Legumes are an important source of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber. Chickpea is one of the most consumed legumes in ...

THE Handbook of Food Microbiological Analytical Methods includes 31 topics and experiments distributed throughout five chapters, namely basic micro...

This Handbook creates an understanding of food processing chemistry, engineering and technology, supported with select relevant case studies. An ov...

This Handbook gives readers both basic and advanced perspectives on the subject. The handbook provides an introduction to food, food types, food en...

Hydrogels are three-dimensional networks composed of hydrophilic homopolymers or copolymers, able to swell in water. Due to their high water conten...

Industrial Hydrocarbon Processes will present an analysis of the process steps used to produce industrial hydrocarbons from various raw materials. ...

"Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a commercially attractive phase of the commodity that facilitates the efficient handling and transportation of natu...

Membranes can be defined as a selective barrier between two phases and classified into biological or synthetic membranes. Synthetic membranes are s...

Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing gives engineers and managers complete coverage of natural gas transmission and processing in th...

This book examines the latest research in olive oil. Topics included in this book include biomedicinal activities of olive oil phenolic compounds, ...

Petroleum exhibits a wide range of physical properties. Numerous tests have been and continue to be developed to provide an indication of the means...

Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining present the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics, and it explains the scientific background essential for...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are high molecular weight, aromatic compounds containing two or more benzene rings joined together in diffe...

Polymers that can degrade into biologically compatible components under physiologic conditions are advantageous for the preparation of drug deliver...

As chemistry becomes more and more amenable to mathematically rigorous study, it is likely that chemistry will also become an alert and demanding c...

As chemistry becomes more and more amenable to mathematically rigorous study, it is likely that chemistry will also become an alert and demanding c...

Seafood and related products have an important place in the human diet; it provides for the protein needed and has a nutritional composition that h...

Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) is one of the most versatile copolymer rubber compounds. It consists of the organic compound styrene and the chemic...

Valves are the components in a fluid flow or pressure system that regulate either the flow or the pressure of the fluid. They are used extensively ...

The discovery of fullerenes, a new allotropic modification of carbon, is a prominent achievement of the late 20th century in chemistry. In this boo...

In this handbook, the authors present current research in the study of the biological activity, classification and health and environmental implica...

"The purposeful application of fermentation in food and beverage preparation, as a means to provide palatability, nutritional value, preservative, ...

Heat conduction plays an important role in energy transfer at the macro, micro and nano scales. This book collates research results developed by sc...

Heat exchangers are essential in a wide range of engineering applications, including power plants, automobiles, airplanes, process and chemical ind...