Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
About the Book Series
Designed to meet sustainability and environmental challenges facing researchers, professionals, and students of the chemical discipline, this series includes textbooks and references that focus on the science and technology of reducing adverse impacts of chemicals and processes on the environment. The series details the development of alternative sustainable technologies that will minimize hazards and maximize process efficiency. It includes but is not limited to topics such as green separation technologies, mitigation of harmful substances, carbon dioxide sequestration, greenhouse chemicals, and global warming issues.
Water for Energy and Fuel Production
1st Edition
By Yatish T. Shah
March 31, 2017
Water, in all its forms, may be the key to an environmentally friendly energy economy. Water is free, there is plenty of it, plus it carries what is generally believed to be the best long-term source of green energy—hydrogen. Water for Energy and Fuel Production explores the many roles of water in ...
Oxide Semiconductors for Solar Energy Conversion: Titanium Dioxide
1st Edition
By Janusz Nowotny
March 30, 2017
Oxide semiconductors, including titanium dioxide (TiO2), are increasingly being considered as replacements for silicon in the development of the next generation of solar cells. Oxide Semiconductors for Solar Energy Conversion: Titanium Dioxide presents the basic properties of binary metal oxide ...
Carbon-Neutral Fuels and Energy Carriers
1st Edition
Edited
By Nazim Z. Muradov, T. Veziroğlu
March 29, 2017
Concerns over an unstable energy supply and the adverse environmental impact of carbonaceous fuels have triggered considerable efforts worldwide to find carbon-free or low-carbon alternatives to conventional fossil fuels. Carbon-Neutral Fuels and Energy Carriers emphasizes the vital role of ...
Chemicals from Biomass: Integrating Bioprocesses into Chemical Production Complexes for Sustainable Development
1st Edition
By Debalina Sengupta, Ralph W. Pike
March 29, 2017
Chemicals from Biomass: Integrating Bioprocesses into Chemical Production Complexes for Sustainable Development helps engineers optimize the development of new chemical and polymer plants that use renewable resources to replace the output of goods and services from existing plants. It also ...
Hydrogen Energy and Vehicle Systems
1st Edition
Edited
By Scott E. Grasman
March 29, 2017
With contributions from noted laboratory scientists, professors, and engineers, Hydrogen Energy and Vehicle Systems presents a new comprehensive approach for applying hydrogen-based technologies to the transportation and electric power generation sectors. It shows how these technologies can improve...
Magneto Luminous Chemical Vapor Deposition
1st Edition
By Hirotsugu Yasuda
March 29, 2017
The magneto luminous chemical vapor deposition (MLCVD) method is the perfect example of the "front-end green process." It employs an entirely new process that expends the minimum amount of materials in gas phase, yields virtually no effluent, and therefore requires no environmental remediation. ...
Particle Technology and Applications
1st Edition
Edited
By Sunggyu Lee, Kimberly H. Henthorn
March 29, 2017
Particle Technology and Applications presents the theoretical and technological background of particle science and explores up-to-date applications of particle technologies in the chemical, petrochemical, energy, mechanical, and materials industries. It looks at the importance of particle science ...
Sustainable Water Management and Technologies, Two-Volume Set
1st Edition
Edited
By Daniel H. Chen
December 27, 2016
Addressing two cornerstone areas in the field of water sustainability, management and technology, this two-volume set provides the most comprehensive coverage of the topic available. It presents best practices as a foundation and stresses emerging technologies and strategies that facilitate water ...
Sustainable Water Management
1st Edition
Edited
By Daniel H. Chen
September 27, 2016
While the world’s population continues to grow, the availability of water remains constant. Facing the looming water crisis, society needs to tackle strategic management issues as an integrated part of the solution toward water sustainability. The first volume in the two-volume set Sustainable ...
Sustainable Water Technologies
1st Edition
Edited
By Daniel H. Chen
September 27, 2016
Development of advanced technologies is a critical component in overcoming the looming water crisis. Stressing emerging technologies and strategies that facilitate water sustainability for future generations, the second volume in the two-volume set Sustainable Water Management and Technologies ...
Environmental Transport Phenomena
1st Edition
By A. Eduardo Sáez, James C. Baygents
December 01, 2014
Environmental Transport Phenomena offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to transport phenomena. It begins by explaining the underlying principles and mechanisms that govern mass transport and continues by tackling practical problems spanning all subdisciplines of environmental science and ...
Integrated Biorefineries: Design, Analysis, and Optimization
1st Edition
Edited
By Paul R. Stuart, MAHMOUD M EL-HALWAGI
December 10, 2012
Integrated Biorefineries: Design, Analysis, and Optimization examines how to create a competitive edge in biorefinery innovation through integration into existing processes and infrastructure. Leading experts from around the world working in design, synthesis, and optimization of integrated ...