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Halophytes and Climate Change: Adaptive Mechanisms and Potential Uses

CABI Publishing, 2019

This book contains current knowledge and the most recent developments in the field of halophyte biology, ecology, and potential uses. Halophytes are characterized as plants that can survive and complete their life cycle in highly saline environments. This book explores the adaptive mechanisms and special features of halophytes that allow...

Oil and Security: A World beyond Petroleum (Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality)

Springer, 2008

The celebration welcoming the second half of the 21st century on 31 December 2050 was subdued in the Persian Gulf. The major cities of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and others were dark. No fireworks or other signs of jubilation. Even those among them who had diversified their economies by investing in tourism, technology parks,...

Advances in Bioethanol (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)

Springer, 2013

Disadvantages of fossil fuel derived transportation fuels (greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, resource depletion, unbalanced supply-demand relations) are strongly reduced or even absent with biotransportation fuels. Of all biofuels, ethanol is already produced on a fair scale. It produces slightly less greenhouse emissions than...

Advanced Thermodynamics for Engineers

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996

Particularly strong on worked examples.,Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,

Although the basic theories of thermodynamics are adequately covered by a number of existing texts, there is little literature that addresses more advanced topics. In this comprehensive work the author redresses this balance, drawing on his...

Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

Step-by-step instructions enable chemical engineers to master key software programs and solve complex problems

Today, both students and professionals in chemical engineering must solve increasingly complex problems dealing with refineries, fuel cells, microreactors, and pharmaceutical plants, to name a few. With this book as...

Ethereum for Architects and Developers

Apress, 2018

Explore the Ethereum ecosystem step by step with extensive theory, labs, and live use cases. This book takes you through BlockChain concepts; decentralized applications; Ethereum’s architecture; Solidity smart contract programming with examples; and testing, debugging, and deploying smart contracts on...

Hybrid Vehicles: and the Future of Personal Transportation

CRC Press, 2008

Uncover the Technology behind Hybrids and Make an Intelligent Decision When Purchasing Your Next Vehicle

With one billion cars expected to be on the roads of the world in the near future, the potential for war over oil and the negative environmental effects of emissions will be greater than ever before. Now is the time...

How Products Are Made: An Illustrated Guide to Product Manufacturing (How Products Are Made) Volume 4

Gale, 1998

Acetylene is a colorless, combustible gas with a distinctive odor. When acetylene is liquefied, compressed, heated, or mixed with air, it becomes highly explosive. As a result special precautions are required dur ing its production and handling. The most common use of acetylene is as a raw materi al for the production of various organic...

Progress in Life Cycle Assessment 2019 (Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management)

Springer, 2020

This book covers the latest developments in life cycle assessment LCA both in terms of methodology and its application in various research areas. It includes methodological questions as well as case studies concerning energy and mobility, materials and engineering, sustainable construction and future technologies. With numerous...

Customizable Embedded Processors: Design Technologies and Applications (Systems on Silicon)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2006

Standard Processors have been the fuel for the computer revolution over the last 50 years. A new technology called Custom Embedded Processors is fast becoming the key enabling technology of the next 50 years. In this book the reader will learn the basic theory, and practical examples of how this powerful new approach has been put to use. It's a...

Air Pollution: Sources, Impacts and Controls

CABI Publishing, 2019

The problem of air pollution has become a global issue, driven by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and urbanization. Pollutants directly emitted into the atmosphere include nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulphur oxides, particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds, carbonaceous particles, dust, and sea-salt. Secondary...

The Mezonic Agenda: Hacking the Presidency

Syngress Publishing, 2004

"Hack-Along" with the Heroes and Villains of the Mezonic Agenda as the American Presidency hangs in the balance of cyber-space... In six days Hugh Davis will testify before Congress on the security, stability, and safety of Advice Software Inc.'s e-vote software. He is a world-renowned expert on software security, and his testimony will...

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