Helena Pereira – författare

This comprehensive book describes cork as a natural product, as an industrial raw-materials, and as a wine bottle closure. From its formation in the outer bark of the cork oak tree to the properties that are of relevance to its use, cork is presented and explained including its physical and mechanical properties.

The industrial processing of cork from post-harvest procedures to the production of cork agglomerates and composites is described.

Intended as a reference book, this is the ideal compilation of scientific knowledge on state-of-the-art cork production and use.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th IFIP WG 5.5/SOCOLNET Advanced Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2020, held in Costa de Caparica, Portugal, in July 2020.

The 20 full papers and 24 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 91 submissions. The papers present selected results produced in engineering doctoral programs and focus on technological innovation for industry and service systems. Research results and ongoing work are presented, illustrated and discussed in the following areas: collaborative networks; decisions systems; analysis and synthesis algorithms; communication systems; optimization systems; digital twins and smart manufacturing; power systems; energy control; power transportation; biomedical analysis and diagnosis; and instrumentation in health.