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  • Biowaste to Value-added Products

    Economics and Technologies

    Edited by Thomas Bayer, Manfred Kircher ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book reviews the diversity of biowaste and the potential uses for bulk, fine and special chemicals. It describes technologies already established as well as those under development, and also focuses on economic and environmental sustainability. Expert contributions explore the key aspects of biorefineries, from biobased technologies, platform chemicals and pretreatment to special chemicals, ... Read more

    $287.09 USD

  • CO2 and CO as Feedstock

    Sustainable Carbon Sources for the Circular Economy

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Climate protection and raw material change require new, sustainable carbon sources for the chemical and fuel industries. In fact, processes that recycle carbon-containing emission and gas streams industrially are reaching industrial practice. They will make an important contribution to reducing carbon emissions and moving towards a true carbon circular economy.This book describes the basics of ... Read more

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  • Green Chemistry

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    Green Chemistry: An Inclusive Approach provides a broad overview of green chemistry for researchers from either an environmental science or chemistry background, starting at a more elementary level, incorporating more advanced concepts, and including more chemistry as the book progresses. Every chapter includes recent, state-of-the-art references, in particular, review articles, to introduce ... Read more

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  • Green Chemistry and Engineering

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  • Bioenergy Systems for the Future

    Prospects for Biofuels and Biohydrogen

    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
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  • Catalytic Process Development for Renewable Materials

    Green, clean and renewable are the hottest keywords for catalysis and industry. This handbook and ready reference is the first to combine the fields of advanced experimentation and catalytic process development for biobased materials in industry. It describes the entire workflow from idea, approach, research, and process development, right up to commercialization. A large part of the book is ... Read more

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  • Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water

    Solutions for Improving Water Quality

    Series series Micro and Nano Technologies
    The World Health Organization in 2004 estimated approximately 1.1 billion people did not have access to clean water and that 35% of Third World residents died from water-borne illnesses. While the situation is grim, recent advances strongly indicate that many of the current water quality problems can be addresses – and potentially resolved – using nanotechnology.Nanotechnology is already having a ... Read more

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  • Chitin and Chitosans in the Bioeconomy

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    Series Book 49 - Green Chemistry Series
    Solvents are ubiquitous throughout the chemical industry and are found in many consumer products. As a result, interest in solvents and their environmental impact has been steadily increasing. However, in order to achieve maximum integration of new green solvents into the relevant chemical sectors, clarification of the social, economic, and environmental implications of solvent substitution are ... Read more

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