Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named Processes Book

This reference provides concise descriptions of those chemicalprocesses that are known by special names which are not obvious or self-explanatory. Containing 2,600 entries, this second edition includes information on the many new processes developed and commercialized, as well as new information on old processes
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named Processes in Chemical Technology presents a heterogeneous collection of names- inventors, companies, institutions, places, acronyms, abbreviations, and obvious corruptions-of the chemical nomenclature
The author has tailored the entries to reflect importance and topicality
Generally, the processes in current use have the longest entries, however, he also devotes more space to some obsolete processes that hold particular technical interest or historical significance
The appendix is an index to product names, enabling readers to identify processes used for making particular products

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Acknowledging that "the chemical industry is notoriously difficult to define," a UK consultant provides concise descriptions of those chemical technology processes which are known by non-self- explanatory terms: some 2,600, of which 244 were developed since 1992. Updated mainly to include more environmental-friendly processes, and excluding most generic chemical reactions, the cross- referenced, several line entries span "Aachen" to "Z-Sorb" listing developer, patents, references (generally), as well as definition. Appends a product key. First edition published by Oxford U. Press, 1993. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.