Chemical category: 1322 books
Sustainable Engineering
Concepts, Design and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2011
Assessing Engineering Designs for Environmental, Economic, and Social Impact
Engineers will play a central role in addressing one of the twenty-first century’s key challenges: the development of new technologies that address societal needs and wants within the constraints imposed by limited...
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Handbook
An Expert Guide to the Practical Operation, Design, and Optimization of FCC Units
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2012
This new and improved edition focuses on providing practical information and tools that engineers can use to maximize the profitability and reliability of their fluid catalytic cracking operations. The updated chapters and new content deliver expertise and know-how to an industry that faces significant...
by Eugeniy G. Leonov, Valeriy I. Isaev
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
An all-in-one reference combining hydrodynamic theory with drilling applications for the design, planning, and optimization of drilling operations
Hydromechanical processes underlie the majority of technology operations in drilling and present a crucial concern as the pace and depth of drilling...
Biogas from Waste and Renewable Resources
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
The leading book on the market just got better: With its unique approach covering all aspects of setting up and running a biogas plant, this new edition has been expanded to include recent advances in biomass processing.
The author is a key player in the field, who has designed numerous small- and...
by John A. Vaccari
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2002
The Materials Handbook is an encyclopedic, A-to-Z organization of all types of materials, featuring their key performance properties, principal characteristics and applications in product design. Materials include ferrous and nonferrous metals, plastics, elastomers, ceramics, woods, composites, chemicals,...
Green Biocomposites
Manufacturing and Properties
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
This book addresses different aspects of green biocomposite manufacture from natural fibres and bioplastics, including the manufacturing procedures and the physical, mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of green biocomposites.
Featuring illustrations and tables that maximize reader...
by John R. Fanchi, Richard L. Christiansen
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Presents key concepts and terminology for a multidisciplinary range of topics in petroleum engineering
Places oil and gas production in the global energy context
Introduces all of the key concepts that are needed to understand oil and gas production from exploration through abandonment
Reviews...
Lean Six Sigma Statistics
Calculating Process Efficiencies in Transactional Project
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2005
The marriage between Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma has proven to be a powerful tool for cutting waste and improving the organization’s operations. This third book in the Six Sigma Operations series picks up where other books on the subject leave off by providing the six sigma practioners with...
by Faith A. Morrison
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
This is a modern and elegant introduction to engineering fluid mechanics enriched with numerous examples, exercises and applications. A swollen creek tumbles over rocks and through crevasses, swirling and foaming. Taffy can be stretched, reshaped and twisted in various ways. Both the water and the...
New Sources of Oil and Gas
Gases from Coal; Liquid Fuels from Coal, Shale, Tar Sands, and Heavy Oil Sources
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
New Sources of Oil & Gas: Gases from Coal, Liquid Fuels from Coal, Shale Tar Sands, and Heavy Oil Sources is a collection of papers that covers various concerns in exploiting alternative sources of oil and gas.
The book first covers the essential features of developing coal-gasification and coal-liquefaction...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
Nanotechnology is a new and emerging discipline that is multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. The usage of nanosystems, nanomaterials, nano-devices, etc. permeates all aspects of society. Cancer targeting and curing nanosystems are being introduced into the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries;...
by Gurumurthy Ramachandran
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2011
The book will take a systematic look at nanoparticle risks within the paradigm of risk assessment, consider the limitations of this paradigm in dealing with the extreme uncertainties regarding many aspects of nanoparticle exposure and toxicity, and suggest new methods for assessing and managing risks...
The Manufacture of Sterile Pharmaceuticals and Liquid Medical Devices Using Blow-Fill-Seal Technology
Points to Consider
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2016
This key document, produced by the BFS IOA, outlines important aspects on operation of BFS technology to ensure both compliance with cGMP regulations and the production of drug products of the appropriate quality, safety and efficacy. The Points to Consider document provides recommendations specific...
What Went Wrong?
Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters and How They Could Have Been Avoided
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2009
"What Went Wrong?" has revolutionized the way industry views safety. The new edition continues and extends the wisdom, innovations and strategies of previous editions, by introducing new material on recent incidents, and adding an extensive new section that shows how many accidents occur through simple...