Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering Books

This volume includes 11 contributions to the 23rd Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society which took in Antalya, Turkey between September 6th and 11th, 2009. The contributions from leading scientists cover a broad spectrum of topics...

Scientific Background.- Overview on OntoCAPE.- Meta Model.- Upper Level.- Supporting Concepts.- Material.- Chemical Process Systems.- Mathematical Models.- Design Principles of OntoCAPE.- Related Work on Ontologies for Engineering Applications.-...

This is truly an exciting time to be in the ?eld of polymer science. Advances in polymerization methods are providing polymer scientists with the ability to specify and control polymer composition, structure, architecture, and molecular weight to a...

The homogenization of single phase gases or liquids with chemical reactive components by mixing belongs to one of the oldest basic operations applied in chemical engineering. The mixing process is used as an essential step in...

Masakatsu Shibasaki, Motomu Kanai, Shigeki Matsunaga, and Naoya Kumagai: Multimetallic Multifunctional Catalysts for Asymmetric Reactions.- Takao Ikariya: Bifunctional transition metal-based molecular catalysts for asymmetric syntheses.- Chidambaram...

The term transport phenomena is used to describe processes in which mass, momentum, energy and entropy move about in matter. Advances in Transport Phenomena provide state-of-the-art expositions of major advances by theoretical,...

Alexander L. Reznichenko and Kai C. Hultzsch: Catalytic -Bond MetathesisZhichao Zhang, Dongmei Cui, Baoli Wang, Bo Liu, Yi Yang: Polymerization of 1,3-Conjugated Dienes with Lanthanide PrecursorsFrank T. Edelmann: Homogeneous Catalysis using Lanthanide...

Thermal Separation Technology is a key discipline for many industries and lays the engineering foundations for the sustainable and economic production of high-quality materials. This book provides fundamental knowledge on this...

What drives a scientist to edit a book on a speci c scienti c subject such as chiral mechanisms in separation methods? Until December 2005, the journal Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society (Washington, DC) had...

The role of theory in science was formulated very brilliantly by Max Planck: Experimenters are the striking force of science. The experiment is a question which science puts to nature. The measurement is the registration of nature's answer. But before...

Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is widely used particularly for pharmaceutical and food analysis. While there are a number of books on the qualitative identification of chemical substances by TLC, the unique focus here is on...

Three-Dimensional Free-Radical Polymerization. Cross-Linked Polymers.- Microheterogeneous Mechanism of Three-Dimensional Free-Radical Polymerization.- Kinetic Features of Three-Dimensional Free-Radical Polymerization.- Living Chain Three-Dimensional...

The technology of pharming.- Risk assessment of plant pharming and animal pharming.- The welfare of pharming animals.- Public views and attitudes to pharming.- The ethical evaluation of pharming.- The role of patents in the development of pharming.-...

Water Soluble Poly(fluorene) Homopolymers and Copolymers for Chemical and Biological Sensors.- Polyelectrolyte-Based Fluorescent Sensors.- Structurally Integrated Photoluminescent Chemical and Biological Sensors: An Organic Light-Emitting Diode-Based...

- Contents.- Thermodynamics and Phase Separation in IPNs.- Heterogeneous Structure and Morphology of IPNs.- Relaxation Transitions and Viscoelasticity of IPNs.- Chemical Kinetics of IPNs Formation and Phase Separation.- Compatibilization in...

T. Yokozawa, N. Ajioka, A. Yokoyama: Reaction Control in Condensation Polymerization.- N. Kawahara, J. Saito, S. Matsuo, H. Kaneko, T. Matsugi, N. Kashiwa: Polymer Hybrids Based on Polyolefins - Syntheses, Structures, and Properties.- K. Endo: Synthesis...

H. Hoppe, N.S. Sariciftci: Polymer Solar Cells.- G. D. D`Ambruoso, D.V. McGrath: Energy Harvesting in Synthetic Dendrimer Materials.- C. Andraud, R. Fortrie, C. Barsu, O. Stéphan, H. Chermette, P.L. Baldeck: Excitonically Coupled Oligomers and Dendrimers...

