food Packaging
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Polymers are an important part in everyday life; products made from polymers range from sophisticated articles, such as biomaterials, to aerospace materials. One of the reasons for the great popularity exhibited by polymers is their ease of processing. Polymer properties can be tailored to meet specific...
Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs)
Contaminants of Concern
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
This new volume provides a timely study on the environmental challenges from a specific class of perfluorinated chemical compounds (PFCs) that are now being recognized as a worldwide health threat. Recent studies report that levels of classes of PFCs known as polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl (PFASs)...
Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels, Volume 1
Biofeedstocks and Their Processing
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
Biofuels production is one of the most extensively studied fields in the energy sector that can provide an alternative energy source and bring the energy industry closer to sustainability. Biomass-based fuel production, or renewable fuels, are becoming increasingly important as a potential solution...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2013
Advances in Food Science and Nutrition covers topics such as food safety objectives, risk assessment, quality assurance and control, good manufacturing practices, food processing systems, design and control, and rapid methods of analysis and detection, as well as sensor technology, environmental control,...