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The world’s most comprehensive source of performance data on chemical protective clothing The Performance Index provides industrial hygienists and workplace safety professionals with the most complete, up-to-date, reliable resource for making informed decisions on chemical protective clothing (CPC). Painstakingly compiled and evaluated by internationally recognized experts Krister Forsberg and Lawrence Keith, this new and expanded edition presents virtually all available data on the resistance of CPC to a wide variety of chemicals. Coverage spans test records from manufacturers worldwide, including CPC permeation and degradation data obtained with ASTM methods as well as other regulatory standards. Organized by chemical name and CAS Number, the new edition features:

• Over 10,500 chemical permeation tests—more than double the number of the 1989 edition
• An additional 3,000+ chemical degradation tests
• Coverage of 860 chemicals and mixtures—200 more than in the last edition
• Information on more than 350 different types and models of CPC, including gloves, hazmat suits, boots, visors, and more
• Roughly 50,000 data entries on such subjects as test material, thickness, permeation rates, breakthrough times, permeation index numbers, and references—twice as many as in the last edition

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In this fourth and last volume of the series the presentation of methods and techniques for the analysis of foods, nutrients, antinutritional factors and contaminants in foods, is concisely described and referenced. This book will be a convenient source of information on the chemical analysis of food components for the manufacture, marketing and labelling of food products. It will help facilitate a better understanding for marketing goods globally. Food manufacturers, scientists, and technicians now have a valuable reference on the analytical procedures for foods used in Europe. ... Read more

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Pottery Making Illustrated magazine is the world's only ceramic art magazine dedicated entirely to pottery making techniques and studio information.This book provides some of the most popular out-of-print techniques published in PMI during the first years of publication.You'll find dozens of techniques, tips and projects on wheel throwing, handbuilding, finishing and firing.Written by professional potters and teachers, this book is a must for the inquisitive studio potter of any age or skill level. ... Read more

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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, a technique widely used for structure determination by chemists and biochemists, is based on the detection of tiny radio signals emitted by the nucleus of an atom when immersed in a strong magnetic field. Every chemical substance gives rise to a recognizable NMR signature closely related to its molecular structure. This comprehensive account adopts an accessible, pictorial approach to teach the fundamental principles of high resolution NMR. Mathematical formalism is used sparingly, and everyday analogies are used to provide insight into the physical behaviour of nuclear spins. The first three chapters set out the basic tools for understanding the rest of the book. Each of the remaining chapters provides a self- contained reference to a specific theme, for example spin echoes, and traces the way it influences our understanding of high resolution NMR methodology.Spin Choreography provides a clear and an authoritative introduction to the fundamental princilples of high resolution NMR, which will appeal to all practictioners who wish to master this complex but fascinating subject. The book will also serve as supplementary reading for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses on spectroscopy and physical methods. ... Read more

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Applications of Scanned Probe Microscopy to Polymers stresses the analysis of polymer and biopolymer surfaces using the ever-expanding methodologies of scanned probe microscopies. This book includes studies of optical properties by near-field methodologies, local mechanical properties of polymer films by AFM, the dynamics and mechanics of single molecules probed by AFM, and methodologies for enhanced imaging modes. A primary focus of this book is the quantitative measurement of surface properties by scanned probe techniques, which illustrates how the field has evolved and what new challenges lie ahead. Applications of Scanned Probe Microscopy to Polymers will be valuable to students and professionals looking for studies that illustrate what types of polymer material properties may be probed by scanned probe microscopies. ... Read more

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A collection of articles, suggestions, and Q&A from the Ceramics Monthly archives published over the past 20+ years. Potters share their knowledge on a full range of topics including designing a studio, making and using tools and equipment, photographing work, marketing and sales, kilns and firing. Woven through the fabric of this book are also the stories of problem solving, insightful solutions, and the individual stories of challenges and successes. This is a must-have book for any potter of clay artist setting a course for pursuing clay beyond the casual past-time. ... Read more

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The complete guide to the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.
With increased regulatory pressures on air pollution emissions, there is a growing need for innovative control technologies in a wide range of industries. This timely and authoritative book explores the science, technology, economics, and applications specific to the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. Engineer Paige Hunter joins forces with S. Ted Oyama, an expert in VOC control and a renowned ozone chemist, to present a thorough review of both conventional and emerging techniques for the treatment of VOC-containing streams. They provide detailed technical descriptions, up-to-date cost data on processes, and practical information for industry professionals on how to apply the techniques in diverse fields. Coverage includes:
* Comparisons of the major conventional control methods for the treatment of VOC-containing streams
* The new technologies of membrane filtration, ultraviolet oxidation, and corona destruction
* The cutting-edge technology of catalytic ozonation, suitable for retrofitting existing processes or control systems
* International aspects of air pollution and VOC control
* A comprehensive listing of hazardous air pollutants (HAPSs) and VOCs
* Dozens of illustrations and photographs as well as references to Internet resources ... Read more

