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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
                          • Metals and Alloys
                            • Organic Chemicals
                              • Acetaldehyde
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (3241K)
                              • Acetamide
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (41K)
                              • Acetic Acid
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (8005K)
                              • Acetic Acid, Halogenated Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (1567K)
                              • Acetic Anhydride
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (8797K)
                              • Acetone
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (131K)
                              • Acetyl Chloride
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (56K)
                              • Acetylene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (393K)
                              • Acetylene-Derived Chemicals
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (258K)
                              • Acetylene from Hydrocarbons
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (444K)
                              • Acrylamide
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (115K)
                              • Acrylic Acid and Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (9003K)
                              • Acrylonitrile
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (1971K)
                              • Adipic Acid
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (9933K)
                              • Alcohols, Higher Aliphatic, Survey and Natural Alcohols Manufacture
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (202K)
                              • Alcohols, Higher Aliphatic, Synthetic Processes
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (351K)
                              • Alcohols, Polyhydric
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (130K)
                              • Aldehydes
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (137K)
                              • Alkanolamines from Nitro Alcohols
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (125K)
                              • Alkanolamines from Olefin Oxides and Ammonia
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (203K)
                              • Alkylphenols
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (253K)
                              • Allyl Alcohol and Monoallyl Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (174K)
                              • Allyl Chloride
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (98K)
                              • Amine Oxides
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (147K)
                              • Amines, Aromatic, Diarylamines
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (88K)
                              • Amines, Aromatic, Methylenedianiline
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (179K)
                              • Amines, Aromatic, Phenylenediamines
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (90K)
                              • Amines, Cycloaliphatic
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (196K)
                              • Amines, Fatty
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (158K)
                              • Amines, Lower Aliphatic Amines
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (159K)
                              • Aminophenols
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (202K)
                              • Ammonium Compounds
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (331K)
                              • Amyl Alcohols
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (172K)
                              • Aniline and Its Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (228K)
                              • Anthraquinone
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (197K)
                              • Benzaldehyde
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (252K)
                              • Benzene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (221K)
                              • Benzoic Acid
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (104K)
                              • Benzyl Alcohol and beta-Phenethyl Alcohol
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (123K)
                              • Benzyl Chloride, Benzal Chloride, and Benzotrichloride
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (141K)
                              • Biphenyl and Terphenyls
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (125K)
                              • Bismuth and Bismuth Alloys
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (154K)
                              • Boron–Nitrogen Compounds, Organic
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (278K)
                              • Bromine, Organic Compounds
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (174K)
                              • Butadiene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (230K)
                              • Butyl Alcohols
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (116K)
                              • Butylenes
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (243K)
                              • Butyraldehydes
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (120K)
                              • Caprolactam
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (149K)
                              • Carbamic Acid
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (40K)
                              • Carbides, Cemented
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (507K)
                              • Carbon Dioxide
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (164K)
                              • Carbon Disulfide
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (164K)
                              • Carbon Monoxide
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (282K)
                              • Carbon Tetrachloride
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (78K)
                              • Carboxylic Acids, Economic Aspects
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (57K)
                              • Carboxylic Acids, Trialkylacetic Acids
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (142K)
                              • Cement
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (922K)
                              • Chlorinated Benzenes
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (129K)
                              • Chlorinated Paraffins
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (112K)
                              • Chlorocarbons and Chlorohydrocarbons, Survey
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (226K)
                              • Chloroethylenes
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (204K)
                              • Chloroform
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (121K)
                              • Chloroformates and Carbonates
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (254K)
                              • Chloroprene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (71K)
                              • Chocolate and Cocoa
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (182K)
                              • Cinnamic Acid, Cinnamaldehyde, and Cinnamyl Alcohol
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (84K)
                              • Citric Acid
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (211K)
                              • Cumene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (126K)
                              • Cyanamides
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (156K)
                              • Cyanocarbons
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (187K)
                              • Cyanohydrins
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (190K)
                              • Cyanuric and Isocyanuric Acids
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (175K)
                              • Cyclohexanol and Cyclohexanone
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (70K)
                              • Cyclopentadiene and Dicyclopentadiene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (162K)
                              • Diamines and Higher Amines, Aliphatic
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (252K)
                              • Dicarboxylic Acids
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (134K)
                              • Dichloroethylene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (48K)
                              • Dimer Acids
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (101K)
                              • Dimethylacetamide
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (58K)
                              • Dimethylformamide
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (73K)
                              • Esters, Organic
