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Engineering (R0) eBook Series

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  • Energy for a Warming World

    A Plan to Hasten the Demise of Fossil Fuels

    by Alan John Sangster ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    "Energy for a Warming World" challenges the commonplace notion that the amount of power which mankind can potentially harness from renewable resources is more than large enough to assuage future demand levels.By examining the renewable issue from an electrical engineering perspective, and exercising due regard for the limited capability of current and future electrical generation and transmission ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Nuclear Energy

    An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes

    by Raymond L. Murray, Keith E. Holbert ...
    Nuclear Energy is one of the most popular texts ever published on basic nuclear physics, systems, and applications of nuclear energy. This newest edition continues the tradition of offering a holistic treatment of everything the undergraduate engineering student needs to know in a clear and accessible way. The book presents a comprehensive overview of radioactivity, radiation protection, nuclear ... Read more

    $71.09 USD

  • Cereal Straw as a Resource for Sustainable Biomaterials and Biofuels

    Chemistry, Extractives, Lignins, Hemicelluloses and Cellulose

    by RunCang Sun ...
    Materials from renewable resources are receiving increased attention, as leading industries and manufacturers attempt to replace declining petrochemical-based feedstocks with products derived from natural biomass, such as cereal straws. Cereal straws are expected to play an important role in the shift toward a sustainable economy, and a basic knowledge of the composition and structure of cereal ... Read more

    $274.49 USD

  • Modern Solid State Fermentation

    Theory and Practice

    by Hongzhang Chen ...
    “Modern Solid State Fermentation: Theory and Practice” covers state-of-the-art studies in the field of solid state fermentation (SSF). In terms of different characteristics of microbial metabolites, this book catalogs SSF into two main parts: anaerobic and aerobic SSF. Based on the principles of porous media and strategies of process control and scale-up, which are introduced in the book, it not ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Magnetocaloric Energy Conversion

    From Theory to Applications

    by Andrej Kitanovski, Jaka Tušek, Urban Tomc, Uroš Plaznik, Alojz Poredoš, Marko Ožbolt ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book provides the latest research on a new alternative form of technology, the magnetocaloric energy conversion. This area of research concerns magnetic refrigeration and cooling, magnetic heat pumping and magnetic power generation. The book’s systematic approach offers the theoretical basis of magnetocaloric energy conversion and its various sub domains and this is supported with the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Nutrient Use Efficiency: from Basics to Advances

    Edited by Amitava Rakshit, Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Avijit Sen ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book addresses in detail multifaceted approaches to boosting nutrient use efficiency (NUE) that are modified by plant interactions with environmental variables and combine physiological, microbial, biotechnological and agronomic aspects. Conveying an in-depth understanding of the topic will spark the development of new cultivars and strains to induce NUE, coupled with best management ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • BioH2 & BioCH4 Through Anaerobic Digestion

    From Research to Full-scale Applications

    by Bernardo Ruggeri, Tonia Tommasi, Sara Sanfilippo ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book presents a Two-Stage Anaerobic Digestion (TSAD) technique for producing hydrogen and methane, following a step-by-step approach in order to guide readers through the experimental verification of the related hypothesis. In the first stage of AD, the reaction conditions are optimized to obtain the maximum amount of hydrogen, while in the second the liquid residue from the first phase is ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • PEM Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production

    Principles and Applications

    Edited by Dmitri Bessarabov, Haijiang Wang, Hui Li, Nana Zhao ...
    An ever-increasing dependence on green energy has brought on a renewed interest in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolysis as a viable solution for hydrogen production. While alkaline water electrolyzers have been used in the production of hydrogen for many years, there are certain advantages associated with PEM electrolysis and its relevan ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Renewable Synthetic Fuels and Chemicals from Carbon Dioxide

    Fundamentals, Catalysis, Design Considerations and Technological Challenges

    by David S.A. Simakov ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book outlines the most recent progress in the development of technologies for carbon dioxide utilization into renewable synthetic fuels and platform chemicals via chemical and biological routes. Various processes are discussed, including thermocatalytic, electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and biological conversion. This SpringerBrief consists of four chapters, each chapter outlining ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Lignocellulose-Based Bioproducts

    Edited by Keikhosro Karimi ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This volume provides the technical information required for the production of biofuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass. It starts with a brief overview of the importance, applications, and production processes of different lignocellulosic products. Further chapters review the perspectives of waste-based biofuels and biochemicals; the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Microbial Fuel Cell

    A Bioelectrochemical System that Converts Waste to Watts

    Edited by Debabrata Das ...
    This book represents a novel attempt to describe microbial fuel cells (MFCs) as a renewable energy source derived from organic wastes. Bioelectricity is usually produced through MFCs in oxygen-deficient environments, where a series of microorganisms convert the complex wastes into electrons via liquefaction through a cascade of enzymes in a bioelectrochemical process.The book provides a detailed ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Green Biocomposites

    Manufacturing and Properties

    Edited by Mohammad Jawaid, Salit Mohd Sapuan, Othman Y Alothman ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    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 insights into the current research on biocomposites, it emphasises the role of green technology in the ... Read more

    $143.09 USD