Adhesives - Properties, Modifications, Typical and Innovative Applications
Current Status and Opportunity in Fibre and Composites
This book explores the processing, properties, and applications of Posidonia oceanica, an abundant marine plant found in the Mediterranean Sea, for the production of cellulose and nanocellulose. It demonstrates the treatment of Posidonia oceanica waste through chemical and mechanical modifications to produce a renewable, biodegradable nanomaterial known as nanocellulose. The unique properties of this nanocellulose enable its applications as an adsorbent material for dye removal, as nanofibers in composites, and in macromolecular materials. This book is an essential resource for university departments in chemistry, materials science, and physics, as well as research institutions and industries interested in the valorization of Posidonia oceanica residues. It provides insights into using this marine biomass to produce cellulose derivatives and/or lignocellulosic fibers for fiber-reinforced composites and papermaking applications. Furthermore, the book consolidates valuable knowledge about Posidonia oceanica and its multi-scale valorization for the development of innovative materials.
Essay On The Use Of Various Alloys, Especially Of Phosphorous Bronze, For The Founding Of Cannon
Essay On The Use Of Various Alloys, Especially Of Phosphorous Bronze, For The Founding Of Cannon
The evolution and the crucial role of the USA Army Special Forces
Internal Stresses in Heterogeneous Solids
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Simple and Accurate Flow Measuring Devices in Agriculture and Industry
Municipal Solid, Agricultural, and Mining Waste in Sub-Saharan Africa
The book seeks to cover the application of the principles of the circular economy within the context of the processing and waste management industry in sub-Saharan Africa. It includes topics related to the circular economy and the sustainable use of resources in the mining, process industry, and waste management sectors, and examines how some resources from these sectors, currently treated as "waste", can be converted into secondary resources that can help drive economic development.Features: Describes fundamental environmental and process engineering principles to understand waste valorization technologies. Covers sustainable solid waste management and recovery of resources from solid waste from an African perspective. Provides guidelines for specific approaches to long-term sustainable waste management. Includes alternative waste treatment technologies in order of priority as per the waste hierarchy. Introduces pertinent industry-specific case studies, worked examples, and problems. This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in environmental and chemical engineering and waste treatment.
Chemistry of Dehydrogenation Reactions and Its Applications
The present book focuses on advancement in the application of heterogeneous catalytic materials for the dehydrogenative synthesis of valuable organic compounds from substrates such as alcohols and simple aliphatic compounds. Several heterogeneous transition metals-based catalytic materials are explored for the synthesis of valuable chemicals for industrial applications. The book provides insight into the application of state-of-the-art technology for energy utilization and clean chemical synthesis.Features: Offers a wide overview of dehydrogenation catalytic chemistry catalyzed by transition metals and their compounds. Helps design novel and more benign and uncomplicated protocols for the synthesis of valuable chemicals from readily available raw materials. Provides deeper insight into the aspect of dehydrogenation reactions for clean chemical synthesis via a cascade process. Summarizes new mechanistic details of dehydrogenation reactions, experimental side development and applications of dehydrogenation techniques. Explores alternative solutions for the assimilation and transportation of clean energy in the form of hydrogen energy utilization. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in chemical engineering, chemistry, catalysis, organic synthesis, pharmaceutical chemistry and petrochemistry.
Advances in Microwave Engineering
This text showcases recent advancements in the field of microwave engineering, starting from the use of innovative materials to the latest microwave applications. It also highlights safety guidelines for exposure to microwave and radio frequency energy. The book provides information on measuring circuit parameters and dielectric parameters. Explains microwave antennas, microwave communication, microwave propagation, microwave devices, and circuits in detail Covers microwave measurement techniques, radiation hazards, space communication, and safety measures Focuses on advanced computing technologies, wireless communication, and fiber optics Presents scattering matrix and microwave passive components and devices such as phase shifters and power dividers Showcases the importance of space communication, radio astronomy, microwave material processing, and advanced computing technologies The text provides a comprehensive study of the foundations of microwave heating and its interactions with materials for various applications. It also addresses applications of microwave devices and technologies in diverse areas, including computational electromagnetics, remote sensing, transmission lines, radiation hazards, and safety measures. It emphasizes the impact of resonances on microwave power absorption and the effect of nonuniformity on heating rates. The text is primarily written for senior undergraduate students, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer engineering, and materials science.
