Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering Books

Engineered Repairs of Composite Structures provides a detailed discussion, analysis, and procedures for effective and efficient repair design of advanced composite structures. It discusses the identification of damage types and the effect on structural...

Sugar consumption is suspected to play an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, fatty liver disease, and some forms of cancers. Dietary sugars-fructose in particular-also have a potential role in obesity and metabolic...

To stem the tide of foodborne illness, it is important to understand the source of the problem. This volume examines pathogenic bacteria, viruses, protozoan parasites, moulds, and mycotoxins in food. It also discusses food-associated antimicrobial...

The advancement of methods and technologies in the oil and gas industries calls for new insight into the corrosion problems these industries face daily. With the application of more precise instruments and laboratory techniques as well as the development...

An uncomfortable observation in the Shift Logs and Process Control records of most aluminum smelting plants is that process control failures, large and small, happen every day. Although only a small fraction of these failures give rise to catastrophic...

This book considers the ability and capacity of the food supply system in Australia to provide food security for the ever-increasing domestic and international population in the face of growing challenges in production, resource supply and failures...

This book describes thermal plant simulation, that is, dynamic simulation of plants which produce, exchange and otherwise utilize heat as their working medium. Directed at chemical, mechanical and control engineers involved with operations, control and...

Biotechnology is a rapidly growing research area which is immediately translated into industrial applications. Although over 1000 research papers have emerged on various aspects of red beet and the chemistry of betalaines pigments, surprisingly no...

Sol-Gel Processing for Conventional and Alternative Energy is a comprehensive source of information on the use of sol-gel processing in materials in energy systems, conversion, storage, and generation. The volume editors include numerous applications,...

This book will review the current status of the agriculture and agri-food sector in regard to green processing and provide strategies that can be used by the sector to enhance the use of environmentally-friendly technologies...

PrefaceChapter 1. IntroductionPART ONE. SELF-HEALING MATERIALSChapter 2. Thermodynamic principles of self-healing in metallic materials Chapter 3. Case study of self-healing in metallic composite with embedded low melting temperature soldersChapter 4...

Models of Size and Shape Control in Synthesis of Uniform Colloids and Nanocrystals.- Preparation of Uniform Drug Particles.- Biomedical Applications of Metal Oxides.- Biomedical Applications of Gold Nanoparticles.- Biomedical Applications of Magnetic...

This book presents a comprehensive, integrated view of quality in frozen foods. It addresses quality from a number of perspectives: technological (mechanical and cryogenic methods of freezing); categorical (classification of...

The contents of this book are the proceedings of the ACS symposium, "Impact of Processing on Food Safety," which was held April 16-17, 1997, at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Francisco, CA. This symposium...

Commercial development of cultured-derived food ingredients has attracted interna­ tional interest. As consumers have become more health conscious in recent years, the de­ mand for natural food ingredients and ...

Food and raw material for its production was generally produced via the traditional agriculture. On the other hand, novel chemicals were manufactured in the laboratory or extracted from plant and animal sources. However, as the...

A major challenge for the meat and seafood industries continues to be that of pro­ ducing high-quality, wholesome products. Consumers' demand for reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free meats (red meat, poultry, and seafood) with...

Aquaculture is rapidly becoming a major source of fish protein used to meet the nutritional needs of humans. As the aquaculture industry grows, exposure of farmed fish to environmental contaminants, and the need for chemical...

For the near future, the recent predictions and roadmaps of silicon semiconductor technology all agree that the number of transistors on a chip will keep growing exponentially according to Moore's Law, pushing technology...

Insects associated with raw grain and processed food cause qualitative and quantitative losses. Preventing these losses caused by stored-product insects is essential from the farmer's field to the consumer's table. While...

Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Environmental Materials and their Industrial Utilization provides a description of the properties of materials formed on the earth's surface, their synthetic analogs where applicable, and the products...

This book presents the recent advances in the field of nanoscale science and engineering of ferroelectric thin films. It comprises two main parts, i.e. electrical characterization in nanoscale ferroelectric capacitor, and nano...

Guaranteeing a high system performance over a wide operating range is an important issue surrounding the design of automatic control systems with successively increasing complexity. As a key technology in the search for a...

Natural Gas.- Gas Hydrates.- Methane Gas Hydrate: as a Natural Gas Source.- Processes for Methane Production from Gas Hydrates.

1. Introduction and Overview.- Part I. Nutrients and Skin.- 2. Vitamin A and the Skin.- 3. The Relevance of the Cutaneous Vitamin D Endocrine System for Skin Physiology and Treatment of Skin Diseases.- 4. Photoprotection of the Skin with Vitamin C and E:...

