Handbook of Ecomaterials
Author: Leticia Myriam Torres Martínez
Publisher:
Published: 2018
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ISBN-13: 9783319482811
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Handbook of Research on Machine Learning-Enabled IoT for Smart Applications Across Industries
Author: Goel, Neha
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2023-07-03
Total Pages: 570
ISBN-13: 166848787X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMachine learning (ML) and the internet of things (IoT) are the top technologies used by businesses to increase efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness in this fast-paced digital era transformation. ML is the key tool for fast processing and decision making applied to smart city applications and next-generation IoT devices, which require ML to satisfy their working objective. IoT technology has proven efficient in solving many real-world problems, and ML algorithms combined with IoT means the fusion of product and intelligence to achieve better automation, efficiency, productivity, and connectivity. The Handbook of Research on Machine Learning-Enabled IoT for Smart Applications Across Industries highlights the importance of ML for IoT’s success and diverse ML-powered IoT applications. This book addresses the problems and challenges in energy, industry, and healthcare and solutions proposed for ML-enabled IoT and new algorithms in ML. It further addresses their accuracy for existing real-time applications. Covering topics such as agriculture, pattern recognition, and smart applications, this premier reference source is an essential resource for engineers, scientists, educators, students, researchers, and academicians.
Environmental Footprints of Recycled Polyester
Author: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-07-10
Total Pages: 99
ISBN-13: 9811395780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the environmental footprints of recycled polyesters, highlighting the benefits and impact of recycling polyester waste and preparing it to replace virgin polyester in the raw material stage. It also discusses the importance of recycled polyester as a sustainable raw material in textile production.
Sustainability in the Textile and Apparel Industries
Author: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-03-31
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 3030385450
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally. Case studies are provided that cover the theoretical and practical implications of sustainable textile issues, including environmental footprints of textile manufacturing, consumer behavior, eco-design in clothing and apparels, supply chain sustainability, the chemistry of textile manufacturing, waste management and textile economics. The set will be of interest to researchers, engineers, industrialists, R&D managers and students working in textile chemistry, economics, materials science, and sustainable consumption and production. This volume addresses the technologies and mechanical processes of textile production, and what sustainable methods can be employed to achieve improved safety and environmental health. The book covers sustainable aspects of printing, dyeing, coloration, weaving, knitting, tailoring, surface design and antimicrobial finishing for environmentally friendly textile and apparel products.
Eco-friendly Functional Polymers
Author: Manuel Palencia
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2021-07-25
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 0128218541
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is a growing demand for strategies to address the impact of polymers and plastics in ecosystems. The principles of green chemistry offer a good source of such strategies. Ecofriendly Functional Polymers: An Approach from Application-Targeted Green Chemistry provides a holistic overview of polymer chemistry, development, and applications in the context of these sustainability-driven principles. It encourages researchers to consider the principles of green chemistry, environmental impacts, and end-user needs as integral aspects for consideration at the earliest stages of any design process, and draws together key aspects of polymer chemistry, organic synthesis, experimental design, and applications in a single volume. Beginning with an authoritative guide to fundamental polymer chemistry and its impact in the current environmental context, the book then discusses a range of key theoretical and experimental aspects of designing eco-friendly functional polymers. Applications of ecofriendly functional polymers across an entire range of fields are discussed, and a selection of case studies highlights the implementation of theoretical and experimental information to address a broad selection of issues. Highlights the physicochemical principles of green chemistry and the development of biodegradable and recyclable polymers in this context Compiles key information connecting structural features with properties, experimental strategies, and appropriate applications into a single volume Discusses requirements and applications across a broad range of fields, supported by practical examples
Green Chemistry for Sustainable Textiles
Author: Nabil Ibrahim
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Published: 2021-07-21
Total Pages: 522
ISBN-13: 032385365X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGreen Chemistry for Sustainable Textiles: Modern Design and Approaches provides a comprehensive survey of the latest methods in green chemistry for the reduction of the textile industry’s environmental impact. In recent years industrial R&D has been exploring more sustainable chemicals as well as eco-friendly technologies in the textile wet processing chain, leading to a range of new techniques for sustainable textile manufacture. This book discusses and explores basic principles of green chemistry and their implementation along with other aspects of cleaner production strategies, as well as new and emerging textile technologies, providing a comprehensive reference for readers at all levels.Potential benefits to industry from the techniques covered in this book include: Savings in water, energy and chemical consumption, waste minimization as well as disposal cost reduction, and production of high added value sustainable textile products to satisfy consumer demands for comfort, safety, aesthetic, and multi-functional performance properties. Innovative emerging methods are covered as well as popular current technologies, creating a comprehensive reference that facilitates comparisons between methods Evaluates the fundamental green chemistry principles as drivers for textile sustainability Explains how and why to use renewable green chemicals in the textile wet processing chain
