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5. Forsthoffer's Rotating Equipment Handbooks
Reliability Optimization through Component Condition Monitoring and Root Cause Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2005
Over recent years there have been substantial changes in those industries which are concerned with the design, purchase and use of special purpose (ie critical, high-revenue) rotating equipment. Key personnel have been the victims of early retirement or have moved to other industries: contractors...
Handbook of Energy
Diagrams, Charts, and Tables
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Handbook of Energy, Volume I: Diagrams, Charts, and Tables provides comprehensive, organized coverage on all phases of energy and its role in society, including its social, economic, political, historical, and environmental aspects. While there is a wealth of information about energy available, it...
Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Gas Processing Symposium
Qatar, January 10-14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Advances in Gas Processing: Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Gas Processing Symposium 11-1 4 January, 2010, Doha, Qatar, reviews the state of knowledge in gas processing. The contributions are organized around five main themes: (i) environmental sustainability; (ii) natural gas processing technologies;...
by Trevor Letcher
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2012
Comprehensive Renewable Energy, winner of a 2012 PROSE Award for Best Multi-volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers, is the only work of its type at a time when renewable energy sources are seen increasingly as realistic alternatives to fossil fuels. As the majority...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2005
The gold processing industry is experiencing change. As free-milling and oxide ores become depleted, more complex polymetallic and refractory ores are being processed, coupled with increasing pressure for stricter environmental compliance. Recent years have also seen a steady reduction in mineral...
WEEE Recycling
Research, Development, and Policies
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
WEEE Recycling: Research, Development, and Policies covers policies, research, development, and challenges in recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The book introduces WEEE management and then covers the environmental, economic, and societal applications of e-waste recycling,...
Future Energy
Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for our Planet
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
As the demand for global energy increases, fact-based evaluations of alternative energy sources are needed in order to address the growing interest in how energy is produced, provided, and transported in sustainable ways. Future Energy, Second Edition provides scientists and decision makers with the...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Future Stakes in Energy Transition
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2017
Our consumption of raw materials and energy has reached unprecedented levels which are continuing to increase at a steady rate due to the economic emergence of many countries and the development of new technologies. Metal and cement usage has doubled since the beginning of the 21st Century and this...
The Chemistry of Evolution
The Development of our Ecosystem
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2005
Conventionally, evolution has always been described in terms of species. The Chemistry of Evolution takes a novel, not to say revolutionary, approach and examines the evolution of chemicals and the use and degradation of energy, coupled to the environment, as the drive behind it. The authors address...
The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope
An Optical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide, Second Edition, is a very detailed color atlas for ore/opaque minerals (ore microscopy), with a main emphasis on name and synonyms, short descriptions, mineral groups, chemical compositions, information on major formation environments, optical...
Desalination Sustainability
A Technical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
Desalination Sustainability: A Technical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Approach presents a technical, socioeconomical, and environmental approach that guides researchers and technology developers on how to quantify the energy efficiency of a proposed desalination process using thermodynamics-based...
by Nicolas Baghdadi, Mehrez Zribi
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
The continental hydrological cycle is one of the least understood components of the climate system. The understanding of the different processes involved is important in the fields of hydrology and meteorology. In this volume the main applications for continental hydrology are presented, including...
by David John Young
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2008
This book is concerned with providing a fundamental basis for understanding the alloy-gas oxidation and corrosion reactions observed in practice and in the laboratory. Starting with a review of the enabling thermodynamic and kinetic theory, it analyzes reacting systems of increasing complexity. It...
Biopharmaceutical Processing
Development, Design, and Implementation of Manufacturing Processes
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Biopharmaceutical Processing: Development, Design, and Implementation of Manufacturing Processes covers bioprocessing from cell line development to bulk drug substances. The methods and strategies described are essential learning for every scientist, engineer or manager in the biopharmaceutical and...