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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
                              • Pharmaceuticals
                                • Polymers and Plastics
                                  • Processes & Process Engineering
                                    • Processes & Process Engineering
                                      • Processes and Process Engineering
                                        • Renewable Resources
                                          • Special Topics
                                            • Abrasives
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                                            • Adhesion
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                                            • Adhesives
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                                            • Advanced Materials, Economic Evaluation
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                                            • Aerogels
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                                            • Aerosols
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                                            • Antifreezes and Deicing Fluids
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                                            • Antiozonants
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                                            • Antistatic Agents
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                                            • Aquaculture
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                                            • Bearing Materials
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                                            • Biomaterials, Prosthetics, and Biomedical Devices
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                                            • Chemical Methods in Archaeology
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                                            • Coated Fabrics
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                                            • Coating Processes, Survey
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                                            • Colloids
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                                            • Color
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                                            • Color Photography
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                                            • Computer Technology
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                                            • Contact Lenses
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                                            • Coordination Compounds
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                                            • Copyrights
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                                            • Crystal Engineering
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                                            • Databases
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                                            • Detergency
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                                            • Deuterium and Tritium
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                                            • Deuterium and Tritium, Tritium
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                                            • Dispersants
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                                            • Dispersions
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                                            • Economic Evaluation
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                                            • Economic Evaluation, Synthetic Organic Chemicals
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                                            • Electrical Connectors
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                                            • Electrophotography
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                                            • Embedding
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                                            • Emulsions
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                                            • Expert Systems
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                                            • Fiber Optics
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                                            • Fine Art Examination and Conservation
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                                            • Flame Retardants, Antimony and Other Inorganic Agents
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                                            • Flame Retardants, Halogenated
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                                            • Flame Retardants, Phosphorus
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                                            • Flame Retardants: An Overview
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                                            • Flame Retardants for Textiles
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                                            • Foams
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                                            • Forensic Chemistry
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                                            • Fracture Mechanics
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                                            • Gold and Gold Compounds
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                                            • Heat Stabilizers
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                                            • Hemodialysis
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                                            • High Purity Gases
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                                            • Holography
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                                            • Hydrogen Peroxide
                                              Abstract | Full Text: PDF (286K)
                                            • Imaging Technology
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                                            • Information Retrieval
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                                            • Information Storage Materials, Magnetic
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                                            • Information Storage Materials, Optical
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                                            • Integrated Circuits
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                                            • Ionic Liquids
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                                            • Ion Implantation
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                                            • Lasers
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                                            • Licensing
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                                            • Light Emitting Diodes
                                              Abstract | Full Text: PDF (725K)
                                            • Light Generation Semiconductor Lasers
                                              Abstract | Full Text: PDF (295K)
                                            • Lithographic Resists
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                                            • Lubrication and Lubricants
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                                            • Magnetic Materials Thin Films and Particles
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                                            • Magnetohydrodynamics
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                                            • Market and Marketing Research
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                                            • Matches
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                                            • Medical Imaging Technology
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                                            • Metal Carbonyls
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                                            • Microemulsions
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                                            • Microwave Technology
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                                            • Molecular Modeling
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                                            • Nanotechnology
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                                            • Nomenclature
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                                            • Packaging, Containers for Industrial Materials
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                                            • Packaging, Converting
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                                            • Patents, Literature
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                                            • Patents and Trade Secrets
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                                            • Peroxides and Peroxide Compounds, Inorganic Peroxides
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                                            • Phosphors
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                                            • Photodetectors
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                                            • Photography
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                                            • Photography, Instant
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                                            • Polishes
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                                            • Product Liability
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                                            • Propellants
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                                            • Pyrotechnics
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                                            • Radioactive Tracers
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                                            • Radiopaques
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                                            • Radioprotective Agents
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                                            • Recreational Surfaces
                                              Abstract | Full Text: PDF (158K)
                                            • Regulatory Agencies, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics
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                                            • Regulatory Agencies, Power Generation
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                                            • Release Agents
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                                            • Reliability
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                                            • Research and Development Management
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                                            • Roofing Materials
                                              Abstract | Full Text: PDF (172K)
                                            • Rubber Chemicals
                                              Abstract | Full Text: PDF (229K)
                                            • Semiconductors, Amorphous
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                                            • Semiconductors, Compound
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                                            • Semiconductors, Organic
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                                            • Semiconductors, Silicon Based
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                                            • Sensors
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                                            • Soil Stabilization
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                                            • Space Processing
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                                            • Supramolecular Chemistry
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                                            • Surfactants
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                                            • Technical Service
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                                            • Technology Transfer
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                                            • Thermodynamics
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                                            • Thin Film Formation Techniques
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                                            • Thin Films, Monomolecular Layers
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                                            • Tool Materials
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                                            • Trademarks
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                                            • Units and Conversion Factors
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                                            • Water
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                                            • Water, Analysis
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                                            • Water, Reuse
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                                            • Water, Sources and Quality Issues
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                                            • Water, Waterproofing and Water/Oil Repellency
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                                            • Water Desalination
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                                            • Water Treatment
                                              Abstract | Full Text: PDF (505K)
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