Nanomaterials in Diagnostic Tools and Devices
Author: Suvardhan Kanchi
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2020-06-04
Total Pages: 618
ISBN-13: 0128179244
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNanomaterials in Diagnostic Tools and Devices provides a complete overview of the significance of nanomaterials in fabricating selective and performance enhanced nanodevices. It is an interdisciplinary reference that includes contributing subjects from nanomaterials, biosensors, materials science, biomedical instrumentation and medicinal chemistry. This book is authored by experts in the field of nanomaterial synthesis, modeling, and biosensor applications, and provides insight to readers working in various science fields on the latest advancements in smart and miniaturized nanodevices. These devices enable convenient real-time diagnosis of diseases at clinics rather than laboratories, and include implantable devices that cause less irritation and have improved functionality. Research in the field of nanomaterials is growing rapidly, creating a significant impact across different science disciplines and nanotechnology industries. This synthesis and modeling of nanomaterials has led to many technology breakthroughs and applications, especially in medical science. Provides a distinctive platform for the latest trends in the synthesis of smart nanomaterials for nanodevices in disease diagnostics Presents a broad range of advancements and applications of lateral-flow nanostrip for point-of-care applications Examines smart-phone based nanodevices for field-based diagnosis with accurate information Comprises more than 70 figures and illustrations that will help readers visualize and easily understand the role of nanodevices in the field of nanomedicine Serves as an ideal reference for those studying smart nanomaterials, biosensors, and nanodevices for real-time and in-situ clinical diagnosis and drug delivery
Materials Physics and Chemistry
Author: Satya Bir Singh
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2020-11-03
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1000727718
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume focuses on the development and application of fundamental concepts in mechanics and physics of solids as they pertain to the solution of challenging new problems in diverse areas, such as materials science and micro- and nanotechnology. In this volume, emphasis is placed on the development of fundamental concepts of mechanics and novel applications of these concepts based on theoretical, experimental, or computational approaches, drawing upon the various branches of engineering science and the allied areas within applied mathematics, materials science, and applied physics. Materials Physics and Chemistry: Applied Mathematics and Chemo-Mechanical Analysis emphasizes the basics, such as design, equilibrium, material behavior, and geometry of deformation in simple structures or machines. Readers will find a thorough treatment of stress, strain, and the stress-strain relationships. Meanwhile it provides a solid foundation upon which readers can begin work in composite materials science and engineering. Many chapters include theory components with the equations students need to calculate different properties.
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering for Sustainable Development
Author: Miguel A. Esteso
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2020-11-26
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 100072753X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe world faces significant challenges as population and consumption continue to grow while nonrenewable fossil fuels and other raw materials are depleted at ever-increasing rates. This volume takes a technical approach that addresses these issues using green design and analysis. It brings together innovative research, new concepts, and novel developments in the application of new tools for chemical and materials engineers. It is an immensely research-oriented, comprehensive, and practical work that focuses on the use of applied concepts to enhance productivity and sustainability in chemical engineering. It contains significant research that reports on new methodologies and important applications in the fields of chemical engineering as well as the latest coverage of chemical databases. Highlighting theoretical foundations, real-world cases, and future directions, the volume covers a diverse collection of the newest innovations in the field, including new research on atomic/nuclear physics, the barometric formula, amino acids in aqueous solutions, bioremediation and biotechnology, and more.
Fundamentals of Natural Fibres and Textiles
Author: Ibrahim H. Mondal
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Published: 2021-03-20
Total Pages: 817
ISBN-13: 0128214848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe textile industry is focused in its search for alternative green fibres with the aim of providing high-quality products which are fully recyclable and biodegradable. Natural textile materials from renewable sources play an increasingly important role in the industry due to their unique properties and functionality over synthetic fibres, as well as their sustainability. Fundamentals of Natural Fibres and Textiles covers all the fundamental and basic information about natural fibres and textiles. Many different fibres are covered from their origin, through processing, properties, and applications. The latest methods for characterisation and testing of natural fibres are all addressed with reference to cutting-edge industry trends. This uniquely comprehensive approach to the topic provides the ideal entry point to natural fibres for textile and clothing scientists, engineers, designers, researchers, students, and manufacturers of such products. Explains the characteristics of natural fibres to show how they compare to synthetic fibres for a range of purposes Provides an overview of the environmental impact of the processing of fibres and how this creates industrial waste Covers a wide range of natural fibres in detail, from traditional silk and wool to electrospun biopolymers Provides the latest updates on technologies for designing natural fibres and applying them to the development of new products
