Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Lasers to Mass Spectrometry (Volume 15) [Hardcover]

Kirk-Othmer (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0471526843 | ISBN-13: 978-0471526841 | Publication Date: June 23, 1995 | Edition: Volume 15

This exhaustive reference is part of a multi-volume series that has been revised to update traditional subjects and to include expanded coverage of biotechnology, materials science, computer technology, energy sources, conversion techniques and issues of environmental concern.

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An unrivaled library of information for the chemical industry. The Fourth Edition will be completely revised and will include many new subjects reflecting the growth and changes in chemical technology through the 1990's. It will consist of 27 volumes which will be issued at the rate of approximately four volumes per year. In addition to updating traditional subjects, the new edition will include expanded coverage of biotechnology, materials science, computer technology, energy sources and conversion techniques, and environmental issues such as pollution control, toxicology, and recycling technology. The Fourth Edition will bring together over 1000 articles by recognized experts in their areas of chemical technology, and will deal with industrial products, natural materials, and processes in such fields as: agricultural chemicals, chemical engineering, coatings and inks, composite materials, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, dyes, pigments and brighteners, ecology and industrial hygiene, energy conservation and technology, fats and waxes, fermentation and enzyme technology, fibers, textiles and leather, food and animal nutrition, fossil fuels and derivatives, glass, ceramics and cement, industrial inorganic chemicals, industrial organic chemicals, metals, metallurgy and metal alloys, plastics and elastomers, semiconductors and electronic materials, surfactants, detergents and emulsion technology, water supply, purification and reuse, wood, paper, and industrial carbohydrates. Also includes miscellaneous topics: instrumentation and quality control, information retrieval, maintenance, market research, material allocation and supply, legal issues, process development and design, product development and technical service, research and operations management (systems management, networks, etc.), and transportation of chemical products.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1128 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; Volume 15 edition (June 23, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471526843
• ISBN-13: 978-0471526841
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,163,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars time for the 5th edition?, July 24, 2005

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This review is from: Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Lasers to Mass Spectrometry (Volume 15) (Hardcover)

Maybe it's time for the 5th edition? This 4th edition is now ten years old. Still immensely comprehensive and useful, mind you. The roughly thousand articles therein scan a huge variety of subfields.

But material science has marched on. One huge change has been the recent economical fabrication of blue and green lasers, pioneered by a Japanese researcher. From a product standpoint, this enables a huge market in next generation DVDs, that use shorter wavelengths to read the DVD. Hence we get DVDs with higher capacity. And you can probably think of other uses too.

The above was only one example of a significant event in the field that occurred after the 4th edition. A newer edition might be welcomed by many.