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (239K)
                              • Ethanol
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (286K)
                              • Ethers
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (155K)
                              • Ethyl Chloride
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (100K)
                              • Ethylene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (360K)
                              • Ethylene Oxide
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (307K)
                              • Fluorethanols
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (53K)
                              • Fluorinated Acetic Acids
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (64K)
                              • Fluorinated Aliphatic Compounds
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (137K)
                              • Fluorinated Aromatic Compounds
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (605K)
                              • Fluorinated Higher Carboxylic Acids
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (103K)
                              • Fluorine Compounds, Organic
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (154K)
                              • Fluoroethers and Fluoroamines
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (117K)
                              • Formaldehyde
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (189K)
                              • Formamide
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (73K)
                              • Formic Acid
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (76K)
                              • Furan Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (223K)
                              • Glycerol
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (131K)
                              • Glycols
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (269K)
                              • Glycols, Other Glycols
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (109K)
                              • Glycols, Propylene Glycols
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (100K)
                              • Hydantoin and Its Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (352K)
                              • Hydrazine and Its Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (327K)
                              • Hydrides
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (204K)
                              • Hydroboration
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (476K)
                              • Hydrocarbons
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (199K)
                              • Hydrocarbons, C1–C6
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (165K)
                              • Hydrofluorocarbons
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (142K)
                              • Hydroquinone, Resorcinol, and Catechol
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (248K)
                              • Hydroxycarboxylic Acids
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (168K)
                              • Indole
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (274K)
                              • Isocyanates, Organic
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (463K)
                              • Isoprene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (185K)
                              • Isopropyl Alcohol
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (264K)
                              • Itaconic Acid and Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (40K)
                              • Ketenes, Ketene Dimers, and Related Substances
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (230K)
                              • Ketones
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (269K)
                              • Maleic Anhydride, Maleic Acid, and Fumaric Acid
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (294K)
                              • Malonic Acid and Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (293K)
                              • Methacrylic Acid and Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (311K)
                              • Methanol
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (181K)
                              • Methyl Chloride
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (111K)
                              • Methylene Chloride
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (104K)
                              • Naphthalene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (157K)
                              • Naphthalene Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (417K)
                              • Naphthenic Acids
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (102K)
                              • Nitriles
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (146K)
                              • Nitrobenzene and Nitrotoluenes
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (172K)
                              • Nitroparaffins
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (167K)
                              • N-Nitrosamines
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (127K)
                              • n-Propyl Alcohol
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (99K)
                              • Oxalic Acid
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (221K)
                              • Peroxides and Peroxide Compounds, Organic Peroxides
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (519K)
                              • Phenol
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (103K)
                              • Phosgene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (105K)
                              • Phthalic Acids and Other Benzenepolycarboxylic Acids
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (451K)
                              • Phthalocyanine Compounds
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (137K)
                              • Polyhydroxy)benzenes
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (475K)
                              • Polymethylbenzenes
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (252K)
                              • Propylene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (177K)
                              • Propylene Oxide
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (293K)
                              • Pyrazoles, Pyrazolines, and Pyrazolones
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (510K)
                              • Pyridine and Pyridine Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (962K)
                              • Pyrrole and Pyrrole Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (311K)
                              • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (258K)
                              • Quinolines and Isoquinolines
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (400K)
                              • Quinones
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (605K)
                              • Salicylic Acid and Related Compounds
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (193K)
                              • Sorbic Acid
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (151K)
                              • Styrene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (233K)
                              • Succinic Acid and Succinic Anhydride
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (156K)
                              • Sulfamic Acid and Sulfamates
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (106K)
                              • Tetrachloroethylene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (81K)
                              • Thioglycolic Acid
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (163K)
                              • Thiols
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (102K)
                              • Thiophene and Thiophene Derivatives
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (161K)
                              • Toluene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (318K)
                              • Toluenediamine
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (145K)
                              • Toluenes, Ring-Chlorinated
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (144K)
                              • Trichloroethylene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (82K)
                              • Urea
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (823K)
                              • Xylenes and Ethylbenzene
                                Abstract | Full Text: PDF (503K)
                            • Pharmaceuticals
                              • Polymers and Plastics
                                • Processes & Process Engineering
                                  • Processes & Process Engineering
                                    • Processes and Process Engineering
                                      • Renewable Resources
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