Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering

The objective of this book is to acquaint the reader with a novel class of photochemical oxidants and polymerization initiators that have become widely accepted in industry.

Innovations in Food Packaging addresses selective topics of functions of food packaging to modify the traditional notion of this process.

Dielectric Elastomers as Electromechanical Transducers provides a comprehensive and updated insight into dielectric elastomers; one of the most promising classes of polymer-based smart materials and technologies.

Despite the vast research on energy optimization and process integration, there has to date been no synthesis linking these together.

Research efforts in the past decade have led to considerable advances in the concepts and methods of smart manufacturing.

Microbial Services in Restoration Ecology describes the role of microbial resources and their beneficial services in soil fertility and restoration of degraded ecosystems.

Advanced Processing, Properties, and Applications of Starch and Other Bio-based Polymers presents the latest cutting-edge research into the processing and applications of bio-based polymers, for novel industrial applications across areas including biomedical and electronics.

Consumers favour foods with fewer synthetic additives, but products must also be safe to eat and have a sufficiently long shelf-life.

Functional finishes for textiles reviews the most important fabric finishes in the textile industry.

The commercial PVF film Tedlar(R) was first trademarked by DuPont 50 years ago.

Biosynthetic Polymers for Medical Applications provides the latest information on biopolymers, the polymers that have been produced from living organisms and are biodegradable in nature.

Fresh fruit and vegetables have been identified as a significant source of pathogens and chemical contaminants.

Many aspects of both grape production and winemaking influence wine sensory properties and stability.

The growing use of polymer composites is leading to increasing demand for fractographic expertise.

Synthetic Engineering Materials and Nanotechnology covers the latest research and developments of synthetic processes, materials, applications and technologies.

Oxidative Stability and Shelf Life of Foods Containing Oils and Fats focuses on food stability and shelf life, both important factors in the improvement and development of food products.

Neural networks have received a great deal of attention among scientists and engineers.

Clay-Containing Polymer Nanocomposites covers everything from fundamental understanding to real applications of clay-containing polymer nanocomposites, including environmental considerations.

Water Gas Shift Reaction: Research Developments and Applications outlines the importance of hydrogen as a future fuel, along with the various hydrogen production methods.

In this new handbook, top researchers from around the world discuss recent academic and industrial advances in designing ceramic coatings and materials.

Evaluation of the Effects and Consequences of Major Accidents in Industrial Plants, Second Edition, covers the essential aspects of a diverse range of major accidents including fires, explosions and toxic clouds, and provides the key models necessary to calculate their effects and consequences with applications to real incidents.

As a method of joining with economic, performance-related and environmental advantages over traditional welding in some applications, adhesive bonding of joints in the marine environment is increasingly gaining popularity.

Fluoroelastomers Handbook: The Definitive User's Guide and Databook is a comprehensive reference on fluoroelastomer chemistry, processing technology, and applications.

Consumer acceptance of food is highly dependent on flavour.

This is the first book to cover in a comprehensive way, the conduct and structure of the international sugar industry from cultivation right through to end use.

In an effort to provide alternatives to trans and saturated fats, scientists have been busy modifying the physical properties of oils to resemble those of fats.

Improving and Tailoring Enzymes for Food Quality and Functionality provides readers with the latest information on enzymes, a biological processing tool that offers the food industry a unique means to control and tailor specific food properties.

This book, the second edition of the first monograph fully devoted to UV degradation and stabilization ever published in English, has 12 chapters discussing different aspects of UV related phenomena occurring when polymeric materials are exposed to UV radiation.

Food safety is a constant challenge for the food industry, and food irradiation technology has developed significantly since its introduction, moving from isotope irradiation to the use of electron beam technology.

Metabolomics is a multidisciplinary science used to understand the ways in which nutrients from food are used in the body and how this can be optimised and targeted at specific nutritional needs.

Maintaining quality of life in an ageing population is one of the great challenges of the 21st Century.

Databook of UV Stabilizers contains information on the most frequently used UV stabilizers, dividing the topic into five distinct sections: General Information, Physical Properties, Health and Safety, Ecological Properties, and Use and Performance.

Flavour is a critical aspect of food production and processing, requiring careful design, monitoring and testing in order to create an appealing food product.

Producing products of reliable quality is vitally important to the food and beverage industry.

When fibres in a composite are discontinuous and are shorter than a few millimetres, the composite is called a 'short fibre reinforced composite (SFRP)'.

Databook of Biocides contains critical data on the most important biocides in use today.

Emerging Technologies for Promoting Food Security: Overcoming the World Food Crisis discusses rising energy prices, increased biofuel use, water scarcity, and the rising world population, all factors that directly affect worldwide food security.

Superheated steam drying (SSD) has long been recognized for several major advantages it offers over other convective dryers, including high energy efficiency by utilization of energy in the exhaust steam, higher product quality due to the absence of oxygen, and avoidance of fire and explosion hazards.

Wine culture is a complex phenomenon of increasing importance in modern society, and it combines the joys of wine appreciation with the frustrations of trying to verbally communicate sensory impressions.

The market is flooded with products posing as elixirs, supplements, functional foods, and olive oil alternatives containing phenols obtained from multiple olive sources.

Red meat, poultry and eggs are, or have been, major global causes of foodborne disease in humans and are also prone to microbiological growth and spoilage.

Geosynthetics are man-made polymer-based materials which facilitate cost effective building, environmental, transportation and other construction projects.

Rheology: Concepts, Methods and Applications, Third Edition provides a thorough historical and theoretical grounding in the field, and introduces rheology as the method of solving many practical problems in materials science and engineering.

The efficient design of microwave food products and associated packaging materials for optimum food quality and safety requires knowledge of product dielectric properties and associated heating mechanisms, careful consideration of product geometry, knowledge of modern packaging and ingredient technologies, and application of computer simulation, statistics and experimental design.

Oral diseases can have a significant impact on self esteem and quality of life, are widespread and may be expensive to treat.

Principles of Brewing Science is an indispensable reference which applies the practical language of science to the art of brewing.

This book features a brief history of additive manufacturing and 3D/4D printing techniques, as well as the advantages, applications, and overall challenges facing the technology.

Get Cutting-Edge Coverage of All Chemical Engineering Topics-from Fundamentals to the Latest Computer Applications.

Dealing with Industrial Chemistry, this book is suitable for use in a one semester, three-credit senior level course taught at different universities.

Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) is both a system and a state of mind.