Chemical Engineering

Hazardous chemicals and radioactive substances have permeated the human environment and the ecosystem. They are now in our basic life support syste...

This book compares the process of denitrification/anaerobic digestion/nitrification for the simultaneous removal of nitrogen and carbon from organi...

Helium is the second most abundant element in the solar system after the hydrogen atom and also the simplest of all atoms. In this book the authors...

Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have greatly impacted human society as well as natural environments over the past decade, in consequence of their p...

Fullerenes are molecules composed entirely of carbon atoms, arranged into structures similar to graphite, i.e., stacked graphene sheets of linked h...

Dextran and dextran derivatives are widely used in solution to provide structure and function, e.g., colloidal stability, delivery of actives, visc...

The book provides an excellent introduction to industrial biotechnology, addressing the applications of biomolecules and living systems in industri...

In this Completely Revised and Extended Edition with a significantly enhanced content, all Chapters have been updated considering relevant literatu...

Covers advances in particulate drying and its importance in the process industry Highlights recent developments in conventional drying techniques a...

The proposed book will be divided into three parts. The chapters in Part I provide an overview of certain aspect of process retrofitting. The focus...

The first comprehensive book to focus on ultra-high temperature ceramic materials in more than 20 years Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics are a famil...

This is an introduction to the dynamics of fluids at small scales, the physical and mathematical underpinnings of Brownian motion, and the applicat...

Statistical Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach covers in a practical, readily understandable manner the underlying meaning of entropy, tempera...

The process of electrospinning has experienced decades of development for a variety of applications including air filtration and tissue engineering...

As chemistry becomes more and more amenable to mathematically rigorous study, it is likely that chemistry will also become an alert and demanding c...

Gadolinium is a silvery-white, malleable and ductile rare-earth metal. It has exceptionally high absorption of neutrons and therefore is used for s...

Ammonia is a natural and common nitrous agent affecting all vital processes in animal, plant and bacterial cells. In organisms, it is produced by a...