Industrial Organic Chemistry

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Written for students and professionals in the chemical industry, this book reviews the present and future energy and chemical feedstock supply, then covers the historical development and significance of various chemical products and describes related manufacturing processes, with emphasis on conventional processes and the applications of the product and its derivatives. Material on heavy industrial organic products is followed by predictions of potential developments. The fourth edition includes updated statistics and new IUPAC guidelines for nomenclature.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Review
"The fourth edition of this established work follows in the excellent tradition of the previous three editions. It retains the concept of the original, providing technological and economic information on the key building blocks of the chemical industry.
The book is packed with information, much of which cannot easily be found elsewhere, and certainly not in such a readily digestible form. The companies and innivators responsible for the chemistry described are clearly credited, and indeed this volume provides an excellent history of the worldwide bulk organic chemicals industry. Throughout the book the authors indicate potential future developments in the manufacture of these important precursors and intermediates.
The reader frindly format seen in the previous editions is retained, wherein each chapter or subsection is provided with a chemical flow diagram illustrating the interrelationship of the products, these flow diagrams folding aut such that they can be constantly referred to whilst reading the text. In addition, the main text is accompained by a synopsis in the margin, which concisely presents all of the essential points, thus facilitating browsing. The contents are logically and clearly organised, and there are detailed reference lists for each chapter, togehter with an extensive index. This latest edition also includes updated statistics and adopts the new IUPAC nomenclature guidelines.(...) This book will be a positive addition to the libraries and bookshelves of chemists and chemical engineers working in the organic sector, including those to whom many of the molecules describes are considered to be "commercially available starting materials". Non-scientists (e.g. industrial economists, lawyers) will also gain a appreciation of the complex technologicial, scientific and economic inter-relationshops (and potential developments) which characterise industrial organic chemistry." Organic Process Research & Development, Peter Spargo

"This book will be a positive addition to the libraries and bookshelves of chemists and chemical engineers working in the organic sector, including those to whom many of the molecules described are considered to be "commercially available starting materials". Non-scientists (e.g. industrial economists, lawyers) will also gain an appreciation of the complex technological, scientific and economic inter-relationships (and potential developments) which characterise industrial organic chemistry."
Peter Spargo, Stone Cross, UK


Book Description
This best-selling standard, now in its fourth, completely revised English edition, is an excellent source of technological and economic information on the most important precursors and intermediates used in the chemical industry. Its translation into eight languages and the five German and four English editions are clear evidence of the popularity of this book.

'... it is where I look first to get a quick overview of the manufacturing process of a product... Weissermel/Arpe has been serving me for years as an indispensable reference work.' (Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie)
'It would be unkind and misleading to call this book a poor man's Kirk Othmer, but it could almost be described as an encyclopedia... it is easy to read and one has to admire the authors' dedication and endeavor in getting so much into a single volume. They have provided a book that is interesting reading as well as being an excellent reference. It is a highly recommended book, which I hope the authors will find the energy to continue updating on a regular basis.' (Chemistry in Britain)
'...it should be ready to hand to every chemist or process engineer involved directly or indirectly with industrial organic chemistry. It should be in the hand of every higher-graduate student, especially if chemical technology is not part of the study, like in many college universities...' (Tenside-Surfactants-Detergents)



Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German


Book Info
Text provides technological and economic information on the most important precursors and intermediates used in the chemical industry. Translation of the original work in German. Includes additional material, up-to-date statistics; and incorporates new IUPAC guidelines for nomenclature. Previous edition: c1997.


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The second revised and extended English edition (first, 1978), based on the third German edition, of a concise text describing the most important precursors and intermediates of industrial organic chemistry, for students, academics, and professionals in the chemical industry. Marginalia and numerous fold-out tables afford optimal presentation of complex chemical processes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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