Kategoria BISAC: Technology & Engineering >> Environmental - General

Presently mankind is threatened by two serious problems viz. global warming and food insecurity. The ever increasing worlds population of about 7 billion is expected to be about 9.1 billion in 2050. By this time, another one billion tons of cereals and 200 million extra tones of livestock products will need to be produced every year. The imperative for such agricultural growth is strongest in developing countries, where the challenge is not just to produce food but to ensure that the people have access that will bring them food security. Figures presented in FAO s The State of Food...

Experiments in geoengineering intentionally manipulating the Earth s climate to reduce global warming have become the focus of a vital debate about responsible science and innovation. Drawing on three years of sociological research working with scientists on one of the world s first major geoengineering projects, this book examines the politics of experimentation. Geoengineering provides a test case for rethinking the responsibilities of scientists and asking how science can take better care of the futures that it helps bring about.

This book gives students, researchers and the general...

This book contains detailed and structured approaches to tackling practical decision-making troubles using economic consideration and analytical methods in Municipal solid waste (MSW) management. Among all other types of environmental burdens, MSW management is still a mammoth task, and the worst part is that a suitable technique to curb the situation in developing countries has still not emerged.

Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries will help fill this information gap based on information provided by field professionals. This information will be helpful...

This will be a comprehensive multi-contributed reference work, with the Editors being highly regarded alternative fuels experts from India and Switzerland. There will be a strong orientation toward production of biofuels covering such topics as biodiesel from renewable sources, biofuels from biomass, vegetable based feedstocks from biofuel production, global demand for biofuels and economic aspects of biofuel production.

• Book covers the latest advances in all product areas relative to biofuels.
• Discusses coverage of public opinion related to...

Dieses Fachbuch beschreibt sehr anschaulich den aktuellen Stand der technischen Entwicklung von Windkraftanlagen und ist ein zuverlassiger Ratgeber fur Studierende, Praktiker und Neugierige. Schon mit der 1. Auflage von 1991 wurde es zum Standardlehrwerk. Die Autoren der 16 Kapitel arbeiten nahezu ausnahmslos seit vielen Jahren in der Windkraftbranche. In der aktuellen Auflage wurden die Kapitel Wind, Steuerung und Regelung sowie Betrieb im elektrischen Netz komplett uberarbeitet.

Absorption-Based Post-Combustion Capture of Carbon Dioxide provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of the use of absorbents for post-combustion capture of carbon dioxide. As fossil fuel-based power generation technologies are likely to remain key in the future, at least in the short- and medium-term, carbon capture and storage will be a critical greenhouse gas reduction technique.

Post-combustion capture involves the removal of carbon dioxide from flue gases after fuel combustion, meaning that carbon dioxide can then be compressed and cooled to form a safely...

There has been ever increasing interest in understanding the various aspects of available resources and production, in terms of need and supply, conservation and environmental impacts and so on. From the current energy scenario, it is very clear that there are serious challenges related in achieving energy sustainability and security worldwide. The aim of this book is to present an overview of progress made towards energy sustainability addressing concerns regarding carbon emission and clean energy resources. Keeping this in mind, the book has chapters on all major energy sources which are...

The 2016 International Conference on Energy Science and Applied Technology (ESAT 2016) held on June 25-26 in Wuhan, China aimed to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, and academicians, as well as industrial professionals, to present their research results and development activities in energy science and engineering and its applied technology. The themes presented in this proceeding are: Technologies in Geology, Mining, Oil and Gas; Renewable Energy, Bio-Energy and Cell Technologies; Energy Transfer and Conversion, Materials and Chemical Technologies; Environmental Engineering...

An understanding of building physics is fundamental for the design and construction of safe, functional, energy efficient buildings. Without it, occupants' health and comfort is compromised, energy bills become unmanageable, or the building fabric itself can fail. But it's not just about providing a heating source or stopping the cold coming in; at the heart of building physics is a fine balancing act: how much ventilation will be required for the occupants and how can that be provided without compromising the thermal performance? How will the layout and fenestration affect light levels...

Oliver Schmitz erforscht in seiner Masterarbeit ein kinetisch basiertes Modell zur Darstellung der CO₂-Abscheidung aus Kraftwerksabgasen (Kohle-/Gaskraftwerk) mithilfe von Monoethanolamin (MEA) und 2-Amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP). Mittels verifizierter Modelle lassen sich in Parameterstudien und anschlieender Parameteroptimierung die Vorteile des AMP gegenuber dem stark kommerziell genutzten MEA am Beispiel realer Anwendungsszenarien verdeutlichen. Es hat sich gezeigt, dass AMP gegenuber MEA insbesondere energetische Vorteile besitzt und das Modell als ein geeignetes Werkzeug...

This book summarizes the development of highly tolerant cultivars via plant breeding, genomics, and proteomic approaches. This book could supplement data for budding researchers by providing extensive ongoing measures to improve the detoxification competence of appropriate species via wide range of plant improvement approaches. It also offers insights into heavy metal signalling, metal chelation by organic acids, amino acids, and phosphate derivatives, and illustrates other strategies that have been extensively investigated, such as genetic engineering, ecological improvement of the...

In this series Rajiv Kohli and Kash Mittal have brought together the work of experts from different industry sectors and backgrounds to provide a state-of-the-art survey and best-practice guidance for scientists and engineers engaged in surface cleaning or handling the consequences of surface contamination.

The expert contributions in this volume cover important fundamental aspects of surface contamination that are key to understanding the behavior of specific types of contaminants. This understanding is essential to develop preventative and mitigation methods for contamination...