Zhang: 830 books
Hydroprocessing Catalysts and Processes
The Challenges for Biofuels Production
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
The demand for hydroprocessing catalysts has shown an increasing trend, because of their applications in refining of petroleum and biofuels, in order to comply with strict environmental regulations controlling emissions from transportation vehicles.
Transport fuel is dominated by fossil fuels...
Lignin Valorization
Emerging Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018
Lignin, an aromatic biopolymer found in plant cell walls, is a key component of lignocellulosic biomass and generally utilized for heat and power. However, lignin’s chemical composition makes it an attractive source for biological and catalytic conversion to fuels and chemicals. Bringing together...
by Rao Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, Satinder Kaur Brar
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018
A complete guide to environmental remediation technologies, techniques, and regulations
This practical resource offers comprehensive coverage of the latest environmental codes alongside step-by-step remediation procedures. The book features information on all segments of the market, including...
Agricultural Production and Groundwater Conservation
Examples of Good Practices in Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Climate change and declining water resources threaten food production systems worldwide, increasing the need for efficient agricultural processes. The Shanxi Province of the People's Republic of China has been experiencing declining groundwater tables since 1956. This publication provides examples...
An Eco-Compensation Policy Framework for the People's Republic of China
Challenges and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Economic growth has multiplied the environmental challenges faced by the People's Republic of China but has also created opportunities, by increasing available funding for environmental management and conservation. At the nexus of these countervailing trends, policy makers have been experimenting...
by Lei Zou, Zhiping Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
Silk Road was once the most important economic-cultural tie connecting the Eurasian countries before the rise of the West. In September 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward the initiative to jointly build the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, which is abbreviated...
The Constitutional and Legal Development of the Chinese Presidency
The Emperors' New Clothes?
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
This book investigates the legal and political evolution of Chinese presidency from the period of its forerunner in the 1930s, its establishment in 1954 to its abolition in 1975, and its restoration in 1982, and discovers that the presidency has evolved from a traditional Chinese title into a political...
History and Nationalist Legitimacy in Contemporary China
A Double-Edged Sword
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2017
This book examines how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has attempted to bolster its nationalist legitimacy through the utilisation of Chinese history. The authors identify two different modes of nationalism - aggressive and consensual - both of which are linked to the historical memory of the late...
by Li Shenming, Zhang Yuyan
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
A brand new series of annual reports that offer a high-level Chinese perspective on Chinas International economic relations and strategies. These books are highly detailed and research-led, offering expert analysis and evaluations from key Chinese advisers and academics.
Divided Lenses
Screen Memories of War in East Asia
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2016
Divided Lenses: Screen Memories of War in East Asia is the first attempt to explore how the tumultuous years between 1931 and 1953 have been recreated and renegotiated in cinema. This period saw traumatic conflicts such as the Sino-Japanese War, the Pacific War, and the Korean War, and pivotal events...
by Kaye Sung Chon, Zhang Guangrui, John Ap
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Examine China's impact on the world tourism market!
Tourism in China is a comprehensive study of tourism and the travel industry in China--past, present, and future. Since joining many of its Asia-Pacific neighbors in identifying tourism as a vehicle for socioeconomic growth and poverty alleviation,...
China’s Economic Reform
Experience and Implications
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
China’s growth miracle over the past 30 years has propelled it to become the world’s second largest economy and potentially the largest in the following years. This book examines China’s experience on economic reform, trying to find the reasons for the sustainable and rapid development and provide...
Smoothed Point Interpolation Methods
G Space Theory and Weakened Weak Forms
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
Based on the widely used finite element method (FEM) and the latest Meshfree methods, a next generation of numerical method called Smoothed Point Interpolation Method (S-PIM) has been recently developed. The S-PIM is an innovative and effective combination of the FEM and the meshfree methods, and...
Creating Digital Collections
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Libraries recognize the importance of digitizing archival material to improve access to and preservation of their special collections. This book provides a step-by-step guide for creating digital collections, including examples and practical tips that have never been published before.
Illustrates...