Mechanical Engineering & Materials

Worldwide heating and cooling demand will rise significantly over the next decades. Adsorption energy systems, namely adsorption chillers and heat ...

Climate change mitigation requires a reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The main emitter of GHG emissions is the energy sector, which tod...

In nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) the demand for compact, low-cost instruments that can substitute expensive superconducting magnets is growing. ...

Today humanity faces a challenge: Global warming that is caused by emissions of CO2. To reduce CO2 emissions, usage of CO2 as a renewable carbon so...

This volume details applications, methods, and protocols on nucleic acid amplification. Chapters detail the management of organ and stem cell trans...

Unlike the bulk majority of publications on philosophy of science and research ethics, which are authored by professional philosophers and intende...

Global cooling demand continues to grow. To mitigate the resulting environmental impact, cooling solutions need to be sustainable. Adsorption chill...

Synthesis of energy systems is a complex design task with a plethora of decision options. To evaluate these decision options, mathematical optimiza...

In order to slow down global warming, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced. Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions come primarily from consumpti...

In this thesis, two novel synthesis methodologies are proposed to facilitate the use of optimization for efficient and reliable DESS synthesis, thu...

Smoking chimneys are a symbol for environmental impacts of industrial processes. Indeed, industrial processes are major contributors to environment...

Big data raises new opportunities for deep insights and supporting decision-making. To seize these opportunities, methods that derive useful knowle...

One of the most important tools in the metal forming technology is the integrated process and microstructual simulation using Finite Element Method...

The conductor-like screening model for realistic solvation (COSMO-RS) is applied to study three case studies of complex chemical systems. In the fi...

The revised edition of the renowned and bestselling title is the most comprehensive single text on all aspects of biomaterials science from princip...

Knowledge of the phase behavior of liquidliquid systems is indispensable for the design and optimization of process equipment. However, the ab init...

Results of life cycle assessment (LCA) studies are affected by uncertainties from various sources. These uncertainties decrease the reliability of ...

Due to the growing awareness of climate change, the chemical industry is increasingly considering not only economic but also ecological criteria in...

Optimal performance of chemical processes requires both optimized operating conditions and carefully selected molecules such as solvents. However, ...

Reaction models are important for many engineering tasks, such as the optimization of internal combustion engines or production lines in the chemic...

Thermal energy storage (TES) helps to reduce energy consumption and peak demands by balancing heat supply and demand on all time scales from short-...

The key measure to mitigate climate change is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Hereby, energy-intensive industry plays a key role due to ...

Global greenhouse gas emissions significantly accelerate climate change and adversely affect life on earth. To mitigate these effects, greenhouse g...

In recent years, the conversion of CO2 to basic chemicals with one carbon atom (C1-chemicals) such as methane and methanol has gained increasing in...