Encyclopedic dictionary of named processes in chemical technology

by Alan E. Comyns

This reference provides concise descriptions of those chemical processes that are known by special names which are not obvious or self-explanatory. Containing more than 2,600 entries, this second edition includes information on the many new processes developed and commercialized, as well as new information on old processes. The names are a heterogeneous collection - inventors, companies, institutions, places, acronyms, abbreviations, and 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 lists each process according to their end-product - assisting readers who wish to identity processes for particular products.