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Engineering (R0) eBook Series

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  • Seawater Desalination

    Conventional and Renewable Energy Processes

    Edited by Lucio Rizzuti, Giorgio Micale, Andrea Cipollina ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    A growing proportion of the world’s population is dependent on Seawater Desalination as a source of fresh water for both potable and civil use. One of the main drawbacks of conventional desalination technologies is the substantial energy requirement, which is facing cost increases in the global energy market. "Seawater Desalination" presents an overview of conventional and non-conventional ... Read more

    $154.99 CAD

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  • Electronic Waste

    Recycling Techniques

    Edited by Hugo Marcelo Veit, Andréa Moura Bernardes ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book presents an overview of the characterization of electronic waste. In addition, processing techniques for the recovery of metals, polymers and ceramics are described. This book serves as a source of information and as an educational technical reference for practicing scientists and engineers, as well as for students. ... Read more

    $167.99 CAD

  • Geothermal Engineering

    Fundamentals and Applications

    by Arnold Watson ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book explains the engineering required to bring geothermal resources into use. The book covers specifically engineering aspects that are unique to geothermal engineering, such as measurements in wells and their interpretation, transport of near-boiling water through long pipelines, turbines driven by fluids other than steam, and project economics. The explanations are reinforced by drawing ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • Porous Materials for Carbon Dioxide Capture

    Edited by An-Hui Lu, Sheng Dai ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This multi-authored book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in porous CO2 capture materials, including ionic liquid–derived carbonaceous adsorbents, porous carbons, metal-organic frameworks, porous aromatic frameworks, micro porous organic polymers. It also reviews the sorption techniques such as cyclic uptake and desorption reactions and membrane separations. In each ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Polysaccharides as a Green and Sustainable Resources for Water and Wastewater Treatment

    by Nurudeen A. Oladoja, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, OMOTAYO S. AMUDA, Olatunji M. Kolawole ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This brief critically reviews the structure and applications of polysaccharide based materials as a green and sustainable resource in water and water treatment operations.The authors present a fascinating insight into the application of this renewable resource in water and wastewater treatment operations approached from multiple perspectives: mechanistic insight into the coagulation efficiency of ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biofuel Production

    by Pratima Bajpai ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    The book describes the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for biomass-to-biofuel conversion processes, which is an important step in increasing ethanol production for biofuels. It also highlights the main challenges and suggests possible ways to make these technologies feasible for the biofuel industry. The biological conversion of cellulosic biomass into bioethanol is based on the chemical ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Investigation into High Efficiency Visible Light Photocatalysts for Water Reduction and Oxidation

    by David James Martin ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This thesis describes novel strategies for the rational design of several cutting-edge high-efficiency photocatalysts, for applications such as water photooxidation, reduction, and overall splitting using a Z-Scheme system. As such, it focuses on efficient strategies for reducing energy loss by controlling charge transfer and separation, including novel faceted forms of silver phosphate for water ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Biomass and Green Chemistry

    Building a Renewable Pathway

    Edited by Sílvio Vaz Jr. ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book investigates the main vegetable biomass types, their chemical characteristics and their potential to replace oil as raw material for the chemical industry, according to the principles of green chemistry. Authors from different scientific and technical backgrounds, from industry and academia, give an overview of the state of the art and ongoing developments. Aspects including bioeconomy, ... Read more

    $128.99 CAD

  • Renewable Biofuels

    Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass by Microbial Community

    by Vandana Rana, Diwakar Rana ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book offers a complete introduction for novices to understand key concepts of biocatalysis and how to produce in-house enzymes that can be used for low-cost biofuels production. The authors discuss the challenges involved in the commercialization of the biofuel industry, given the expense of commercial enzymes used for lignocellulose conversion. They describe the limitations in the process, ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Potential for Industrial Energy-Efficiency Improvement in the Long Term

    by J. de Beer ...
    Series Book 5 - Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science
    This book does not give a prediction of what the efficiency will be of the energy use of industrial processes in the future. However, it does give an exploration of limits to the efficiency of current processes and an indication of what might be achieved if new technologies can be developed. At the Department of Science, Technology and Society of Utrecht University research had been done to the ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • The Economics of Evaluating Water Projects

    Hydroelectricity Versus Other Uses

    by Per-Olov Johansson, Bengt Kriström ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book presents research on a kind of water use conflicts that is becoming more and more common and important: How to best manage moving water in times of increasing demand for electricity as well as environmental services. How should decisions be made between water use for electricity generation or for environmental and recreational benefits? The authors develop a simple general equilibrium ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Wind Energy Meteorology

    Atmospheric Physics for Wind Power Generation

    by Stefan Emeis ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book is intended to give an introduction into the meteorological boundary conditions for power generation from the wind, onshore and offshore. It is to provide reliable meteorological information for the planning and running of this important kind of renewable energy. This includes the derivation of wind laws and wind profile descriptions, especially those above the logarithmic surface layer. ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD