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Chemistry

  1. Fundamental Principles of Polymeric Materials

    New edition brings classic text up to date with the latest science, techniques, and applications With its balanced presentation of polymer chemistry, physics, and engineering applications, the Third Edition of this classic text continues to instill... (read more)

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  2. Fundamental Principles of Polymeric Materials

    New edition brings classic text up to date with the latest science, techniques, and applications With its balanced presentation of polymer chemistry, physics, and engineering applications, the Third Edition of this classic text continues to instill... (read more)

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  3. Industrial Crystallization Process Monitoring and Control

    This ready reference and handbook draws on the experience and expertise of a large group of experts in the various areas of industrial crystallization processes, capturing the essence of current trends, the markets, design tools and technologies in this... (read more)

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  4. Mass Spectrometry Handbook

    Enables readers to select and implement the most effective mass spectrometry methods For decades, mass spectrometry has been the dominant force in analytical chemistry, offering unparalleled levels of sensitivity and selectivity for trace analysis and an... (read more)

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  5. Distillation Control

    Today, distillation is by far the most common separation technique used in the chemical and petroleum industries.  Distillation Control approaches this subject from a process engineering perspective to explain the use of steady-state simulations to... (read more)

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  6. Formation and Properties of Clay-Polymer Complexes

    This book provides a comprehensive account of the reactions between clay minerals and organic polymers. The book opens with a discussion of the structures of common clay minerals, clays colloid chemistry, and the behaviour of organic polymers at clay... (read more)

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  7. Water Quality Indices

    This book covers water quality indices (WQI) in depth - it describes what purpose they serve, how they are generated, what are their strengths and weaknesses, and how to make the best use of them. It is a concise and unique guide to WQIs for chemists... (read more)

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  8. Distillation Control

    Today, distillation is by far the most common separation technique used in the chemical and petroleum industries.  Distillation Control approaches this subject from a process engineering perspective to explain the use of steady-state simulations to... (read more)

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  9. Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites VIII

    The latest developments in ceramic, glass, and composites processing and characterization are covered in this volume. Included are papers from industry, academia, and research laboratories on the advances in basic science and technology and how these can... (read more)

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  10. Advances in Fusion and Processing of Glass III

    Glass continues to be a material of great scientific and technological interest; however, the economic pressures on the glass industry, the emphasis on global markets, and the worldwide attention to energy and environmental conservation continue to... (read more)

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  11. Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses, and Composites VII

    The latest developments in ceramic and glass processing and characterization are covered including solution method and nanocrystalline powders, polymer precursor and sol-gel technology, microwave processing, novel processing methods, functionally graded... (read more)

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  12. Environmental Issues and Waste Management Technologies in the Ceramic and Nuclear Industries X

    These proceedings capture advances in the state of knowledge in nuclear and waste materials science and technology. In addition, the proceedings addresses the environmental issues associated with ceramic processing. Included are the status of... (read more)

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  13. Melt Chemistry, Relaxation, and Solidification Kinetics of Glasses

    This volume will summarize the most recent development in experimentation, computation, and theory on chemistry of glass forming melt, including melt structure modeling and melt structure and characterizations. This volume provides a timely update on the... (read more)

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  14. Nanoparticle Technology Handbook

    The updated and expanded second edition of the Nanoparticle Technology Handbook is an authoritative reference providing both the theory behind nanoparticles and the practical applications of nanotechnology. The second edition is thoroughly updated and... (read more)

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  15. Advances in Joining of Ceramics

    Joining remains an enabling technology in several key areas related to the use of ceramics. Development of ceramic materials for electronic, biomedical, power generation, and many other fields continues at a rapid pace. Joining of ceramics is a critical... (read more)

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  16. Colloidal Ceramic Processing of Nano-, Micro-, and Macro-Particulate Systems

    Colloidal processing has always been a major processing method. It facilitates control of particle interactions through a wide variety of schemes, which include surface coating, dispersion additives, and solvent control, among others. Controlling... (read more)

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  17. Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites IX

    This proceedings includes papers presented at the Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites symposium. Topics include powders, films, coatings, fibers, composites, and functionally graded materials; sol-gel, polymer... (read more)

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  18. Practical Process Research and Development - A guide for Organic Chemists

    Designed to provide a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to organic process research and development in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical, and agricultural chemical industries, this book describes the steps taken, following synthesis and evaluation, to... (read more)

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  19. Surfaces, Interfaces and Science of Ceramic Joining

    This proceedings offers information for those interested in the fundamental aspects of ceramic surface and interfacial phenomenon such as wetting, adhesion, chemical reactivity, and structure-property relationships, and the influence of these factors on... (read more)

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  20. Zeolites and Microporous Crystals

    This volume comprises the proceedings of the International Symposium on Zeolites and Microporous Crystals (ZMPC '93). At this meeting progress in the following areas was discussed: crystal chemistry; synthesis; ion exchange and modification; adsorption... (read more)

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