◊ ebook : Chemical Engineering & The Environment

The Environment: 
Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century
National Research Council (U.S.)

National Academies Press (September 5, 2003) | ISBN: 0309087198 | Pages: 190 | PDF | 7.91 MB

The report assesses the current state of chemistry and chemical engineering at the interface with environmental science, examines its interactions with related areas of science and technology, and identifies challenges and opportunities for research. The report also identifies important contributions that have been made by the chemical sciences toward solving environmental problems, and emphasizes the opportunities for chemists and chemical engineers to make future contributions toward understanding and improving the environment.

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The Handbook of Chemical Technology and Pollution Control (3rd Edition)

Martin B. Hocking

Academic Press; 3 edition (January 23, 2006) | ISBN: 0120887967 | Pages: 830 | PDF | 31.2 MB

The Handbook of Chemical Technology and Pollution Control (3rd Edition) provides a detailed review of the chemistry and operating conditions of many of the present large-scale chemical processes important to our economy and high standards of living. The processes that could lead to emissions affecting our air, soil, and water are considered, together with ways in which it may be possible to reduce or eliminate these pollutants.

Focusing on cleaner production concepts without neglecting 'end of pipe' measures.

With an increase in the awareness of corporate and social responsibility among business and industry leaders, the pressure to reduce harmful emissions and the desire to increase efficiencies and energy utilization, this book provides an essential resource. Suitable for researchers, practitioners and postgraduate students in the fields of chemical and biochemical engineering and environmental science, as well as government monitoring and regulatory agencies and industry leaders who want to stay one step ahead, this book will be a valuable addition to any library.

* Combines the principal features of chemical technology with environmental chemistry
* Updates on all topics covered in the first edition and brand new material on soil pollution
* Emphasises methods which focus on emission control by process integral changes - essential for government monitoring and regulatory agencies

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Chemical Composition of Everyday Products 

John Toedt, Darrell Koza, Kathleen Van Cleef_Toedt

Greenwood Press | ISBN: 0313325790 | edition 2005 | PDF | 220 pages | 11,5 mb

hemicals, both helpful and harmful, affect our everyday lives. From cosmetics to medications to cleansers to lighting, automotive, and office products, each is composed of a complex blending of elements to perform a specific task. This book analyzes over 100 groups of products, identifying the specific chemical composition of a product, the historical use of the product, how it functions, and any associated environmental and/or human health issues.

 

Ten laboratory exercises provide students with the opportunity to observe these chemicals "in action." Readers will learn which chemical elements are in everyday products and how they may affect health and environment, assisting them in making educated choices as consumers Products analyzed include: Soaps and laundry products; cosmetics and bathroom products; health and medical products; baby products; cleaning products; lighting; common household and lawn products; automotive and general repair products; common materials [paper, plastic cement, spray paint] and office supply products.

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Multiple Representations in Chemical Education

John K. Gilbert, David Treagust

Springer | 2009 | 370 Pages | ISBN: 140208871X | PDF | 6.14 MB

Chemistry seeks to provide qualitative and quantitative explanations for the observed behaviour of elements and their compounds. Doing so involves making use of three types of representation: the macro (the empirical properties of substances);

the sub-micro (the natures of the entities giving rise to those properties); and the symbolic (the number of entities involved in any changes that take place). Although understanding this triplet relationship is a key aspect of chemical education, there is considerable evidence that students find great difficulty in achieving mastery of the ideas involved.

In bringing together the work of leading chemistry educators who are researching the triplet relationship at the secondary and university levels, the book discusses the learning involved, the problems that students encounter, and successful approaches to teaching. Based on the reported research, the editors argue for a coherent model for understanding the triplet relationship in chemical education.

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Chemical Ecology. The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction

Thomas Eisner, Jerrold Meinwald, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

National Academies Press (September 1, 1995) | ISBN: 0309052815 | Pages: 224 | PDF | 8.98 MB

This book highlights selected research areas that are contributing to advancement of the field of chemical ecology. Leading experts review the chemistry of insect defense; phyletic dmoninance; social regulation; eavesdropping, alarm, and deceit; and reproduction. Chemical signals among organisms form "a vast communicative interplay, fundamental to the fabric of life," in the words of one expert. Chemical ecology is the the discipline that seeks to understand these interactions-to use biology in the search for new substances of potential benefit to humankind.

  

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