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Application of Electrospun Fibers in Tissue Engineering

Chemical Engineering Methods and Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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The process of electrospinning has experienced decades of development for a variety of applications including air filtration and tissue engineering. However, it has not been until the past decade that this process has been a focus in the field of tissue engineering. The unique properties of electrospun fibers have drawn remarkable attention within the field…
The Chemistry of Cookery

Chemistry Research and Applications, Food Science and Technology, Chemistry
$230.00

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The kitchen is a chemical laboratory in which a number of chemical processes are conducted by which our food is converted from its crude state to a condition more suitable for digestion and nutrition, and made more agreeable to the palate. The Chemistry of Cookery shows that modern chemistry can throw into the kitchen a…
Phenomena and Theories in Corrosion Science, Methods of Prevention

Chemistry Research and Applications, Special Topics, Chemistry
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This handbook is about the theory, phenomenon, and the most up-to-date research on corrosion science, written by accomplished, internationally revered scientists, and engineers in their fields. It features numerous illustrations, with experimental data based on original research, with figures that summarise the researchers’ achievements, examples, and case studies. The material originates from both international literature…
Regeneration of Spent Catalyst and Impregnation of Catalyst by Supercritical Fluid

Chemistry Research and Applications, Industrial and Technical Chemistry, Chemistry
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A catalyst is a material of constant composition, which accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction by providing a suitable reaction pathway with the lowest activation energy. As the activation energy is lower, more reaction products are formed in the same period of time. Most catalytic reactions encountered in hydrocarbon processing are carried out with…
Essential Oils: Historical Significance, Chemical Composition and Medicinal Uses and Benefits

Chemistry Research and Applications, General Chemistry, Chemistry
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The use of essential oils by civilizations constitutes a common practice since antiquity. In earlier times, China, India and the Middle East used herbs and oils in cooking, cosmetics, medicine and in religious rituals. These substances come from a secondary metabolism of plants and are associated with several functions necessary for their survival, such as…
Experimental Methods on Polymers, Nanomaterials and Their Nanocomposites

Polymer Science and Technology, Polymer Science and Technology, Chemistry
$210.00

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This book starts with a very brief description on polymers, nanomaterials and polymer nanocomposites including their characterization, analysis, testing and processing. This book is aimed towards both experienced students as well as to the beginner student who wishes to peruse research work in the field. Therefore, this is the first book of its kind on…
Continuous Process Dynamics, Stability, Control and Automation

Chemical Engineering Methods and Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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This is a modern first course on process control, instruments, process dynamics and stability. MS Excel spreadsheets are used in order to obtain solutions to non-linear equations when needed and closed form analytical solutions are obtained using Laplace transforms and other methods. The solutions are presented in 210 figures and the book has 1319 equations.…
Sweet Potato: Production, Nutritional Properties and Diseases

Food Science and Technology, Food Science and Technology, Chemistry
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Sweet potato is a short-cycle, dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family Convolvulaceae. It is a vegetable crop with roots that are sweet-tasting, starchy and tuberous. It is native to the tropical regions in America, from where it spread to other parts of the world. Chapter One of this book focuses on the production, nutritional…
Capillary Electrophoresis in the Early Twenty-First Century: New Trends and Relevant Applications

Analytical Chemistry and Microchemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry
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Capillary electrophoresis (CE) comprises a family of related separation techniques in which an electric field is used to achieve the separation of components in a mixture. One of the key features of CE is the simplicity of the instrumentation required, and today, these techniques have become powerful analytical tools for high efficiency separation, and the…
Genetically Modified Organisms: Restrictions in 23 Countries and the European Union

Food Science and Technology, Food Science and Technology, Chemistry
$255.00

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Genetically engineered (GE) foods, sometimes referred to as genetically modified foods (GMO foods), are foods that are derived from scientific methods used to introduce new traits or characteristics to an organism. This book discusses the legislation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically modified (GM) plants and foods in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt,…
Advances in Chemical Modeling. Volume 6

Chemistry Research and Applications, Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling, Chemistry
$310.00

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In today’s modern economy, and in strategic management more precisely, which is often driven by scientific and technological research-development and innovations, the best position in a market is held by the so called advantage – competitive, sustainable, or perennial! Competitive associates are in the so called “red oceans” where firms, products, and organizations offer and…
Molybdenum Disulfide: Synthesis, Properties and Industrial Applications

Chemical Engineering Methods and Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a semiconductor which is composed of Mo atoms sandwiched between two layers of hexagonal close packed sulfur atoms in a structure similar to graphene. Traditionally, it has been used as a solid lubricant due to its low friction properties and as a hydrodesulfurization catalyst to lower the sulfur content in natural…
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Chemistry, Technologies and Applications

