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Industrial Tribology
Tribosystems, Friction, Wear and Surface Engineering, Lubrication
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2011
Integrating very interesting results from the most important R & D project ever made in Germany, this book offers a basic understanding of tribological systems and the latest developments in reduction of wear and energy consumption by tribological measures.
This ready reference and handbook provides...
Ammonium Nitrate Explosives for Civil Applications
Slurries, Emulsions and Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oils
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
The book describes the science and technology of formulation and manufacturing of non-nitroglycerine explosives with ammonium nitrate as the main ingredient. Based on the author's industry experience of more than thirty years, it provides an unparalleled treatment of one of the commercially most important...
Propellants and Explosives
Thermochemical Aspects of Combustion
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
This third edition of the classic on the thermochemical aspects of the combustion of propellants and explosives is completely revised and updated and now includes a section on green propellants and offers an up-to-date view of the thermochemical aspects of combustion and corresponding applications.
Clearly...
Predictive Toxicology
From Vision to Reality
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Tailored to the needs of scientists developing drugs, chemicals, cosmetics and other products this one-stop reference for medicinal chemists covers all the latest developments in the field of predictive toxicology and its applications in safety assessment.
With a keen emphasis on novel approaches,...
Cellulose Based Composites
New Green Nanomaterials
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
Aimed at researchers involved in this emerging field in both academia and industry, this book is unique in its focus on cellulose nanofibers, especially nano-composites, nanomoities and other plant based-resins and their composites. Despite its concise presentation, this handbook and ready reference...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Scrutinizing various fillers, such as fly ash, inorganic nanoparticles, Kevlar and wood flour, this book exemplifies how the choice of filler influences the micro- and macroscopic behavior of the resulting polymer composites, such as friction, wear and impact resistance.
In so doing, the text brings...
Chemistry Education
Best Practices, Opportunities and Trends
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2017 Award
This comprehensive collection of top-level contributions provides a thorough review of the vibrant field of chemistry education. Highly-experienced chemistry professors and education experts cover the latest developments in chemistry...
High Energy Materials
Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotechnics
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Authored by an insider with over 40 years of high energy materials (HEMs) experience in academia, industry and defense organizations, this handbook and ready reference covers all important HEMs from the 1950s to the present with their respective properties and intended purposes.
Written at an attainable...
Cyclodextrins
Properties and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2016
Authored by two experts working in this important field of research, the timely book covers the latest advances in the synthesis of cyclodextrins, their properties and important industrial applications. To this end, the authors describe covalent and non-covalent assemblies, cyclodextrin inclusion...
Soft Fibrillar Materials
Fabrication and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
As one of the most important classes of soft materials, supramolecular materials are of a mixture of networks of molecular chains/fibrils and a liquid. These self-assembled fibrous/ molecular architectures exhibit various functionalities, ie. superhydrophobicity or superior mechanical strength, etc....
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Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
With its content taken from only the very latest results, this is an extensive summary of the various polymeric materials used for biomedical applications.
Following an introduction listing various functional polymers, including conductive, biocompatible and conjugated polymers, the book goes on to...
Homogeneous Catalysts
Activity - Stability - Deactivation
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
This first book to illuminate this important aspect of chemical synthesis improves the lifetime of catalysts, thus reducing material and saving energy, costs and waste.
The international panel of expert authors describes the studies that have been conducted concerning the way homogeneous catalysts...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2012
With its impressive features, gold has led to completely new reaction types in recent years, which in turn have strongly influenced both
organic catalysis and material science. Other fields where a significant amount of new results has been obtained include nanotechnology,
self assembly/supramolecular...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2013
This book reflects the increasing interest among the chemical synthetic community in the area of asymmetric copper-catalyzed reactions, and introduces readers to the latest, most significant developments in the field.
The contents are organized according to reaction type and cover mechanistic...