Engineering Materials Applied Research and Evaluation Methods

This book covers many important aspects of applied research and evaluation methods in chemical engineering and materials science that are important in chemical technology and in the design of chemical and polymeric products. This book gives readers a deeper understanding of physical and chemical phenomena that occur at surfaces and interfaces. The link between interfacial behavior and the performance of products and chemical processes is important. Helping to fill the gap between theory and practice, this book explains the major concepts of new advances in high-performance materials and their applications.

This new book:

? Highlights some important areas of current interest in polymer products and chemical processes

? Focuses on topics with more advanced methods

? Emphasizes precise mathematical development and actual experimental details

? Analyzes theories to formulate and prove the physicochemical principles

? Provides an up-to-date and thorough exposition of the present state of the art of complex materials

Preface. Structural Aspects of Components Constituting Low Density Polyethylene/Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Rubber Blends. Comparison of Polymer Materials Containing Sulphur to Conventional Rubber Vulcanizates in Terms of Their Ability to the Surface Modification of Iron. A Research Note on the Effects of Elastomer Particles Size in the Asphalt Concrete. A Case Study on the Structure and Physical Properties of Thermoplastics. Amylose Destruction and Free Radicals Generation Under Shear Deformation. Nanoelement Manufacturing: Quantum Mechanics and Thermodynamic Principles. A Comprehensive Review on Aromatic Polyesters of N-Oxybenzoic and Phthalic Acid Derivatives. Carbon Nanofibers for Environmental Remediation; A Comprehensive Review. Index

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.