Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering

Presents the state of the art in improving bond strength between different materials for many manufacturing processes.

Even though the perception of food quality may depend on its hedonic and often subjective attributes, it is essential to quantitatively evaluate its quality and safety.

Authored by leading experts from around the world, the three-volume Handbook of Nanostructured Thin Films and Coatings gives scientific researchers and product engineers a resource as dynamic and flexible as the field itself.

Mineral scale deposits, corrosion, suspended matter, and microbiological growth are factors that must be controlled in industrial water systems.

This is the first book that comprehensively and systematically describes the new technology of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC).

A best-seller in its first edition, Liquid Detergents, Second Edition captures the most significant advances since 1996, maintaining its reputation as a first-stop reference in all fundamental theories, practical applications, formulation technologies and manufacturing aspects of liquid detergents.

"e;Analyzes health and hazard risk assessment in commercial, industrial, and refining industries.

"e;Offers comprehensive coverage of the latest toxicological, technological, and nutritional developments in both natural and synthetic antioxidants used in the food industry.

Statistical evaluation of diagnostic performance in general and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis in particular are important for assessing the performance of medical tests and statistical classifiers, as well as for evaluating predictive models or algorithms.

In the past two decades, new modeling efforts have gradually incorporated more molecular and structural detail in response to environmental and technical interests.

With contributions from recognized authorities in industry, academia, and government, this reference presents the state-of-the-art in the testing, formulation, and clinical evaluation of intraoral drug delivery products-summarizing intraoral dosage forms in various stages of research, as well as products currently on the market.

Software tools are a great aid to process engineers, but too much dependence on such tools can often lead to inappropriate and suboptimal designs.

Industrialization of Indigenous Fermented Foods, Second Edition presents the most recent innovations in the processing of a wide range of indigenous fermented foods ranging from soy sauce to African mageu.

Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials for Predictive Medicine provides statistical guidance on conducting clinical trials for predictive medicine.

Omitting complicated chemistry concepts, Polyurethane Casting Primer presents practical details on the casting of polyurethane products to assist readers in their daily work.

Rapid expansion of research on the development of novel food processes in the past decade has resulted in novel processes drawn from fields outside the traditional parameters of food processing.

Virtual screening can reduce costs and increase hit rates for lead discovery by eliminating the need for robotics, reagent acquisition or production, and compound storage facilities.

Supplying sustenance for millions of the poorest people in the world, freshwater flora and fauna also contribute to overall economic well-being by means of export commodity trade, tourism, and recreation.

Written by pioneering experts in the field, this book offers a wide range of approaches for molecular imprinting, experimental protocols that exemplify specific techniques, and a detailed survey on molecular imprinting research and applications.

The Encyclopedia of Clinical Pharmacy is a valuable resource for today's clinical pharmacist and pharmacotherapist.

Biotoxins are naturally occurring substances present in living organisms as a way of conferring biological defense or protection on such organisms.

This book discusses the many factors impinging on daily practice and the place of pharmacy in the delivery of health care.

Since the publication of the best-selling first edition, the growing price and environmental cost of energy have increased the significance of tribology.

A reflection of the explosion of research and development in this field, OMICS: Biomedical Perspectives and Applications explores applications of omics in bioinformatics, cancer research and therapy, diabetes research, plant science, molecular biology, and neurosciences.

"e;Offers background information, methods of characterization, and applications for electrical and optical polymers, including biopolymers, and tutorial sections that explain how to use the techniques.

The magneto luminous chemical vapor deposition (MLCVD) method is the perfect example of the "e;front-end green process.

Written by experts, Exposure Analysis is the first complete resource in the emerging scientific discipline of exposure analysis.

Completely revised and updated, Pharmaceutical Experimental Design and Interpretation, Second Edition explains the major methods of experimental design and evaluation such as multivariate, sequential, and principal components analysis.

Polymers are among the major hallmarks of 20th-century science, and the explosive outgrowth and tremendous importance of polymeric foams is a testament to their amazing versatility and unique properties.

This volume provides data - from physical and chemical properties to storage and exposure guidelines - on over 185 hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), more than 125 priority water pollutants (PWPs), and some 450 chemicals listed by the Occupational, Safety, and Health Administration (OSHA).

The Handbook of Carbohydrate Engineering provides an overview of the basic science, theory, methods, and applications of this broad, interdisciplinary field.

Globally the hospitality and tourism industry is evolving and undergoing radical changes.

Design and Analysis of Cross-Over Trials is concerned with a specific kind of comparative trial known as the cross-over trial, in which subjects receive different sequences of treatments.

The purpose of this book is to discuss the phenomena associated with the segregation of one element in a multicomponent material.

A study on the production, properties and uses, of PVC, Polyvinyl chloride which is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer by the Institute of Materials, London in 1996

Automation for Food Engineering introduces the frameworks, methods, designs, algorithms, tests, and implementation of data acquisition, analysis, modeling, prediction, and control in automation for food engineering.

Antibodies protect us from a wide range of infectious diseases and cancers and have become an indispensable tool in science-both for conventional immune response research as well as other areas related to protein identification analysis.

The application of microwaves has been a major advancement in food processing over the past 50 years, and yet to date there have been very few publications focusing exclusively on microwave processing and none covering the latest technological and theoretical advances.

Advances in Hydrotreating for Integrated Biofuel Production covers the recent advances in the upgrading of biomass-obtained products into liquid fuels (also known as biofuels) by hydrotreating processes.

In the design, processing, and applications of composite materials, a thorough understanding of the physical properties is required.

Covers the current state of theoretical and experimental studies of oligomeric mixed systems from the physico-chemical standpoint and provides a technologist with the means for the quantitative approach to preparing liquid oligomeric compositions and choosing proper operating conditions for their processing into materials and articles.

Laparoscopy is increasingly being used as an alternative to more invasive surgical techniques.

Organic Mechanochemistry and Its Practical Applications gathers physical and organic chemistry-based molecular principles, evolving interpretations of scientific data, and real world applications to demonstrate the synthetic advantages of mechanically initiated organic reactions.

The broad range of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) encompasses all areas of modern medicine and have an enormous impact on the process of drug development.

The activity of many biopharmaceutical polymers is dependent on conformation, and the next several years will see increased interest in the conformational analysis of these polymers resulting from the development of biosimilar or "e;follow-on"e; biological products.

A Single Source on Parallel Synthesis for Lead OptimizationThe end of the previous millennium saw an explosion in the application of parallel synthesis techniques for making compounds for high-throughput screening.

Hydrogen Utilization in Fuel Cells introduces the fundamentals, characteristics, and applications of fuel cells, materials used, the role of hydrogen in different fuel cell types, and applications of fuel cells in transportation and small portable and stationary power systems.

Ohmic heating provides rapid and uniform heating, resulting in less thermal damage than conventional heating and allowing manufacturers to obtain high-quality products with minimum sensorial, nutritional, and structural changes.

This book comprehensively reviews the diverse potential of microbial enzymes with therapeutic applications, covering their production, purification, and utilization.