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Since Plunkett's discovery of Teflon (PTFE) in 1938, many new types of fluorine-containing polymers have been developed, especially during last two decades. The worldwide annual production capacity for fluoropolymers is estimated to be 135,000 metric tons. Continuing research and development provides new and interesting products that will help advance other technological fields, health care and consumer products, to name a few, and will greatly contribute to the improvement of our quality of life.Written by an industry veteran, Technology of Fluoropolymers provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art information on the chemistry, properties, and applications of commercially available fluoropolymers, including new and emerging polymers and technologies. It contains basic scientific information, yet is primarily geared toward practical processes and applications. Particular attention is given to the structure-property relationships in order to help understand the behavior in processing and service. With a practical, well-organized approach, the author provides an accessible introduction to fluoropolymers for those just entering the field, and a solid reference for those already working in the industry. ... Read more

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Here is the first modern text that treats sound and vibration damping from a united point of view. It focuses on the development and use of polymers for sound and vibration damping, with applications primarily in the marine, automotive, appliance, and machinery areas. Blends and interpenetrating networks are addressed for their ability to damp over broad temperature and frequency ranges. Also includes several review papers which develop fundamental points of view, both scientific and engineering. ... Read more

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A completely thorough and up-to-date guide to modern distillation methods and their applications

Distillation has been used for separating liquid mixtures for more than two thousand years, and it continues to be the most widely used separation technique in key industries throughout the industrialized world. Although the basic principles have remained the same since the days of the ancient Egyptians, new distillation and distillation control methods continue to be developed to satisfy a variety of highly specialized requirements.

Encyclopedic in scope, this book provides distillation technicians with a uniquely comprehensive, up-to-date account of distillation methods currently employed in the oil, petrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. The authors begin by acquainting readers with the principles of vapor-liquid equilibrium and the essential calculations for determining phase equilibria and equilibrium curves. Subsequent chapters are devoted to practical discussions of virtually all modern distillation methods, including batch, single stage, multistage continuous, multistage batch, and others. A wide array of industrial applications are described, including everything from crude oil distillation and argon recovery from air to water purification and ammonia recovery from wastewater. Special sections deal with the separation of azeotropic mixtures and the energy demand of distillation processes. Concluding chapters are devoted to detailed, extremely well illustrated descriptions of practical equipment design and modern distillation control methods.

Distillation: Principles and Practice is an indispensable working resource for distillation technicians working in the oil, petrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. ... Read more

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One of the few book about three components distillation
This is one of the few book dealing with three components distillation. The subject of this book is actual for solvent recovery, pharmaceutical plants, fine chemical industries. It is recommended for professionals in these fields and for graduates with a strong background on distillation. ... Read more

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Multidimensional NMR in Liquids offers a lucid treatment of basic NMR phenomena, building up to today's most sophisticated NMR experiments from first principles. Using easy-to-grasp product-operator formalism, diagrams, and practical examples, one-, two-, and N-dimensional NMR experiments are explained with minimal recourse to quantum mechanics. Separate theoretical sections are provided for readers interested in spin-quantum mechanics, as are the appendices providing theoretical backgrounds in linear algebra, quantum mechanics, and angular momentum.

Following a systematic and rigorous description of all important 2D experiments (including the applications of pulsed field gradients), up-to-date coverage is given of three-dimensional and four-dimensional homo- and heteronuclear NMR experiments. The book provides original descriptions of complicated topics such as strong coupling, decoupling, and cross-polarization. The final chapter presents the basic concepts of relaxation, followed by an introduction to density operator relaxation theory.
Multidimensional NMR in Liquids is intended for chemists, biochemists, and others interested in studying molecular structure and dynamics with NMR spectroscopy. It also is suitable for use as a text in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in NMR. ... Read more

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The fifth edition of the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology builds upon the solid foundation of the previous editions, which have proven to be a mainstay for chemists, biochemists, and engineers at academic, industrial, and government institutions since publication of the first edition in 1949. The new edition includes necessary adjustments and modernization of the content to reflect changes and developments in chemical technology.
Volume 4 is due for publication in April 2004, and will present a wide scope of articles on:
* Chemical substances, properties, manufacturing, and uses.
* Industrial processes, unit operations in chemical engineering.
* Fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. ... Read more

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Chemical Technology CD-ROM
In this CD-ROM you will find an easy to use and comprehensive search resource, this CD includes the complete collection of the printed version, from formulas to chemical resources this Cd is a must for everyone in thechemical industry as well as any student interested in researching througha book considered as one of the leading Encyclopedias in the chemicalfield, by using this on-line book you will have access to more than 500articles, as written above this book is a good, fast,complete, well donechemical bibliographic resource. ... Read more

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A complete and up-to-date presentation of the fundamental theoretical principles and many applications of solvent extraction, this enhanced Second Edition includes new coverage of the latest developments in solvent extraction processes, the use of solvent extraction in analytical applications and waste recovery, and computational chemistry methods for modeling the solvent extraction of metal ions. ... Read more

