Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering Books

""Ducks and Geese: Standard Breeds and Management"" is a comprehensive guide to raising and breeding domestic waterfowl, written by George Ellsworth Howard and originally published in 1897. The book covers a variety of topics related to duck and goose...

Le livre ""Electricite Industrielle, 1895-1896"" �����crit par Joseph Pionchon en 1896 est un ouvrage qui traite de l'�����lectricit����� industrielle. Il s'agit d'un manuel technique qui aborde les principes fondamentaux de l'�����lectricit�����, les...

Consolidation des Berges par D�����rivation d'un Torrent: Torrent de Saint Julien (1900) di Mougin, Paul Louis ����� un libro che tratta della consolidazione delle rive di un torrente attraverso la derivazione delle sue acque. Pubblicato nel 1900, il...

Le livre ""Percement De L�������Isthme Du Darien: L�������Isthme Americain Et Le Canal Colombien (1869)"" �����crit par Lucien De Puydt est une �����tude d�����taill�����e sur la construction du canal de Panama. Publi����� en 1869, le livre explore les...

Present-Day Warfare: How An Army Trains And Fights is a book written by Jacques Rouvier in 1918. The book is a comprehensive guide to the methods and techniques used by armies during the First World War. It explores the strategies and tactics used by...

""Origin of Petroleum, Coal, Etc."" is a comprehensive and expert treatise written by William Plotts in 1905. The book delves into the actual occurrence of petroleum, coal, and other related products in the strata of the earth crust. Plotts provides a...

Locomotive Valves And Valve Gears: With A Special Treatise On Valve Setting (1917) is a book written by Jacob Herbert Yoder. The book is a comprehensive guide to the operation and maintenance of locomotive valves and valve gears. It covers the principles...

Locomotive Lubrication is a book written by William John Schlacks and first published in 1911. This book is a comprehensive guide to the lubrication of locomotives, covering everything from the types of lubricants used to the methods of applying them. It...

This book presents a comprehensive coverage of fundamentals, latest technologies and industrial applications of Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) in process industries. Simple and effective WHR techniques are illustrated with industrial examples, to help readers...

The book presents chapters from world leaders on water desalination advances with respect to processes, separations materials, and energy and environmental considerations. It provides a balanced discussion of the mature and newer desalination...

The reactions of two nano-thermites, aluminum (Al)with copper oxide (CuO) and Al with nickel oxide(NiO) are studied. These oxidizers were selectedbased on their predicted properties: similar flametemperatures but significantly opposing gasgeneration...

Microbial cultures usually produce a significantamount of acidic byproducts which can repress cellgrowth and product synthesis. Metabolic engineeringprovides a powerful approach to optimize the cellularactivities and improve product yields by...

In the last years, DNA arrays have attractedincreasing attention among medical diagnosis andanalytical chemists. The broad range of applicationthat has been found for DNA arrays makes them animportant analytical tool. The main goal of this book is to...

Two naturally produced in vivo affinity resin substitutes have been combined with a self-cleaving tag to develop two novel affinity-based purification technologies. The first resin alternative is polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) granules and the second is...

The co-firing technology of coal with biomass has been implemented to enhance the usage of biomass in power generation, thus reducing the release of greenhouse gas emissions. This study deals with the fireside issues, namely ash-related issues that arise...

Petroleum resources continue to be the main source ofenergy in today's civilization. It is important topredict petroleum production accurately in order toplan long-term energy management. Currently usedpredictive tools are inadequate for capturing...

Bioenhancers have been used in Ayurveda historically and are now being investigated for their pharmacological effi cacy. Herbal bioenhancers work on the gastrointestinal tract to improve absorption and drug bioavailability by acting on the drug metabolic...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

A large variety of degradation environments have varying degrees of effect on the properties and performance of polymeric materials. In order to sustain the usefulness of the polymeric materials over longer periods of time, it is of vital importance to...

Biochemical engineering is an important branch of engineering that has diverse applications in fields like pharmaceutical industry, petrochemical industry, food, water treatment, etc. The chapters included herein elucidate new techniques of biochemical...

