This invaluable, up-to-date desk reference brings together and distills all of the articles in the definitive 27-volume Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Fourth Edition into one easily accessible volume. It features:
* Over 1,000 concise articles on all aspects of chemical technology
* Authoritative coverage of cutting-edge topics such as biosensors, nanotechnology, and smart materials
* Illustrations and figures that highlight the text
Praise for the previous edition of the Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology . . .
"A complete and self-contained encyclopedia . . . designed to serve as a ready-reference guide for students, scientists, engineers, and technologists seeking answers to questions on aspects of chemical technology."-Journal of Chemical Education
"A marvelous tool for overviewing any chemical topic and obtaining the appropriate references for a more detailed investigation."-Chemical Engineering
"An extremely attractive, reasonably priced reference book for chemists, chemical engineers, students, and scientists seeking answers to questions on any aspect of chemical technology."-Journal of College Science Teaching
. . . and the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Fourth Edition (25 alphabetical volumes, plus supplement and index volumes; ISBN 0-471-52704-1)
"The most indispensable reference in the English language on all aspects of chemical technology . . . has met its mission to provide updated articles, and to include new subjects . . . This is still the best reference of its kind in the English language."-Chemical & Engineering News
"A necessity for any technical library."-Choice
"...a one-volume handbook that condenses all the articles from the fourth edition into a collection of brief abstracts. The Kirk Othmer...encompasses various subfields of chemistry and chemical engineering..." (
Journal of Chromatographic Science, Vol. 39, May 2001)
"...It is an extremely attractive, reasonably priced reference book for chemists..." (The Chemical Educator, Vol.7, No.6, 2002)