Chemical Engineering

AAP Research Notes on Chemical Engineering

Research Methods and Applications in Chemical and Biological Engineering
Editors: Ali Pourhashemi, PhD
Sankar Chandra Deka, PhD
A. K. Haghi, PhD

Research Methods and Applications in Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Pub Date: July 2019
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Hard ISBN: 9781771887687
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-77463-447-9
E-Book ISBN: 9780429424137
Pages: 334pp w/index
Binding Type: hardbound / ebook / paperback
Series: AAP Research Notes on Chemical Engineering
Notes: 18 color and 62 b/w illustrations

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This research-oriented book consolidates and provides up-to-date experimental methods currently used in research for many branches of chemical and biological engineering. The book surveys essential ideas and research methodologies, concentrating on experiments as used in applications rather than on fine points of rigorous mathematics. Examples of important applications are reviewed in sufficient detail to provide the reader with a critical understanding of context and research methodology.

Research Methods and Applications in Chemical and Biological Engineering presents a broad spectrum of chapters in the various branches of chemical and biological engineering, which demonstrate key developments in these rapidly changing fields. Chapters explore the design, development, operation, monitoring, control and optimization of chemical, physical and biological processes. Case studies are included in some chapters, building a real-world connection.

CONTENTS:
Preface

PART I: ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
1. Chemical/Biological Screening Approaches to Phytopharmacuticals
Francisco Torrens and Gloria Castellano

2. Molecular Devices/Machines: Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Structures
Francisco Torrens and Gloria Castellano

3. Cultural Interbreeding in Indigenous/Scientific Ethnopharmacology
Francisco Torrens and Gloria Castellano

4. Ultraviolet–Visible Absorption Spectroscopy: Link with Fluorescence
Francisco Torrens and Gloria Castellano

5. Mass Spectrometry: An Only Method with Many Ionization Techniques
Francisco Torrens and Gloria Castellano

6. Flame Retardant and Smoke Suppressant Additives for Polypropylene: Vermiculite and Zinc Phosphate
Fatma Üstün, Hasan Demir, and Devrim Balköse

7. Influence of Fructose in the Diffusion of Sodium Borate in Aqueous Solutions at 298.15 K
Luís M. P. Veríssimo, Ana C. F. Ribeiro, Daniela F. S. L. Rodrigues, Ana M. T. D. P. V. Cabral, and M. A. Esteso

PART II: NEW INSIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
8. Hemolytic Assay of Biocompatible Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery Systems
Poonam Khullar, Lavanya Tandon, Rajpreet Kaur, and Divya Mandial

9. Magnetic Separation: A Nanotechnology Approach for Biological Molecules Purification
Ana Karina Pérez-Guzmán, Ariel García-Cruz, Anna Ilyina, Rodolfo Ramos-González, Mónica L. Chávez-González, Arturo I. Martínez-Enríquez, Juan Alberto Ascacio-Valdes, Alejandro Zugasti Cruz, María Lourdes Virginia Díaz Jiménez, Elda Patricia Segura Ceniceros, José Luis Martínez Hernández, and Cristóbal N. Aguilar

10. Pecan Nut Extracts Obtained by Green Technologies: Antimicrobial Effect Against Foodborne Pathogens
José Luis Villarreal-López, Jorge A. Aguirre-Joya, Lluvia I López-López, Raúl Rodríguez-Herrera, José L. Martínez, and José Sandoval y Cristobal Noé Aguilar

11. Nanocellulose from Banana Pseudostem: Its Characterization and Application
M. Ghosh, Y. A. Begum, S. Muchahary, and Sankar Chandra Deka

12. Encapsulation of Polyphenols into Micro and Nanoparticles for Improved Health Effects
Anurag Maurya, Monoj Kumar Das, Anand Ramteke, Sankar Chandra Deka, and Paulraj Rajamani

13. Nanotechnology-Based Challenges and Scope in the Food Industry: From Production to Packaging
Neelu Singh, Monoj Kumar Das, Anand Ramteke, Paulraj Rajamani, Sankar Chandra Deka, Aftab Ansari, and Dambarudhar Mahanta

14. Passive Aerated Composting of Leaves and Pre-Digested Office Papers
A. Y. Zahrim, S. Sariah, R. Mariani, I. Azreen, Y. Zulkiflee, and A. S. Fazlin

15. Algae: Role in Environment Safety
Rajeev Singh, Hema Joshi, and Anamika Singh

16. Functionality Features of Candelilla Wax in Edible Nanocoatings
Olga B. Alvarez-Perez, Miguel Ángel De León-Zapata, Romeo Rojas Molina, Janeth Ventura-Sobrevilla, Miguel A. Aguilar-González, and Cristóbal Noé Aguilar

17. Physical-Chemical Properties of the Tablets as the Main Factors of Local Interaction and Mechanism of Action of Drugs by Ingestion
A. L. Urakov, N. A. Urakova, V. B. Dementiev

18. Recent Advances in Bio-Organism Mediated Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: A Way Ahead for Nanomedicine
Debarshi Kar Mahapatra and Sanjay Kumar Bharti

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Ali Pourhashemi, PhD
Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Ali Pourhashemi, PhD, is currently a professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at Christian Brothers University (CBU) in Memphis, Tennessee. He was formerly the department chair at CBU and also taught at Howard University in Washington, DC. He taught various courses in chemical engineering, and his main area has been teaching the capstone process design as well as supervising industrial internship projects. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is on the international editorial review board of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and is an editorial member of the International of Journal of Advanced Packaging Technology. He has published many articles and presented at many professional conferences.

Sankar Chandra Deka, PhD
Professor, Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Tezpur University Assam, India

Sankar Chandra Deka, PhD, is presently working as a professor in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Tezpur University Assam, India. He has more than 29 years of teaching and research experiences. He has guided theses of more than 35 students of BTech/MSc/MTech students. He has already guided several PhD students and another group of students are actively working under his guidance. He has successfully handled more than 16 research projects funded by various funding agencies, including ICAR, DBT, DST, DRDO, MoFPI, UGC (New Delhi) and ASTEC (Guwahati). He has published almost 100 research papers in journals of national and international repute and about 20 book chapters. His area of interest is food quality, food chemistry, fermented foods, and processing of locally important foods. He is one of the editors of the forthcoming book Processing, Technologies and Functionality of Foods, to be published by Apple Academic Press.

A. K. Haghi, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Engineering Sciences, Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering & Polymers Research Journal; Member, Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures, Canada

A. K. Haghi, PhD, is the author and editor of 165 books, as well as 1000 published papers in various journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Haghi has received several grants, consulted for a number of major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. Since 1983, he served as professor at several universities. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal and on the editorial boards of many international journals. He is also a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (CRDCSC), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.




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