This compact desk reference is the new single-volume abridgment of the world-renowned "bible" of chemical technology, the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemcial Technology. Masterfully distilling the essence of this larger work into a useful daily tool, it makes the parent Encyclopedia's comprehensive, authoraitative, and lucidly-written data instantly available in an extremely convenient and user-friendly form.
Like it's predecesor, this indispensible A-to-Z reference features over 1,000 lucidly written entries spanning the entire field of chemical technology and all the important chemical industries. Coverage includes biotechnology, analytical techniques, environmental concerns, fuels, solid-state chemistry, materials, process development and design, regulations, patents and licensing, marketing and economic data and more.
- ISBN10 0471646881
- ISBN13 9780471646884
- Publish Date 24 November 2003
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition 4th ed.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 1120
- Language English