Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry
Subject areas include inorganic and organic chemicals, advanced materials, pharmaceuticals, polymers and plastics, metals and alloys, biotechnology and biotechnological products, food chemistry, process engineering and unit operations, analytical methods, environmental protection, etc. Chemical substances ranging from raw materials and bulk products to fine and specialty chemicals are described in detail. Information on physical and chemical properties, production, applications, economic data, toxicology and occupational health is provided for each substance. Relevant patent information is supplied wherever available
eBook, English, ©2000-
6th ed. ; Release 2000-
Wiley, New York, ©2000-
Electronic reference sources
9783527306732, 3527306730
46878292
The encyclopedia contains about 850 major articles - Industrial Chemistry from A to Z: Chemicals ranging from "Acetaldehyde" to "Zirconium Compounds"; Materials ranging from "Adhesives" to "Zeolites"; Processes and Unit Operations ranging from "Abrasion" to "Ziegler Processes"; Methods ranging from "Activation Analysis" to "Zone Melting", active substances from "Acaricides" to "Vitamins" ... and much more, including brand-new topics, are waiting to be discovered! Approx. 400 articles have been revised or added since the completion of the 5th printed edition in 1997: Abrasives/ Absorption/ Acaricides/ Acetic Acid/ Acetic anhydride and mixed fatty acid anhydride/ Acetone/ Acetylene/ Acridine/ Acrolein and methacrolein/ Acrylic acid and derivtes/ activated carbon/ Acylation and Alkylation/ Adhesive; Thin Films/ Adhesives/ Adipic Acid/ Advanced Structural Products/ Aerogels/ Agricultural/ Air/ Alcohols/ Aldehydes/ aliphatic/ Aliphatic/ Aliphatic and Araliphatic/ Alkaloids/ Alkyl resins/ Allyl Compounds/ Aluminum Alloys;/ Aluminum Compounds/ Aluminum Compounds (Inorganic)/ Aluminum Oxide/ Amines/ Amino acids/ Aminophenols/ Ammonia/ Ammonium compounds/ Ammonium compounds/ Analgesics and Antipyretics;/ Aniline/ Anthelmintics/ Anthracene/ Antiallergic Agents/ Antiasthmatic Agents/ Antidiabetic Drugs/ Antiepileptics/ Anti-inflammatory and Antirheumatic Drugs/ Antimony and Antimony Compounds/ Antimycotics/ Antiulcer Drugs/ Arsenic and Arsenic Compounds/ Artists' colors/ Aviation Turbine Fuels/ Aziridines/ Azo Dyes/ Barium and Barium Compounds/ Barium Compounds/ Batteries/ Batteries/ Beer/ Benzenesulfonic acids and their derivatives/ Benzoic Acid and Derivatives/ Benzoquinone/ Benzoquinone and Naphthoquinone Dyes/ Benzylamine/ Bioremediation/ Bleaching/ Blood/ Blood Pressure Increasing Agents/ Boron Carbide/ Boron Nitride/ Bread and other Baked Products/ Butanals/ Butyrolactone/ Calcium Carbide/ Calcium Sulfate/ Cancer Chemotherapy/ Carbon/ Carbon/ Carbon (Fullerenes)/ Carbon Monoxide/ Carcinogenic Agents/ Cardiac Glycosides/ Cardiovascular Drugs/ Catalysis and Catalysts/ Cellulose/ Cellulose Esters/ Cement/ Cement and concrete/ Centrifuges Sedimentation/ Ceramics/ Cesium/ Chemical Conservation of Buildings/ Chitin and Chitosan/ Chlorinated Hydrocarbons/ Chlorine/ Chlorine Oxides/ Chocolate/ Choline/ Chromatographic Reactors/ Clays/ Cleansing Agents/ Cleansing Agents/ Coal/ Cobalt and Co comp./ Coffee/ Combinatorial Chemistry/ Concrete/ Confectionery/ Contraception/ Copper/ Cresols and Xylenols/ Crotonaldehyde and Crotonic Acid/ Crown Ethers/ Crystal Growth/ Custom Synthesis of Chemicals;/ Cyanamide/ Cyanates/ Cyanuric Acid and Cyanuric Chloride/ Cyclododecanone/ Cyclododecatriene and Cyclooctadiene/ Cyclohexanol and Cyclohexanone/ Cyclopentadiene and Cyclopentene/ Denditic Materials/ Dental Materials/ Dental materials/ Dermatotherapeutic Agents/ Design of Experiments/ Dextran/ Dialkyl Sulfates .../ Dimethyl Ether/ Disinfectants/ Disperse Dyes/ Diuretics/ Drying Oils and Related Products/ Dust Separation/ Electrochemistry/ Electrochemistry/ Electrochemistry (Electrochemical Nanotechnology)/ Electrophoresis/ Electrostatic Separation/ Environmental Management in the Chemical Industry/ Enzymes/ Enzymes/ Ethylbenzene/ Ethylen Glycol/ Ethylene/ Ethylene Oxide/ Explosives/ Fertilizers/ Fertilizers/ Fiber Optics/ Fibers/ Fibers (Survey)/ Fibers (Testing)/ Filtration/ Fire estingushing agents/ Flavours and Fragrances/ Floor Coverings/ Floor Coverings/ Fluorine Compounds/ Foods/ Formaldehyde/ Foundry Technology/ Fuel Cells/ Fungicides/ Furan and Derivatives/ etc.
Title from web site, May 4, 2001
Revised edition of: Ullmanns Encyklopädie der technischen Chemie