Chemistry Research and Applications, Organic Chemistry, Chemistry
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous crystalline materials, consisting of inorganic metal nodes and organic linkers. These materials possess many merits, such as light weight, high specific surface areas, well-defined porosities and open site structures. The first chapter of this book focuses on the major breakthroughs of MOFs reported to date for nanomedicine applications followed by…
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA): Global Occurrence, Exposure and Health Effects

Biochemistry Research Trends, Biochemistry, Chemistry
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Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are a group of organofluorine, aliphatic hydrocarbons, of which all or almost all hydrogen atoms are replaced with fluorine. They have a wide range of industrial and consumer applications such as stain, paints, hydraulic fluids, firefighting foams, production of fluoropolimers, cosmetics, insecticide formulations, textile treatments, surface coatings for carpets and furniture, cookware…
Recent Advances in Wine Stabilization and Conservation Technologies

Food Science and Technology, Food Science and Technology, Chemistry
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Recent Advances in Wine Stabilization and Conservation Technologies is a book related to the developments in winemaking and mainly in wine stabilization and conservation technologies. The purpose of this book is to fulfill the need for accurate, state-of-the art information and perspectives regarding the most recent studies on wine stabilization and conservation technologies. The uses…
Peppers: Harvesting Methods, Antioxidant Properties and Health Effects

Food and Beverage Consumption and Health, Food Science and Technology, Chemistry
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The pepper fruit is commonly consumed as fresh fruit. In addition, the fruit is used in food industry and in manufacture processing, either fermented or concentrated. The pepper fruit is a rich source of bioactive compounds with antioxidant properties to which highly desirable medicinal properties and health benefits have been attributed. The stability and concentration…
High Intensity Pulsed Light in Processing and Preservation of Foods

Food Science and Technology, Food Science and Technology, Chemistry
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High intensity pulsed light (PL) is one of the most appealing non-thermal technologies, due to its short treatment time and its wide range of applications in the preservation of packaged and unpackaged food products, as well as non-preservation processes for the food industry, water disinfection and medical applications. This is confirmed by the large increase…
Introduction to Mass Spectrometry of Biomolecules: Problems and Practical Aspects

Chemistry Research and Applications, Biochemistry, Chemistry
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The solved problems in this book give introduction to principles of data analysis in the field of mass spectrometry of biomolecules. The book is focused on MS and MS/MS analysis of peptides, oligosaccharides, lipids, glycoconjugates and polyphenols. Apart from data analysis, the book also gives more insight into diversity of MS instrumentation and sample preparation.…
Encyclopedia of Polymer Research (2 Volume Set)

Polymer Science and Technology, Polymer Science and Technology, Chemistry
$495.00

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This book presents important research advances in the study of polymer research. Topics discussed herein include small molecule stabilization; amphiphilic block copolymers; effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in living organisms; PAHs pollution; cyclodextrin polymers; polymer-polymer incompatability; carbohydrate polymers in controlled release technologies; and macrocyclic polymers for metal ions separation. (Imprint: Nova)
L-Arginine: Structure, Dietary Sources and Beneficial Effects

Biochemistry Research Trends, Biochemistry, Chemistry
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Arginine is one of the amino acids with multiple metabolic pathways. Apart from its role in the composition of proteins, it is the biosynthetic precursor of nitric oxide, creatine, agmatine, proline, homoarginine and polyamines. In chapter One of this book, the reasons for and the possible advantages and disadvantages of nutritional arginine supplementation are critically…
Vegetable Oil: Properties, Uses and Benefits

Food Science and Technology, Food Science and Technology, Chemistry
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Vegetable oils are hydrophobic compounds, such as tryacylglicerols and essential oils extracted from plants that have been used by humans for centuries in many different areas. The use of isolated enzymes and microorganisms applied to vegetable oils has been shown to be very interesting from an industrial viewpoint, due to the broad variety of products…
Advances in Chemistry Research. Volume 31

Advances in Chemistry Research (Numbered Series), Special Topics, Chemistry
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The authors’ of this latest volume discuss recent advances in chemistry research. Chapter One reviews the role of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for the analysis of carbonated beverages in both beverage quality and safety control. Chapter Two determines the effect of the agitation speed on the mass transfer coefficient of the water phase in a stirred…
Myostatin: Structure, Role in Muscle Development and Health Implications

Biochemistry, Chemistry
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Myostatin, also known as growth and differentiation factor-8, is a member of the TGF-â family member and is mainly produced by skeletal muscle. Myostatin circulates in the serum in a latent form, whereas it acts almost exclusively on skeletal muscle. Chapter One of this book discusses the role of myostatin and related factors in muscle…
Food Issues, Policies, and Safety Considerations. Volume 5

Food Science and Technology, Chemistry
$120.00

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This book discusses several topics on food issues, policies, and safety. The topics include legal issues with federal labeling of genetically engineered food; revisions of nutrition facts label; the U.S. wine industry and selected trade issue with the European Union; U.S. catfish industry and foreign trade; nut consumption among U.S. adults; consumer response to foodborne…