The book takes the reader through the various types of chemical processes, demonstrating how we must find ways to lower the environmental cost (of both pollution and contributions to climate change) of producing chemicals. Each section consists of a number of chapters, presenting the latest facts and opinion on the methodologies being adopted by the chemical industry to provide a more sustainable future.The chapters have been written by scientists and/or engineers who are experts in their field; this combination allows two different perspectives and expertise to be voiced, thus providing a unique appraisal of sustainable chemical processes.

Carbon is ubiquitous in electrochemical research and has played an important role in the development of the discipline. Carbon paste and glassy carbon electrodes have been indispensable in electroanalysis as cheap alternatives to noble metals. The development of the carbon fibre microelectrode revolutionised the use of electrochemical measurements in investigating biological function. In recent years the use of carbon in more novel forms (e.g. carbon nanotubes, graphene) has impacted on all areas of fundamental and applied electrochemistry and this is likely to continue into the future. Advanced electrochemical techniques such as scanning electrochemical microscopy, electrochemical AFM and spectroelectrochemistry have moreover increased our understanding of the interfacial properties of traditional carbon electrode materials.

This book will be invaluable for engineers engaged in operation of refining units or upgraders that process vacuum residues . . . As a scientific memoire and summary of an eminent career, this volume presents numerous insights for future development of both process technology and the science of petroleum macromolecules.

The latest findings on new environmentally friendly insulating gases are described in detail, and suggestions for practical application are also provided. Graduate students and teachers involved in high-voltage and insulation engineering can use the book as teaching material. Researchers working in plasma science, laser action and related applied physics fields can also benefit from the book’s analytical approach and detailed data; engineers from the fields of electric power operation systems and electrical manufacturing will find it a valuable reference work for solving practical problems.

The book provides a good balance between practical issues and theory and is fully supported with industry case studies and a high level of illustrations to assist learning. It is unique in its coverage of multiphase flow, solid flow, process connection to the plant, flow computation and control. Readers will not only further understand design, but they will also further comprehend integration tactics that can be applied to the plant through a step-by-step design process that goes from installation to operation.

The world is entering a new exciting era to explore in which scientific drilling will provide a quantum leap in our understanding of its deep earth and history. Continental Scientific Drilling Project of the Cretaceous Songliao Basin (SK-1) in China will play an important role in promoting scientific drilling and earth system science research.

• Summarizes the geological background, seismic profile, and tectonic evolution of the Songliao Basin
• Provides detailed information on drilling technology of SK-1, which successfully obtained ~2500m core with a recovery rate of ~95%
• Includes detailed core information: stratigraphic charts, core photographs, and core photograph identification tables

The book addresses the main issues associated with PMRs design and tries to predict how long it will be before laboratory scale models can be scaled to the PMR industry.

• Reviews new hybrid separation techniques based on photocatalysis and membranes
• Offers a detailed description of the various photocatalytic membrane reactors and their function
• Includes new membrane based separation techniques for the removal of emerging contaminants from water, such as pharmaceutical and personal care products
• Discusses numerous reactor configurations and various membrane materials for photocatalytic membranes
• Includes the modeling and economic aspects of various processes

This approach is then combined with consequence modeling to fully calculate the different forms of risk presented by pipelines. Cross Country Pipeline Risk Assessments and Mitigation Strategies is an essential resource for professionals and experts involved in pipeline design as well as researchers and students studying risk assessment, particularly in relation to pipelines.

Offers a practical risk assessment model for pipelines without the need for complicated, expensive software

Describes a new and systematic approach for pipeline risk control and mitigation that reflects actual pipeline conditions and operating status

Provides examples of all pipeline hazard identification techniques and how they are used to produce consistent results

Includes access to a newly developed Excel tool PipeFAIT for assessing pipeline risk

Volume 1 focuses on new membrane materials which have recently emerged in gas separation, and Volume 2 is devoted to the main advances in gaseous phase membrane reactors and separators. Both Volumes are available individually as eBooks.

It describes the complex issues associated with the above-mentioned areas with the intervention of cutting-edge biotechnological tools and techniques like next-generation sequencing methods, metabolomics, and bioreactor design and development. The chapters provide past developments, current information and future prospects of algal technology as an alternate avenue for waste water treatment and its potential for production of biofuel and nutraceuticals.