Hazardous Chemicals Handbook, 2nd Edition

Authors: Phillip Carson and C J MUMFORD
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2 edition
Language: English
Number of Pages: 619
PDF: 1.83 MB
ISBN-10: 0750648880
ISBN-13: 978-0750648882

"The goal of this handbook... is to provide a source of rapid information to help in the safe use and disposal of chemicals."
Journal of Hazardous Materials

1001 Chemicals in Everyday Products by Grace Ross Lewis

Author: Grace Ross Lewis
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 2nd edition
Language: English
Number of Pages: 572
PDF: 1.46 MB
ISBN-10: 0471292125
ISBN-13: 978-0471292128

There is a virtual laboratory of chemicals in the food we eat and the products we encounter every day at home, at school, and at work. What are these substances and how are they used? How are they helpful? Can they be harmful?

The Organic Chemistry of Drug Synthesis, Vol. 7

Review
"The book is up-to-date with regard to the drugs presented and has the potential to be a good resources for experienced researchers in drug design…" (Journal of the American Chemical Society, March 12, 2008)

Metallocene Technology in Commercial Applications (Plastics & Elastomers)

This book focuses in the commercial use and process improvements of resins produced with metallocene, single site, and other modern catalytic methods. It presents research that broadens the scope of applications and shortens production cycles. The book also explores new and improved polymer blends that have resulted from the use of new catalysts. New applications made possible by improved and balance properties are also covered.

Current trends and the latest research from the international scientific and industrial community are presented here. Chapters cover use in extrusion, film forming, injection molding, foam production, fiber spinning, composites, and new applications. Precise testing methods, material characterization, polymer morphology and crystallization are also a focus of this book.

Methods and Principles in Medicinal Chemistry: Microwaves in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry

The authors of this guide are experts on the use of microwaves for drug synthesis as well as having much experience in teaching courses held under the auspices of the American Chemical Society and the IUPAC. In this handy source of information for any practicing synthetic chemist they focus on common reaction types in medicinal chemistry, including solid-phase and combinatorial methods. They consider the underlying theory, latest developments in microwave applications and include a variety of examples from recent literature, as well as less common applications that are equally relevant for organic and medicinal chemists. An indispensable reference for researchers with an affinity to modern methods.

Handbook of Plastic Foams

Cellular plastics or plastic foams, also referred to as expanded or sponge plastics, generally consist of a minimum of two phases, a solid-polymer matrix and a gaseous phase derived from a blowing agent. The solid-polymer phase may be either inorganic, organic or organometallic. There may be more than one solid phase present, which can be composed of polymer alloys or polymer blends based on two or more polymers, or which can be in the form of interpenetrating polymer networks (I PNs) which consist of at least two crosslinked polymer networks, or a pseudo- or semi-1 PN formed from a combination of at least one or more linear polymers with crosslinked polymers not linked by means of covalent bonds.

Encyclopedia of Electrochemistry (10 Volume Set)

This comprehensive reference provides all the pertinent information in the field of electrochemistry. Practical and easy-to-use, this is the first and only reference dedicated solely to this field.

Leading Pharmaceutical Innovation: Trends and Drivers for Growth in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Pharmaceutical giants have doubled their investments in drug development in the past decade only to see new drug approvals remain constant. This book investigates and highlights a set of proactive strategies aimed at generating sustainable competitive advantage based on value-generating business practices. We focus on three sources of pharmaceutical innovation: new management methods in the drug development pipeline, new technologies as enablers for cutting-edge R&D, and new forms of cooperation and internationalization, such as open innovation in the early phases of R&D. Our findings are illustrated by cases from Europe, the US, and Asia.

Food Plant Economics

Applying the proven success of modern process engineering economics to the food industry, Food Plant Economics considers the design and economic analysis of food preservation, food manufacturing, and food ingredients plants with regard to a number of representative food processes. Economic analysis of food plants requires the evaluation of quantitative data from the design and operation of food processes and processing plants. An accompanying CD-ROM includes prepared Excel spreadsheets for calculating various food plants scenarios by applying appropriate data regarding the cost of equipment and equipment sizing, material and energy balances, and plant operating costs. Beginning with a thorough background in the economics of a food plant, the first three chapters summarize recent advances in food process and research technology, the structure of the food system in the US and EU, and the principles of modern design in food processes, processing equipment, and processing plants. The second three chapters discuss process economics in relation to the food industry by applying the concepts of capital cost, operating cost, and cash flow to estimations of plant profitability. Detailed chapters cover estimations of capital investment and operating costs including statistical data, empirical models, and useful rules of thumb. The remaining three chapters apply the techniques of the previous discussions to food preservation plants such as concentration, canning, and dehydration; manufacturing plants including wine, bread, and yogurt; as well as ingredients plants that produce sugars and oils. A useful appendix contains a glossary, tables, conversions, nomenclature, food properties, and heat transfer coefficients. A practical and comprehensive treatment of process economics, Food Plant Economics provides a complete introduction to the application of this efficient technique to the food industry.

Redox – Fundamentals, Processes and Applications

Few processes are as important for environmental geochemistry as the interplay between the oxidation and reduction of dissolved and solid species. The knowledge of the redox conditions is most important to predict the geochemical behaviour of a great number of components, the mobilities of which are directly or indirectly controlled by redox processes. The understanding of the chemical mechanisms responsible for the establishment of measurable potentials is the major key for the evaluation and sensitive interpretation of data. This book is suitable for advanced undergraduates as well as for all scientists dealing with the measurement and interpretation of redox conditions in the natural environment.