Chemical Engineering

The different methods for enhancing the catalytic activity of transition metal complexes in hydrocarbon (particularly, alkylarene) oxidations with ...

Neutron scattering encompasses all scientific techniques whereby the deflection of neutron radiation is used as a scientific probe. Neutrons readil...

The Langmuir-Blodgett (LB)technique for the preparation of ultrathin films of various organic, metallorganic, and polymeric compounds play an incre...

This book presents current research in the study of niobium including the role of niobium species in heterogeneous catalysis; the geochemistry of N...

In chemistry, homogeneous catalysis is a sequence of reactions that involve a catalyst in the same phase as the reactants. Topics discussed in this...

Scandium is a chemical element with symbol Sc and atomic number 21. A silvery-white metallic transition metal, it has historically been sometimes c...

Membrane technology being low-energy consuming and environmentally friendly is considered to be a new generation of the sustainable processes. Dive...

Due to the limitation of the electrical OFDM signal and electrical Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), all-optical OFDMs have recently received much atte...

Fungi are responsible for a great number of diseases in plants and cause crop loss. The spread of fungal diseases can be controlled by crop managem...

Hydrometallurgy is one of the main routes for obtaining metals that are needed for society development and for our everyday life. Chapter One prese...

Biorefineries are the adaptation of the petroleum refinery scheme into a biomass-based production scheme. They comprise of a number of specialised ...

Assuming no mathematical or chemistry knowledge, this book introduces complete beginners to the field of petroleum engineering. Written in a straig...

Asphaltenes are non-crystalline, brittle, and black solids. At high temperatures they can polymerize, and convert into coke or asphaltic residue. A...

Urea serves an important role in the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds by animals and is the main nitrogen-containing substance in the ur...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the chemical properties, medicinal uses and environmental effects of manganese. ...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the production, structure and applications of glycerol. Topics discussed include...

CO2 capture from gaseous effluents is one of the great challenges faced by chemical and environmental engineering, as the increase of CO2 levels in...

A large segment of the population in undeveloped and developing countries drink untreated or partially treated water. Annually, 6 to 60 billion cas...

Bisphenol A is a difunctional building block of several important plastics and plastic additives. Suspected of being hazardous to humans since the ...

Asphaltenes are molecular substances that are found in crude oil, along with resins, aromatic hydrocarbons, and alkanes (i.e., saturated hydrocarbo...

Energetic materials including propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics are chemical compounds or mixtures that store significant quantities of ene...

Supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) has dissolving power comparable to that of liquids, is much more compressible than dilute gases, and has trans...

Chromium is regarded with great interest because of its high corrosion resistance and hardness. A major development was the discovery that steel co...

Carbon-carbon bond formation is one of the most important topics in organic synthesis. One of the most powerful methods for constructing a carbon-c...

Due to the effect of colossal magnetoresistance, bulk lanthanum manganites have become one of the most fashionable objects of investigations in s...

The study of sonochemistry is concerned with understanding the effect of sonic waves and wave properties on chemical systems. The chemical effects ...

Electrospraying utilises electrical forces for liquid atomisation. Droplets obtained by this method are highly charged, to about half of the Raylei...

Hydrogen is one of the most important chemical products, and it is used in a wide series of industrial fields: chemical, petrochemical, metallurgic...

Molecular self-assembly is the process by which molecules adopt a defined arrangement without guidance or management from an outside source. Molecu...

Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is a colourless gas which occurs naturally in some environments such as sulphur springs, swamps and salt marshes, and is of...

Environmental awareness in recycling and limiting toxic emissions are, indeed, important. However, although not generally known, this book introduc...

Pyrolysis is the chemical decomposition of organic materials by heating in the absence or controlled amount of oxygen. Pyrolysis and gasification a...

The investigation of cyclodextrins (CDs) is developing rapidly. They are able to form inclusion complexes, a property which is one of their most im...