Wastewater Treatment in Steel Industries
Treatment of toxic wastewater generated from different unit operations of the steel industry is a matter of extensive research. The most important is the utilization of different treatment techniques, especially ozonation, electrocoagulation, precipitation, and various hybrid methods for the remediation of toxic pollutants. This book covers case studies of various treatment techniques utilized for the remediation of different steel industry unit operation wastewater. The book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in wastewater treatment and chemical engineering.Features: Focuses on case studies of steel industry-generated wastewater treatment Discusses different unit operations of the steel industry along with wastewater generation Provides insights for the remediation of toxic industrial wastewater by different advanced treatment techniques Considers the environmental impacts of the generated steel plant wastewater Includes focused knowledge and future insights on wastewater treatment
Wastewater Treatment Using Green Synthesis
Wastewater Treatment Using Green Synthesis discusses advances in wastewater treatment with a focus on biological processes. Major topics discussed include bioremediation through microorganisms, green and iron-based nanoparticles in wastewater treatment, TiO2 Doped Lignocellulosic Biopolymer with an emphasis on their photodegradation potential for a variety of pollutants, and permanent film growth. It further includes remediation of industrial sludges/effluents with a particular emphasis on biological treatment, phytoremediation, and de-ballasting water treatment technology. Features: Focuses on the implementation of effective wastewater treatment with orientation towards biological processes Covers both biological and physico-chemical waste and wastewater treatment processes, focusing on emerging techniques Reviews computational method approaches, the application of TiO2-doped biopolymers, iron nanoparticles, and the use of molecular techniques for wastewater treatment Illustrates molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, homology modelling, and biodegradation pathways prediction Includes dedicated chapters on biological wastewater treatment This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in environmental and chemical engineering with a focus on wastewater treatment.
Understanding Data Analytics and Predictive Modelling in the Oil and Gas Industry
This book covers aspects of data science and predictive analytics used in the oil and gas industry by looking into the challenges of data processing and data modelling unique to this industry. It includes upstream management, intelligent/digital wells, value chain integration, crude basket forecasting, and so forth. It further discusses theoretical, methodological, well-established, and validated empirical work dealing with various related topics. Special focus has been given to experimental topics with various case studies.Features: Provides an understanding of the basics of IT technologies applied in the oil and gas sector Includes deep comparison between different artificial intelligence techniques Analyzes different simulators in the oil and gas sector as well as discussion of AI applications Focuses on in-depth experimental and applied topics Details different case studies for upstream and downstream This book is aimed at professionals and graduate students in petroleum engineering, upstream industry, data analytics, and digital transformation process in oil and gas.
Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing
This book describes the operations and industrial processes related to the production of advanced materials including ingot and powder metallurgy processing routes. It outlines the deformation processing mechanisms inducing failure at both ambient and high temperatures. Further, it embodies practical knowledge and engineering mechanisms of traditional and unorthodox material disposal approaches, concurrently with gear cutting/ manufacturing and computer numerically controlled machining. The surface fusion of metals in the production of coatings via the process of laser cladding is also covered.Features: Covers novel and multi-variety techniques of materials processing and manufacturing. Reports on the significant variables of the processes and basic operations of advanced materials. Discusses fundamental and engineering machining analysis. Includes novel fabrication of TiAl alloys using both powder and ingot metallurgy routes. Enables critical thinking through technical problem solving of local service manufacturers. This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in materials and manufacturing engineering.
Hydrogels
The demand for advanced energy devices such as high-performance batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, electrolyzers, and flexible/wearable devices is increasing rapidly. To meet such demand, high-performance and stable materials that could be used as active materials in these devices are much needed. This book focuses on the use of hydrogels in such emerging applications.The main objective of this book is to provide current, state-of-the-art development in hydrogel-based materials, their applications in energy, and their future challenges. This book covers the entire spectrum of hydrogels for their applications in a range of energy devices in terms of materials, various synthetic approaches, architectural aspects, design and technology of energy devices, and challenges. This book covers the fundamentals of hydrogels, various composites of hydrogels, design concepts, different technologies, and applications in the diverse energy area. All chapters are written by experts in these areas around the world, making this a suitable textbook for students and providing new guidelines to researchers and industries working in these areas.This book includes topics such as various approaches to synthesizing hydrogels, their characterizations, and emerging applications in the energy area. Fundamentals of energy devices, working principles, and their challenges are also covered. This book will provide new directions to scientists, researchers, and students to better understand hydrogel-based materials and their emerging applications in energy.