Chemical engineering is widely applied for the production of chemicals, raw material, petrochemicals, etc. This book covers in detail some existing theories and innovative concepts like researches on polymers, microfluids, separation processes,...

The process of transformation of agricultural products into food for consumption is termed as food processing. It is an important aspect of food production. It is necessary for making food edible, enabling preservation, toxin removal, and distribution...

Food quality refers to the accepted standards of taste, flavor, appearance, dietary and nutritional requirements as well as safety for consumption by humans. The scientific discipline of food safety is concerned with the handling, preparation and storage...

Food processing is the transformation of raw or cooked food into marketable food products that can be stored and consumed. It combines commercial practices such as thermal processing, freezing, etc. and household practices such as pickling, mincing or...

The Ethical Food Manifesto calls on Americans to consistently apply ethical principles to food consumption, production, regulation, and investment. The author criticizes the food industry for its lack of transparency and suggests needed reforms.

The evidence is becoming stronger for a direct link between increased genome/epigenome damage and increased risk for adverse health outcomes. It is clear micronutrients are critical as cofactors for many cellular functions such as DNA repair enzymes or...

This book outlines the strategies used in the investigation, characterization, management, and restoration and remediation for various contaminated sites. It draws on real-world examples from across the globe to illustrate remediation techniques and...

This interdisciplinary book is written for government and industry professionals who need a comprehensive, accessible guide to modern energy security. Introducing the ten predominant energy types, both renewable and non-renewable, the book illustrates...

Nanotechnology offers great potential to revolutionize conventional food science and the food industry. The use of nanotechnology in the food industry promises improved taste, flavor, color, texture, and consistency of foodstuffs and increased absorption...

Exploring the chemistry of synthesis, mechanisms of polymerization, reaction engineering of step-growth and chain-growth polymerization, polymer characterization, thermodynamics and structural, mechanical, thermal and transport behavior of polymers as...

As with the first edition, the main goal of Advanced Technologies for Meat Processing is to provide the reader with recent developments in new advanced technologies for the full meat-　processing chain.　This book is written by distinguished international...

This book covers fundamental, recent developments in meat processing, emphasizing the mechanism of action of these technologies and their impact on the final product characteristics and consumer acceptability.

Ethnic and international foods have gradually been integrated into the daily diet in North America. However, the existing literature of flavor characteristics and chemistry of such foods remains fragmentary and diverse. This...

Polymeric and hybrid nanoparticles have received increased scientific interest in terms of basic research as well as commercial applications, promising a variety of uses for nanostructures in fields including bionanotechnology and medicine. Condensing...

Membrane Modification: Technology and Applications is written for engineers, scientists, graduate students, and researchers in the field of membrane science and technology, materials science, applied physics, chemistry, and environmental science. The...

Although batch processing has existed for a long time, designing these processes and unit operations has been considered an onerous task that required computational efforts. Design of these processes is made more complex because of the time dependent...

There is a wealth of published research on the health-promoting effects of green tea and its various components including polyphenols. Green Tea Polyphenols: Nutraceuticals of Modern Life presents a collection of global findings on the numerous health...

Over the past two decades, type 2 diabetes has emerged as a leading threat to global health, and the considerable overlap in obesity and diabetes trends are likely no coincidence. While the underpinnings for both etiologies are linked to lifestyles,...

Many factors are relevant in making the proper choice of food packaging material, including those related to shelf life and biodegradability. To meet these demands, new processing and preservation techniques have arisen, most notably modified atmosphere...

The book briefly describes the structure, properties and applications of various grades of steel, primarily aimed at non-metallurgical students from other engineering streams. The book consists of nine chapters covering most of the important types of...

This book contains a series of exercises and problems posed in the subject of green metrics. Essentially it is a "how to" book on evaluating the material efficiency, environmental impact, safety-hazard impact, and energy efficiency of any kind of...

Essentials & Applications of Food Engineering provides a comprehensive understanding of food engineering operations and their practical and industrial utility. It presents pertinent case studies, solved numerical problems, and multiple choice...

This book documents the long, still ongoing battle between the US Food and Drug Administration and the dietary supplement industry. It presents the complex, often subtle, and sometimes overlooked series of events that had a major impact on how dietary...