Near Fine: flawless but for a bit of faint discoloration at the bottom edge of the text block and a hint of crimp to the heel of the backstrip; the binding leans very slightly while remaining secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Not far from "As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.1 x 6.25 x 1.15 inches). xxi, 478 pages. Liberally illustrated with photographs, charts, graphs, and tables. Language: English. Weight: 32.1 ounces. Chemists and Chemistry Series. First Edition (1990), unstated. Hardback: Laminate Boards.

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Title

A History of Lactic Acid Making: A Chapter in the History of Biotechnology.

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Pubishers Group, Norwell, MA

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

0792306252

ISBN 13

9780792306252

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition (1990), unstated.

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A thorough history. Lactic acid's chemistry has posed problems that required the large-scale preparation of the acid for study; its manufacture is a complicated process involving many subdisciplines of the science of chemistry; its use encompasses many fields of industrial activity and important aspects of food manufacture and use. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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'The book should be of particular interested to industrial chemists and biotechnologists, and to historians of technology, biotechnology, microbiology, applied chemistry, agricultural economics and politics. The general reader should also appreciate the broad historical context.....' American Scientist 80 1992

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