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Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

Copyright © 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Last updated: 14 Sep 2007

Topics

      • Agrochemicals
        • Analytical Techniques
          • Chemical Reactions
            • Dyes and Pigments
              • Energy
                • Environmental Protection, Industrial Safety
                  • Environmental Protection, Industrial Safety
                    • Fat, Oil, Food and Feed, Cosmetics
                      • Inorganic Chemicals
                        • Materials
                          • Ablative Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (199K)
                          • Advanced Ceramics, Electronic Ceramics
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (408K)
                          • Advanced Ceramics, Structural Ceramics
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (244K)
                          • Asbestos
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (422K)
                          • Asphalt
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (401K)
                          • Brake Linings and Clutch Facings
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (94K)
                          • Calcium Carbide
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (177K)
                          • Carbides, Industrial Hard
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (186K)
                          • Carbides, Survey
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (102K)
                          • Carbon Black
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (684K)
                          • Carbon Fibers
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (412K)
                          • Ceramics, Ceramic Processing
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (237K)
                          • Ceramics, Electronic Properties and Material Structure
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (164K)
                          • Ceramics, Glass Structure and Properties
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (170K)
                          • Ceramics, Mechanical Properties, and Behavior
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (337K)
                          • Ceramics, Nonlinear Optical and Electrooptic Ceramics
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (106K)
                          • Ceramics, Overview
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (44K)
                          • Ceramics As Electrical Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (283K)
                          • Chromogenic Materials, Electrochromic
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                          • Chromogenic Materials, Photochromic
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (232K)
                          • Chromogenic Materials, Piezochromic
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (124K)
                          • Chromogenic Materials, Thermochromic
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (189K)
                          • Clays, Survey
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (468K)
                          • Clays, Uses
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (176K)
                          • Composite Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (319K)
                          • Composite Materials, Ceramic-Matrix
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (293K)
                          • Composite Materials, Thermoplastic Polymer-Matrix
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (262K)
                          • Composite Materials, Thermoset Polymer-Matrix
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (418K)
                          • Dendrimers, Luminescent
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (465K)
                          • Dental Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (477K)
                          • Diamond, Synthetic
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (276K)
                          • Drilling Fluids
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (250K)
                          • Electronic Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (152K)
                          • Electronics, Coatings
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (158K)
                          • Enamels, Porcelain Or Vitreous
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (354K)
                          • Engineering Thermoplastics
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (396K)
                          • Explosives and Propellants
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (257K)
                          • Extraterrestrial Materials
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                          • Ferroelectrics
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (216K)
                          • Fibers
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (287K)
                          • Fibers, Cellulose Esters
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (459K)
                          • Fibers, Elastomeric
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (227K)
                          • Fibers, Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (156K)
                          • Fibers, Regenerated Cellulose
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (340K)
                          • Fibers, Vegetable
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (221K)
                          • Fillers
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (159K)
                          • Flax Fiber
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (949K)
                          • Gemstone Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (208K)
                          • Gemstone Treatment
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (152K)
                          • Geotextiles
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (233K)
                          • Glass
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (788K)
                          • Glass-Ceramics
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (316K)
                          • Glasses, Organic–;Inorganic Hybrids
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (90K)
                          • Glassy Metals
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (392K)
                          • Graphite, Applications of Artificial
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (413K)
                          • Graphite, Artificial
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (668K)
                          • Graphite, Processing Artificial
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (391K)
                          • Graphite, Properties of Artificial
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (112K)
                          • Graphite, Specialty
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (46K)
                          • Hybrid Nanocomposite Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (264K)
                          • Hydrogels
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (326K)
                          • Insulation, Acoustic
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (330K)
                          • Insulation, Electric
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (214K)
                          • Insulation, Thermal
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (153K)
                          • Laminated Materials, Glass
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (202K)
                          • Laminated Materials, Plastic
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (179K)
                          • Leather-Like Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (670K)
                          • Liquid Crystalline Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (424K)
                          • Magnetic Materials, Bulk
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (298K)
                          • Magnetic Materials Thin Films and Particles
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (206K)
                          • Materials Reliability
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (156K)
                          • Materials Standards and Specifications
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (190K)
                          • Metallic Coatings, Survey
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (247K)
                          • Metal-Matrix Composites
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (607K)
                          • Molecular Sieves
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (502K)
                          • Nonlinear Optical Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (176K)
                          • Nonwoven Fabrics, Spunbonded
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (562K)
                          • Nonwoven Fabrics, Staple Fibers
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (312K)
                          • Ocean Raw Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (251K)
                          • Packaging, Electronic Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (188K)
                          • Photothermographic and Thermographic Imaging Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (593K)
                          • Polyamides, Fibers
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (379K)
                          • Polyester Fibers
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (306K)
                          • Refractories
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (289K)
                          • Refractory Coatings
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (356K)
                          • Refractory Fibers
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (184K)
                          • Reinforced Plastics
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (83K)
                          • Sealants
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (161K)
                          • Self-Cleaning Materials—Lotus Effect Surfaces
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (330K)
                          • Silica, Amorphous
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (381K)
                          • Silica, Synthetic Quartz Crystals
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (116K)
                          • Smart Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (629K)
                          • Solar Energy Materials
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (363K)
                          • Solders and Brazing Filler Metals
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (123K)
                          • Sol–Gel Technology
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (389K)
                          • Superconductivity and Superconductors
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (1147K)
                          • Sutures
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (141K)
                          • Textiles
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (108K)
                          • Wood
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (434K)
                          • Wood-Based Composites and Laminates
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (546K)
                          • Wool
                            Abstract | Full Text: PDF (352K)
                        • Metals and Alloys
                          • Organic Chemicals
                            • Pharmaceuticals
                              • Polymers and Plastics
                                • Processes & Process Engineering
                                  • Processes & Process Engineering
                                    • Processes and Process Engineering
                                      • Renewable Resources
                                        • Special Topics
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