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Written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as professionals in organic
and medicinal chemistry and biochemistry, this unique text illuminates the "black box" of
enzyme-catalyzed reactions by showing how enzymes are simply highly efficient organic
chemists. Enzyme-catalyzed reactions are essential for the design of enzyme inhibitors in the
pharmaceutical and agricultural industries, and of growing importance for process development
in the chemical and biotechnology industries. Following a general introduction to the role of
enzymes as catalysts, each chapter describes the organic reaction mechanisms that are used by
enzymes to catalyze a particular family of organic transformations. The compilation includes a
vast number of drawings to illustrate structures and mechanisms, and focuses on one or two
examples of enzymes that catalyze the particular chemistry for that transformation. The Organic
Chemistry of Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions is not a book on enzymes, but rather the general
mechanisms used by enzymes. Extensive references refer to the many experiments that have
helped to elucidate enzyme mechanisms. Chemical model studies as an aid in mechanistic
studies are also discussed, as are the design of haptens and the generation of catalytic antibodies
("designer enzymes"). Problem sets and solutions are provided to check the reader's understanding of the principles described.

* Shows how enzyme-catalyzed reactions are simply
efficient organic reaction
* Emphasizes the connection between organic reaction mechanisms and enzyme mechanisms
* Explains how enzymes can accelerate the rates of chemical reactions with high specificity
* Uses selected enzymes to demonstrate general mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reaction
* Illustrated with a vast array of clearly drawn structures, schemes, and figures
* Includes an extensive bibliography on enzyme mechanisms
* Describes approaches to the design of enzyme inhibitors
* Covers catalytic antibody design and mechanisms
* Provides problem sets and solutions for each chapter
* Written in an informal and engaging style ... Read more

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A lot of problems will be solved in later revisions
The index for this book .... For example, there are a fair number of examples of the epoxidation reaction, but not a single pointer toward that in the index of the book. And much the same thing for other types of reactions.

It would also be nice if there was a more clear transfer between basic organic principles and then biological applications.

He does do a good job showing this is some cases (i.e., the benzoin condensation), but a few more parallel examples would have been very useful.

Professor Silverman does it again!
This book is an excellent resource for undergraduate and graduate students studying enzyme chemistry and organic mechanisms. Prof. Silverman does a fine job of giving many different examples of enzyme mechanisms. By notfocusing totally on one kind of enzyme or catalysis, he succeeds inpainting a broad picture for the reader, while not sacrificing content. Theonly drawback to this edition is the large amount of typographical errorsthat appear throughout. Perhaps better editing is in order for futureeditions. ... Read more

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This book surveys methods, problems, and tools used in process control engineering. Its scope has been purposely made broad in order to permit an overall view of this subject.

This book is intended both for interested nonspecialists who wish to become acquainted with the discipline of process control engineering and for process control engineers, who should find it helpful in identifying individual tasks and organizing them into a coherent whole.

A central concern of this treatment is to arrive at a consistent and comprehensive way of thinking about process control engineering and to show how the several specialities can be organically fitted into this total view. ... Read more

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A hands-on teaching and reference text for chemical engineers
In writing this book the authors' have focused exclusively on the vast majority of chemical engineering students who need a basic understanding of practical process control for their industrial careers. Traditionally process control has been taught using non-intuitive and highly mathematical techniques (Laplace and frequency-domain techniques). Aside from being difficult to master in a one-semester course, the traditional approach is of limited use for more complex process control problems encountered in the chemical processing industries. When designing and analyzing multi-loop control systems today, industry practitioners employ both steady-state and dynamic simulation-based methodologies. These 'real time' methods have now all but replaced the traditional approach.
A Real Time Approach to Process Control provides the student with both a theoretical and practical introduction to this increasingly important approach. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this text introduces all of the applied fundamentals of process control from instrumentation to process dynamics, PID loops and tuning, to distillation, multi-loop and plant-wide control. In addition, students come away with a working knowledge of the three most popular dynamic simulation packages. The text carefully balances theory and practice by offering students readings and lecture materials along with hands-on workshops that provide a 'virtual' process on which to experiment and from which to learn modern, real time control strategy development.
Features:
* The first and only textbook to use a completely real time approach.
* Gives students the opportunity to understand and use HYSYS software.
* Carefully designed workshops (tutorials) have been included to allow students to practice and apply the theory.
* Includes many worked examples and student problems.
VISIT THE AUTHORS' WEBSITE: www.ench.ucalgary.ca/~realtime ... Read more

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Tap into the American Ceramic Society's knowledge base by accessing this compilation of recently published articles on ceramic armor. Ceramic-based armor systems are critical for reliable ballistic protection of military and police personnel, equipment, vehicles, aircraft and helicopters.

Progress in Ceramic Armor covers materials such as boron carbide, alumina, silicon carbide, titanium diboride, transparent material, and more. This publication is designed to serve as solid reference work for anyone involved in this important field. ... Read more