Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering

This new volume delves into the extensive new research on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and gut microbiota that has led to effective therapeutic interventions.

This is the first book to focus on the scientific principles underlying the fermentation processes of cocoa and coffee beans and their impact on product quality and safety.

As mankind gave up the nomadic hunter gatherer life and became farmers, they were largely self sufficient.

This book illustrates the major trends in applied microbiology research with immediate or potential industrial applications.

Since 1945, "e;The Annual Deming Conference on Applied Statistics"e; has been an important event in the statistics profession.

A complete guide to the evolving methods by which we may recover by-products and significantly reduce food waste Across the globe, one third of cereals and almost half of all fruits and vegetables go to waste.

A comprehensive overview of the current state of this highly relevant topic.

"e;the present book will be of great value for both newcomers to the field and mature active researchers by serving as a coherent and timely introduction to some of the modern approaches, ideas, results, emerging understanding, and many open questions in this fascinating field of polymer glasses, supercooled liquids, and thin films"e; -Kenneth S.

Dargestellt werden sowohl die "klassischen" als auch die modernen optischen Beobachtungsmethoden, die sich bei der Behandlung von Problemen in der Wärme- und Stoffübertragung bewährt haben: Schlieren-, Schatten- und Interferenzmethoden ebenso wie holographische Interferometrie, Zweiwellenlängen-Interferometrie und optische Tomographie.

Established in 1960, Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry is the definitive serial in the area-one of great importance to organic chemists, polymer chemists, and many biological scientists.

Carotenoids are one of the most important groups of bioactive compounds in nature.

Emerging and Nanomaterial Contaminants in Wastewater: Advanced Treatment Technologies describes the state-of-the-art of remediation technologies, such as those involving nanotechnology, filtration devices (e.

Proteins: Sustainable Source, Processing and Applications addresses sustainable proteins, with an emphasis on proteins of animal origin, plant-based and insect proteins, microalgal single cell proteins, extraction, production, the stability and bioengineering of proteins, food applications (e.

This book summarizes the research that resulted in aspartame's approval as a food additive as well as related topics regarding its function as a potential sweetening agent.

Bioremediation of Endocrine Disrupting Pollutants in Industrial Wastewater describes the occurrence and sources of endocrine disruptive pollutants (EDPs) in various industrial wastewaters.

Warum verstoffwechseln wir dieselben Mahlzeiten so unterschiedlich?

Get a comprehensive research-based look at real life hospitality industry issues from leaders in the field Global Cases on Hospitality Industry is a comprehensive examination into hospitality issues around the world.

Whole-cell biocatalysis is a promising and emerging field of biological science that is mostly based on advancements in biosystems engineering for the production of useful products such as chemicals, fuels, and pharmaceuticals.

The latest methodologies for the control of distillation processesWritten by an expert with more than 30 years of industry experience, Distillation Control and Optimization: Operation Fundamentals through Software Control is filled with proven solutions to control problems in distillation processes.

Nanoparticles, products of nanotechnology, are of increasing interest to the pharmaceutical community.

Textile materials shed microfibres during different phases of their life cycle.

The Safety Valve Handbook is a professional reference for design, process, instrumentation, plant and maintenance engineers who work with fluid flow and transportation systems in the process industries, which covers the chemical, oil and gas, water, paper and pulp, food and bio products and energy sectors.

The Toxicity of Plutonium, Americium and Curium provides a biological basis for an assessment of the radiological health problems resulting from human exposure to americium, curium, and plutonium.

To facilitate the development of novel drug delivery systems and biotechnology-oriented drugs, the need for new, yet to be developed, and approved excipients continues to increase.

While sea cucumber is one of China's and Asia's most prized seafoods, and aquaculture programs are being developed on a huge commercial scale, Chinese expertise and knowledge in this area has not been well disseminated worldwide.

Written by experts from all over the world, the book comprises the latest applications of mathematical and models in food engineering and fermentation.

The vanaspati industry in India is a vital one, next only to the sugar industry.

What if you were suddenly in charge?

The research and development process in modern drug discovery and development is a complex and challenging task.

Electrochemical Phenomena in the Cathode Impedance Spectrum of PEM Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Modelling, and Applications establishes how the electrochemical and diffusion mechanisms of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) are related to electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements using physics-based impedance models derived from fundamental electrode and diffusion theories.

Starch is both a major component of plant foods and an important ingredient for the food industry.

A Fractal Analysis of Chemical Kinetics with Applications to Biological and Biosensor Interfaces analyzes the kinetics of binding and dissociation of different analytes by different biosensor techniques, demonstrating, and then comparing each other.

The book discusses the sciences of operations, converting raw materials into desired products on an industrial scale by applying chemical transformations and other industrial technologies.

Vehicle exhaust emissions, particularly from diesel cars, are considered to be a significant problem for the environment and human health.

Advanced Mass Spectrometry for Food Safety and Quality provides information on recent advancements made in mass spectrometry-based techniques and their applications in food safety and quality, also covering the major challenges associated with implementing these technologies for more effective identification of unknown compounds, food profiling, or candidate biomarker discovery.

Oils and fats are almost ubiquitous in food processing whether naturally occurring in foods or added as ingredients for functional benefits and, despite the impression given by several sources to the contrary, they remain an essential part of the human diet.

Bioresorbable Polymers and their Composites: Characterization and Fundamental Processing for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development provides a holistic view of these unique materials and their usage in a range of biomedical applications.

The application of ionic liquids to biomass for producing biofuels and chemicals will be one of the hot research areas during the next decade due to the fascinating properties of these versatile group of solvents that allow them to dissolve lignocellulosic materials.

Used routinely in drug control laboratories, forensic laboratories, and as a research tool, thin layer chromatography (TLC) plays an important role in pharmaceutical drug analyses.

With tentacles that reach into several biological and medical sciences, including epidemiology, infectious diseases, community medicine, and public health, food science has become a truly interdisciplinary discipline.

Electrochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for researchers, practitioners, and students in the field of electrochemistry, organic chemistry, and organometallic chemistry.

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

Discover the science of beer and beer making Ever wondered just how grain and water are transformed into an effervescent, alcoholic beverage?

Laboratory exercises are a necessary part of science education.

Volume 1 of the Handbook of Colorants Chemistry comprehensively covers the fundamentals of color as well as the underlying scientifi c principles, via the presentation of molecular compositions of inorganic and organic pigments.