Foodborne illnesses caused by various bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens lead to a high number of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. and throughout the world. Recent advances in microbial genomics have significantly improved our understanding of the...

The International Conference on Food Engineering is held every four years and draws global participation. ICEF 10 will be held in April 2008 in Chile with the theme of food engineering at interfaces. This will not be a typical...

This volume will explore the epidemiology and the basic mechanisms of each of these prenatal phenomena, in an attempt to explain the role of the prenatal environment in promoting postnatal weight gain. This information will contribute to resolving the...

Since the first works introducing the aluminum intercalated clay family in the early 1970s, interest in the synthesis of pillared interlayered clays has increased tremendously, especially research into the properties and applications of new synthesis...

Beads made from Egyptian faience have been excavated from grave deposits (c. 4000-3100 BC), together with beads of glazed steatite (a soft rock) and of se- precious stones such as turquoise, carnelian, quartz, and lapis lazuli. Information on these and...

Characterization of Alloy Electrocatalysts by Combined Low-Energy Ion Scattering Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry.- Recent Advances in Theoretical Aspects of Electrocatalysis.- Computational Simulations on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in...

This volume analyzes and summarizes recent developments and breakthroughs in several key interfacial electrochemical systems in fuel cell electrocatatalysis. The chapters are written by internationally recognized experts or rising stars in...

Sol-Gel Techniques for Glass Producers and Users provides technological information, descriptions and characterizations of prototypes, or products already on the market, and illustrates advantages and disadvantages of the...

Historically, scientific and educational books from studies within California, the concepts can be classified into three categories: those developed will be generally useful to enolo­ providing concepts and principles, those...

This collection of challenging and well-designed test problems arising in literature studies also contains a wide spectrum of applications, including pooling/blending operations, heat exchanger network synthesis, homogeneous...

Instructions For The Exercise Of Small Arms, Field Pieces, Etc.: For The Use Of Her Majesty�������s Ships (1859) is a comprehensive guidebook written by the Great Britain Navy. The book provides detailed instructions on the use and maintenance of various...

""Scientific Sewing and Garment Cutting"" is a comprehensive guide to sewing and cutting garments, originally published in 1898. Written by Antoinette Prudence Van Hoesen Wakeman, the book is intended for use in schools and in the home. The book covers a...

""Spraying Crops: Why, When, and How"" is a comprehensive guide to the practice of crop spraying, written by Clarence Moores Weed and first published in 1903. The book covers a wide range of topics related to crop spraying, including the reasons why it...

New System of Architecture: Founded on the Forms of Nature and Developing the Properties of Metals is a book written by William Vose Pickett and published in 1845. The book presents a new system of architecture that is based on the forms found in nature...

""Selected Bibliography on Ports and Harbors: And Their Administration, Laws, Finance, Equipment and Engineering"" is a book written by William Joshua Barney in 1916. As the title suggests, the book is a compilation of selected bibliographies related to...

Picture Making By Photography is a book written by Henry Peach Robinson and first published in 1884. The book is a comprehensive guide to the art and science of photography, covering everything from the basics of camera operation to advanced techniques...

Rudiments Of The Art Of Constructing And Repairing Common Roads is a book written by Henry Law and originally published in 1850. The book is a comprehensive guide to the construction and maintenance of roads, with a focus on the techniques and materials...

Notes On Seacoast Defense: Consisting Of Seacoast Fortification, The Fifteen-Inch Gun, And Casemate Embrasures is a book written by John Gross Barnard in 1861. The book is a comprehensive guide on seacoast defense, covering topics such as the...

On The Prevention Of Accidents In Mines is a book written by Joshua Richardson and originally published in 1848. The book is a comprehensive guide to the prevention of accidents in mines, focusing on the safety measures that can be taken to avoid common...

Practical Directions For Winding Magnets For Dynamos is a technical manual written by Carl Hering in 1892. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the process of winding magnets for dynamos, which are devices that convert mechanical energy into...

""Notes On Shooting: With Instructions Concerning The Use Of Nitro Powders"" is a comprehensive guidebook on the art of shooting, written by an expert in the field. Originally published in 1904, the book provides detailed instructions on how to properly...

""Strains In Ironwork"" is a book that contains a series of eight lectures on the topic of ironwork, delivered by Henry Adams before the Society of Engineers during the 1882-1883 session. The lectures cover various aspects of ironwork, including the...