Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes

Linking of materials properties with microstructures is a fundamental theme in materials science, for which a detailed knowledge of the modern characterization techniques is essential.

For 'better solutions' - this practical guide describes how to take advantage of supercritical fluids in chemical synthesis.

Indoor air quality has gained more and more attention in recent years.

Since the development of the NMR spectrometer in the 1950s, NMR spectra have been widely used for the elucidation of the 2D structure of newly synthesized and natural compounds.

This book describes the electrochemical behavior of supramolecular systems.

The study of ferroelectricity is a branch of solid state physics which has shown rapid growth during the recent years.

It was often felt as a shortcoming that there was no dictionary of lubrication engineering English-German and German-English on the market, since many terms of tribology are not contained in standard or technical dictionaries.

Chlorine is one of the most important inorganic basic chemicals It is not only an essential reaction component for the synthesis of numerous organic and inorganic chemicals and plastics, it is also of great importance for the production of pharmaceuticals, disinfectants, bleaches and insecticides.

The ozonation of compounds in water is a complex process.

This book provides an up-to-date survey of modern industrial inorganic chemistry in a clear and concise manner.

No doubt: A perfect coating has to look brilliant!

Plastics have developed into the most important class of packaging materials.

New organic compounds with interesting and improved electronic and photonic properties are being reported on a daily basis, with new light-triggered materials being designed for molecular and bioelectronic devices.

When trying to find new methods and problem-solving strategies for their research, scientists often turn to nature for inspiration.

Homogeneous asymmetric catalysis offers reliable results and the possibility to 'tune' the catalysis on a rational basis.

Contamination control is being used by more and more industries where the highest level of cleanliness and hygiene is of vital importance.

Semiconductor electrochemistry deals with many aspects, ranging from fundamental semiconductor physics to complex effects, such as charge transfer processes at semiconductor-liquid surfaces or photoreactions at semiconductor particles.

This book describes medical applications of recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies, some of which have already been on the market for several years while others have only recently been launched.

Nowadays, the chemical industry is under increased pressure to develop cleaner production processes and technologies.

Many chemical substances or compounds - organic or inorganic, natural or synthetic - are not used in their pure form.

Adhesion is among the oldest technologies known to mankind, but the technology of adhesives began to boom with the developments in chemistry in the early 1900s.

Several ceramic parts have already proven their suitability for serial application in automobile engines in very impressive ways, especially in Japan, the USA and in Germany.

Transport of molecules across the cell membrane is a fundamental process of all living organisms.

Stirring is one of the most important operations in process technology.

Provides an overview of the rapidly evolving field of genomics with coverage of nucleic acid technologies, proteomics and bioinformatics.

Contamination control has received great interest and found increasing use within several industrial branches including microelectronics, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages using various concepts of contamination control in their production, purification or packaging process.

An ebook for practitioners who use capillary gas chromatography The chapters within Food and Environmental Analysis by Capillary Gas Chromatography - Hints for Practical Use cover a range of topics.

Many modern pharmaceutical and biological products, e.

Surface Characterization provides an authoritative guide to the wide range of powerful techniques that are used to characterize the surfaces of materials.

This book covers the protection of chemical inventions by means of Patents and Utility Models, as well as Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) for medicaments and agrochemicals.

Over the last ten years vast efforts were made in the research and development of intermetallic compounds to attain improved high temperature strength and low temperature ductility.

Expectations of a technological revolution are associated with nanotechnology, and indeed the generation, modification and utilization of objects with tiniest dimensions already permeates science and research in a way that the absence of nanotechnology is no longer conceivable.

This is the first book to present both classical and quantum-chemical approaches to computational methods, incorporating the many new developments in this field from the last few years.

This book introduces the principles and concepts of chemical and biochemical sensors for analyzing medical as well as biological samples.

Carbon-carbon bond forming reactions are arguably the most important processes in chemistry, as they represent key steps in the building of complex molecules from simple precursors.

Most drugs bind to a clearly defined macromolecular target that is complementary in terms of structure and chemistry.

This book describes the fundamental principles of electronic weighing, beginning with the theoretical background of the basic components and continuing with the theoretical formulas to calculate the weighing accuracy in different applications, including the influence on accuracy of external disturbing forces.

'Everything there is to know about inorganic pigments' Revised and updated, this book offers a concise and thorough presentation of inorganic pigments in their diversity: their manufacturing processes, their applications and markets, their testing procedures and standards, and also the health and environmental regulations relating to them.

Hype, hope, or horror?

In this concise handbook leading experts give a broad overview of the latest developments in this emerging and fascinating field of nano-sized materials.

Electroactive oligomers form an important class of advanced materials for the development of new devices such as thin-film, flexible batteries; semiconductors; large-area optical displays; and sensors.

- Modern uses of traditional materials - 'Lime and Limestone' is a comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of the main scientific and technological aspects of the quarrying, processing, calcining and slaking of lime and limestone products.

Rechargeable Batteries with high energy density are in great demand as energy sources for various purposes, e.

This is a book for developers of catalysts, and for practitioners working in the field of design, operation, and optimization of chemical reactors in which heterogeneous catalysis is performed.

With its assessment and linking of study reports into a coherent narrative, this book accurately describes the technological and economic opportunities of nanotechnology in all important sectors of industry affected.

This book builds up on the success of the first edition of Paints, Coatings, and Solvents.

The demand for flavourings has been constantly increasing over the last years as a result of the dramatic changes caused by a more and more industrialised life-style: The consumer is drawn to interesting, healthy, pleasurable, exciting or completely new taste experiences.

Compound Semiconductor Devices provides a comprehensive insight into today's standard technologies, covering the vast range of semiconductor products and their possible applications.

In spite of the good safety records of chemical plants many people regard chemical production as dangerous because of a few major accidents that have occurred.

This first concise handbook on this important new class of organic conducting materials gives a broad survey over this emerging field of research.