Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes

Is the nano-age here to stay or will a bubble soon burst?

In this ground-breaking practical reference, the family of aspartic acid proteases is described from a drug developer's perspective.

A practice-oriented desktop reference for medical professionals, toxicologists and pharmaceutical researchers, this handbook provides systematic coverage of the metabolic pathways of all major classes of xenobiotics in the human body.

The chemical process industry faces a tremendous challenge of supplying a growing and ever more demanding global population with the products we need.

This richly illustrated hands-on guide is designed for researchers, teachers and practitioners.

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have novel properties that make them potentially useful in many applications in nanotechnology, electronics, optics and other fields of materials science.

Providing extensive coverage, including conducting, insulating and electroactive films, this handbook and ready reference deals with introductory topics and fundamentals as well as advanced insights.

Written by some of the most talented young chemists in Europe, this text covers most of the groundbreaking issues in materials science.

Based on a project backed by the European Union, this is a must-have resource for researchers in industry and academia concerned with application-oriented plasma technology research.

Die Finite-Elemente-Methode ist eine grundlegende mathematische Technik zur Behandlung von Differentialgleichungs- und Variationsproblemen, die in Physik und Mechanik, im Bau- und Ingenieurwesen sowie in Elektrotechnik und Mechatronik auftreten.

Recent years have seen a growing interest in the field of thermodynamic properties of solids due to the development of advanced experimental and modeling tools.

This timely publication presents a review of the most recent developments in the field of Semiconductor Disk Lasers.

This practical text serves as a guide to elaborating and determining the principles, assumptions, strengths, limitations and areas of application for multiple-plant chemical safety and security management.

The result of a fruitful, on-going collaboration between academia and industry, this book reviews recent advances in research on oxide scale behavior in high-temperature forming processes.

Filling a gap in the literature and all set to become the standard in this field, this monograph begins with a look at computational viscoelastic fluid mechanics and studies of turbulent flows of dilute polymer solutions.

Describing all topics of white biotechnology admitted to the 7th EU Frame Programme and new industrial production processes aiming towards the Kyoto objectives, this comprehensive overview covers the technology, applications, economic potential and implications for society.

Based on the author's lectures to graduate students of geosciences, physics, chemistry and materials science, this didactic handbook covers basic aspects of ceramics such as composition and structure as well as such advanced topics as achieving specific functionalities by choosing the right materials.

This self-contained handbook and ready reference examines aerosol science and technology in depth, providing a detailed insight into this progressive field.

Born out of a project of the IUPAC's committee on Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development, this reference addresses past and current strategies for successful drug analog development, extending the previously published volume by nine new analog classes and eight case studies.

Materials Engineering for High Density Energy Storage provides first-hand knowledge about the design of safe and powerful batteries and the methods and approaches for enhancing the performance of next-generation batteries.

This important contribution to the issue of renewable energy describes the technical and economical requirements of mass-produced solar thermal power plants, from the different types of power plants to the development needs and a massive development program.

This up-to-date reference for students and researchers in the field is the first systematic treatment on the property measurements of organic semiconductor materials.

This unique collection of knowledge represents a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental and practical consequences of size reduction in silicon crystals.

Written by the most prominent experts and pioneers in the field, this ready reference combines fundamental research, recent breakthroughs and real-life applications in one well-organized treatise.

Providing a truly global overview of legislation in all major countries, this practical volume contains the information vital for manufactures of food contact materials and food producers, facilitating a comparison of the requirements and making mutual requirements easier to identify.

Filling the need for an up-to-date handbook, this ready reference closely investigates the use of CO2 for ureas, enzymes, carbamates, and isocyanates, as well as its use as a solvent, in electrochemistry, biomass utilization and much more.

A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the major mineral and organic fillers for plastics, their production, structure and properties, as well as their applications in terms of primary and secondary functions.

This is the only book available in English language to consider inverse and optimization problems in which phase field distributions are used as optimizing functions.

This first systematic compilation of synthesis methods for different classes of polymers describes well-tested and reproducible procedures, thus saving time, money and chemicals.

This authoritative work represents a broad treatment of the field, including the basic principles of membrane reactors, a comparative study of these and conventional fixed-bed reactors or multi-tube reactors, modeling, industrial applications, and emerging applications -- all based on case studies and model reactions with a stringent mathematical framework.

Edited by three of the world's leading pharmaceutical scientists, this is the first book on this important and hot topic, containing much previously unpublished information.

The first textbook to cover this exciting compound class, this introduction to the field of carbon nanotechnology discusses everything from nanowires to nanodiamonds, and from synthesis to applications.

This first book to offer a practical overview of zeolites and their commercial applications provides a practical examination of zeolites in three capacities.

Finally, an up-to-date guide to cleaning and disinfection for the food preparation and processing industries.

Providing an overview of the necessary components and the range of applications from light-barriers to high-resolution surface-scanning interferometers, this is a valuable introduction to the technology of optical sensors as well as a reference for experienced practitioners.

A discussion of the fundamental changes that occur when dynamical systems from the fields of nonlinear optics, solids, hydrodynamics and biophysics are scaled down to nanosize.

Induced mutagenesis is a common and promising method for screening for new crops with improved properties.

This second edition of a popular textbook is thoroughly revised with around 25% new and updated content.

Unique in providing an overview of the subject on the scientific level, this book presents the current state of the art with regard to different aspects of sustainable energy production and its efficient storage.

A one-stop resource for researchers and developers alike, this book covers a plethora of nanocomposite properties and their enhancement mechanisms.

Providing a comprehensive insight into cellular signaling processes in bacteria with a special focus on biotechnological implications, this is the first book to cover intercellular as well as intracellular signaling and its relevance for biofilm formation, host pathogen interactions, symbiotic relationships, and photo- and chemotaxis.

There are various books on green chemistry on the market, but without focus on sustainable industrial processes.

Silicon Carbide - this easy to manufacture compound of silicon and carbon is said to be THE emerging material for applications in electronics.

This book prestigiously covers our current understanding of SiC as a semiconductor material in electronics.

The leading resource on ozone technology, this book contains everything from chemical basics to technical and economic concerns.

In the only book to focus on new developments and innovations in this hot field international experts from industry and academia present everything scientists need to know.

This reference on cluster physics in materials science draws upon the author's unrivalled experience in plasma science.

This carefully selected balance of tutorial-like review chapters and advanced research covers hot topics in the field of biointerfaces, biosensing, nanoparticles at interfaces, and functionalized quantum dots.

Dieses Handbuch kombiniert das gesamte Wissen, das fur erfolgreiches Bierbrauen benotigt wird: von der Auswahl der Rohstoffe bis zur garfahigen Wurze.

Taking and analyzing images of materials' microstructures is essential for quality control, choice and design of all kind of products.