Industrial chemistry and manufacturing technologies

A landmark work covering the major aspects of the science, technology and application of membrane operations and related fields, from basic phenomena to the most advanced applications and future perspectives.

The scope of this book covers the fundamental background of metal matrix composites (MMCs), their processing and fabrication, testing and characterization, exploration of materials for MMCs and green MMCs, and advancements in all aspects of fabrication, testing, and applications.

This is the first comprehensive reference compilation on the substance class of glucosinolates.

This new book reports on the emerging and novel technologies for the development of functional foods from plants, providing a comprehensive look into their characterization, validation, and transformation into novel products.

Microbial diversity and microbial technology are critical to achieving most of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), mainly due to their central role in the provision and regulation of ecosystem services.

This book comprehensively explores various facets of the polishing field, spanning from traditional techniques to the latest advancements in ultra-precision polishing methods.

Listeria monocytogenes is still a major threat to public health.

This book highlights crucial parameters and strategies in photocatalytic water splitting.

This book offers a comprehensive and multi-faceted examination of gastrointestinal inflammations, discussing factors that impact gut health.

Principles of Chemical Engineering Processes: Material and Energy Balances continues to serve an essential text, guiding students on the basic principles and calculation techniques used in the field of chemical engineering and providing a solid understanding of the fundamentals of the application of material and energy balances.

This third edition of Food Policy in the United States offers a timely update to the leading textbook dedicated to all aspects of food policy in the United States.

Thermal Spray Coatings for High-Temperature Conditions provides an in-depth analysis of thermal spray coatings covering a wide range of types and applications in aerospace, automotive, and heavy-duty equipment maintenance.

Transfer and Stockpiling Operations in the Crude Oil Refining Industry provides an overview of crude oil refining processes highlighting stockpiling operations, which unfortunately tend to be underestimated in comparison with processing units operations like FCC and hydrotreating.

In this new two-volume set, leading scientists focus on the recent progress in pharmaceutical technology for drug delivery systems and new drug targeting strategies.

The text presents fundamental principles and analysis of the separation of particulate matter.

The text thoroughly discusses the fundamentals of flow resistance over a solid body, the frictional resistance of flow through a granular bed, and the flow phenomena of particles, which are essential requirements for solid-fluid operations in various process units, especially in mineral and chemical industries.

This book provides a thorough exploration of the step- by- step manufacturing processes utilized in the global production of synthetic detergents.

This handbook is intended to be a comprehensive reference for the various chemical aspects of foods and food products.

Plasma Assisted Combustion and Chemical Processing provides an introduction to the opportunities of plasma-assisted combustion and chemical processing for green energy conversion using renewable electricity.

For researchers and food industry professionals seeking a comprehensive, fully up to date single source on nanotechnology in food packaging, this text provides all the needed information.

This definitive text provides in-depth information on chemical, photochemical, and microbiological synthesis of carbohydrates and their derivatives.

This guide serves as a roadmap for integrating digital value stream mapping (eVSM) into your Lean deployment to improve production processes.

This book offers comprehensive insight into recent advances in geopolymer composites and emerging processing technologies such as 3D printing that offer promising application prospects in a wide range of industries.

This book presents cutting-edge research and forward-looking strategies from the International Conference on Advances in Health, Safety, Fire, Environment, Allied Sciences and Sustainability (HSFEAS – 2023).

These proceedings present articles in the field of hydrogen energy, renewable energy and materials, dealing with new developments in theory, analytical and numerical simulation and modelling, experimentation, demonstration, advanced deployment and case studies, and results of laboratory or field operational tests.

This book aims to demystify the law for scientists and instructing officials by exploring the science and legal concepts of risk and precaution for national legislation to facilitate safe trade in agricultural products (in compliance with international trade rules).

This book examines nutraceuticals derived from plant, animal, or microbial sources, and presenting significant opportunities for food scientists and industry professionals to develop innovative foods or food components that address future human wellness and well-being requirements.

This text provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the properties, processing techniques, and applications of natural fibre-reinforced PLA composites, enabling them to develop sustainable and high-performance materials for a range of industries.

This book collates bioactive compounds from the by-products of bulb, flower and fruit vegetables, and it explores vegetable processing by-products utilization.

New and exciting biological functions are still being discovered for vitamin A derivatives, including the vast number of physiological activities of retinoids.

This book provides latest information and knowledge from internationally recognized experts working in wastewater treatment field.

This book presents proceedings from the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics, ICIMR 2024 Held on 22 and 23 August in Suzhou, China.