Industrial chemistry and manufacturing technologies

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.

Garment Manufacturing Technology provides an insiders' look at this multifaceted process, systematically going from design and production to finishing and quality control.

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

Laser shock peening (LSP) is a relatively new surface treatment for metallic materials.

Shape memory alloys are suitable for a wide range of biomedical applications, such as dentistry, bone repair and cardiovascular stents.

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)'.

The response of cells to biomaterials is critical in medical devices.

Databook of Flame Retardants contains information on commonly-used additives broken out into five sections, including General, Physical, Health and Safety, Ecological, and Use.

Handbook of Solvents, Volume Two: Use, Health, and Environment, Third Edition, contains the most comprehensive information ever published on solvents and an extensive analysis of the principles of solvent selection and use.

The corrosion of carbon steels in amine units used for gas treatment in refining operations is a major problem for the petrochemical industry.

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

Concern about global warming has led to renewed interest in the more sustainable use of natural fibres in composite materials.

Creep-resistant steels are widely used in the petroleum, chemical and power generation industries.

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.

Silk is a natural, environmentally-friendly fibre with a remarkable range of properties, making it ideal for use in apparel and many other applications.

Databook of Antiblocking, Release, and Slip Additives, Second Edition contains detailed information on over 300 important additives for polymers, including additives that are used to minimize adhesion, aid separation, and enhance processing and end-applications for polymers.

Databook of Solvents, Second Edition, has been redesigned to include all high production volume solvents and has been completely updated with the most up-to-date findings, data and commercial developments.

Why is it important to get to equilibrium and how long does it take?

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.

Your definitive reference for manufacturing planning and control professionals-updated for the 2-part version of the CPIM exam Written by a team of recognized experts, Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management: The CPIM Reference, Second Edition, features hundreds of practice questions for the CPIM exams.

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.

3D and 4D metallic printing principles, practices, and applicationsThis practical guide clearly explains the tools and methods necessary to bridge the performance gap between conventionally produced and printed parts.

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

Iron Ore: Mineralogy, Processing and Environmental Issues summarizes recent, key research on the characterization of iron ores, including important topics such as beneficiation (separation and refining), agglomeration (e.

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.

Databook of Curatives and Crosslinkers contains extensive data on the most important curatives and crosslinkers in use today.

Handbook of Material Weathering, Sixth Edition, is an essential guide to the effects of weathering on polymers and industrial products, presenting theory, stress factors, methods of weathering and testing and the effects of additives and environmental stress cracking.

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.

Hydrocolloids are among the most widely used ingredients in the food industry.

Effective water and energy use in food processing is essential, not least for legislative compliance and cost reduction.

Medical textiles are a major growth area within the technical textiles industry and the range of applications continues to grow and increase in diversity with every new development.

The remarkable properties of silk fibres have gained them a prominent place in the field of technical textiles.

Databook of Green Solvents, Second Edition, includes data and information that is divided into five separate sections: General, Physical, Health, Environmental and Use.

The textile industry is becoming an increasingly competitive environment.

Corrosion in nuclear power plants cause reductions in efficiency and increases in deposit build-up on plant surfaces, making for expensive maintentance and potential radiological health hazards.

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

Polymers and polymer composites have been widely used in tremendous engineering fields because of their advantages including light weight, good processibility, chemical stability in any atmospheric conditions, etc.

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.

A Comprehensive Guide to Sensors and Control Systems in ManufacturingThoroughly updated with cutting-edge technologies, this detailed resource offers proven methods for effectively evaluating, selecting, and implementing sensors and controls to ensure error-free manufacturing environments.

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

The Latest Methods for Preventing and Controlling Corrosion in All Types of Materials and ApplicationsNow you can turn to Corrosion Engineering for expert coverage of the theory and current practices you need to understand water, atmospheric, and high-temperature corrosion processes.

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

Food chemistry is the study of chemical processes and interactions of all biological and non-biological components of foods.

Topic of the books are : India's Conventional Textiles; Textile Fabrics and its Recognition; Industry of Textile and Apparel; Textile Fiber and Process of Preparation; Manufacturing Industry and Technological Change; Technological Research and Textile Development; Terms Related to Textile; Industry of Synthetic Fibers; Construction of Spinning Yarn; Use of Robotics Textile and Decision-Making; Vegetable Fibers; Development of Fibers from Synthetic Polymers; Chemical Intermediates for Synthetic-Fiber Production; Pipe Line Approach of Textile; Control of Stock and Production; System of Processing of Data; Fabric Finishing; Mechanisation in the Textile Labor Process