M.Rumi, S. Barlow, J. Wang, J.W. Perry, S.R. Marder: Two-Photon Absorbing and Two-Photon-Induced Chemistry.- K.D. Belfield, S. Yao, M.V. Bondar: Two-Photon Absorbing Photonic Materials: From Fundamentals to Applications.- S. Juodkazis, V. Mizeikis, H...

Basic thermodynamics of thermal energy storage.- Solid-liquid phase change materials.- Determination of physical and technical properties.- Heat transfer basics.- Design of latent heat storages.- Integration of active storages into systems.- Applications...

Stresses which arise in bioreactors can influence process performance considerably. Recent molecular biological investigations indicate that stress caused by fluid dynamical effects and extreme values of process variables and...

Amphiphiles, monolayers and micelles R. Angelico, G. Palazzo, U. Olsson, Structural investigation of lecithin/cyclohexane solutions ......... 1 L. Ambrosone, A. Ceglie: L. Cantu, M. Corti, E. Del Favero, A calorimetric study of...

Biomaterials repair, reinforce or replace damaged functional parts of the (human) body. All mechanical and biological interactions between an implant and the body occur across the interface, which has to correspond as nearly as...

Anaerobic digestion is a major field for the treatment of waste and wastewater. Lately the focus has been on the quality of the effluent setting new demands for pathogen removal and for successful removal of unwanted chemicals...

Written by a team of internationally recognized experts, this book addresses the most important types of catalytic reactions and catalysts as used in industrial practice. Both applied aspects and the essential scientific...

I Techniques of Electron Microscopy01. Overview About Techniques02. Transmission Electron Microscopy - Methodical and Instrumental Fundamentals03. Transmission Electron Microscopy - Conventional and Special Investigations of Polymers04. Scanning Electron...

Anaerobic digestion is a major field for the treatment of waste and wastewater. Lately the focus has been on the quality of the effluent setting new demands for pathogen removal and for successful removal of unwanted chemicals...

Process integration has been one of the most active research fields in Biochemical Engineering over the last decade and it will continue to be so if bioprocessing is to become more rational, efficient and productive. This...

This volume includes versions of papers selected from those presented at the THIESEL 2000 Conference on Thermofluidynamic Processes in Diesel Engines, held at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, during the period of...

This book gives an overview of recent advances in the fracture mechanics of polymers, morphology property correlations, hybrid methods for polymer testing and polymer diagnostics, and biocompatible materials and medical...

An application-oriented approach to process control. The reference text systematically explains process identification, control and optimization, the three key steps needed to solve a multivariable control problem. Theory is...

Combustion of Two-Phase Reactive Media addresses the complex phenomena involved in the burning of solid and liquid fuels. In fact, the multiplicity of phenomena characteristic of combustion of two-phase media determine the...

Bioactive Egg Compounds presents the latest results and concepts in the biotechnological use of egg compounds. Following an introduction to the different compounds of egg white, yolk and shell, the nutritive value of egg...

The quality of food is such a live issue at the moment that this title is an essential tool for researchers in a variety of disciplines. It provides a review of the key features of trace elements in soils, plants and the food...

The Springer Handbook of Enzymes provides concise data on some 5,000 enzymes sufficiently well characterized - and here is the second, updated edition. Their application in analytical, synthetic and biotechnology processes as...

With contributions by numerous experts

With contributions by numerous experts

Frank Handle ¨ 1.1 What to Expect For some time now, I have been toying around with the idea of writing a book about "Ceramic Extrusion", because to my amazement I have been unable to locate a single existing, comprehensive...

Free Convective Heat Transfer is a thorough survey of various kinds of free-convective flows and heat transfer. Reference data are accompanied by a large number of photographs originating from different optical visualization...

This series presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in polymer and biopolymer science including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics and materials science. It is addressed to all scientists at universities...

The Springer Handbook of Enzymes provides concise data on some 5,000 enzymes sufficiently well characterized - and here is the second, updated edition. Their application in analytical, synthetic and biotechnology processes as...