Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies books

Suitable for engineers who specify, design, maintain or run chemical and process plant, this book delivers information on the selection, sizing and operation of process equipment. It emphasizes common real-world equipment design,...

Simulation in textile technology provides a comprehensive review of the key principles, applications and benefits of modelling for textile production.

This book documents examples of transition metal catalysis in drug discovery and development from an industrial perspective. Co-edited by Barry Trost, one of the foremost organic research chemists, the authors pay particular...

Highlighting the complexity and applications of plant bioactive metabolites in organic and medicinal chemistry, this book overviews plant biodiversity as a source of new drugs and drug discovery strategies.

Micellar enhanced ultrafiltration employs surfactant micelles to solubilize inorganic and organic pollutants from the effluent stream with about 90% efficiency. Illustrating the theory of surfactants, this book presents...

Even before September 11 2001, congressional policymakers have expressed concern about the safety and security of facilities possessing certain amounts of hazardous chemicals. The sudden release of hazardous chemicals from...

Nano textiles are those designed and engineered on the nanoscale to create specific functions. These nano functions are very diverse and range from UV protection and antibacterial functions to moisture management. This book...

Presents research in the study of the synthesis, types and applications of hydroxides. This title includes such topics as: synthetic approaches to ion-exchangeable metal hydroxides; layered double hydroxides as sorbents for...

Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is a colourless gas which occurs naturally in some environments such as sulphur springs, swamps and salt marshes, and is often associated with the decomposition of organic material. This book presents...

A xenobiotic is a chemical which is found in an organism but which is not normally produced or expected to be present in it. Specifically, drugs such as antibiotics are xenobiotics in humans because the human body does not produce...

A review that focuses on modelling fungal development in foods. It intends to understand and to predict the development of fungi in food and raw materials and also the production and accumulation of secondary metabolites...

Examines the FDA's efforts to improve oversight and protection of imported seafood; and focuses on enhancing efforts to detect and prevent economic adulteration of food and medical products that could affect the public health.

Iodine is an important trace element and an essential substrate for the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Iodine deficiency can lead to goiter, hypterthyroidism, mental retardation and impaired growth. In this book, the authors...

Hydrogels are polymeric networks with three-dimensional configurations capable of imbibing high amounts of water or biological fluids. The application of hydrogels technology is being widely used in the pharmaceutical industry as...