Chemical category: 1322 books
Achieving Accuracy
A Legacy of Computers and Missiles
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2008
A Legacy of Computers and Missiles is an intensively researched, photo-enhanced discussion of digital computing and missile development in the Twentieth Century, organized in two sections. (No matter what anyone has been told, virtually all of the digital machines ever designed are binary deep down...
Biological Threats in the 21st Century
The Politics, People, Science and Historical Roots
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2016
Biological Threats in the 21st Century offers a fresh understanding of contemporary biological threats to national security. Readers are introduced to the politics, people, science and historical roots of contemporary biological threats through up-to-date, rigorous and accessible chapters written...
The Weaponizing of Biology
Bioterrorism, Biocrime and Biohacking
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Focusing on three forms of biological threat—bioterrorism, biocrime and biohacking—the author examines the history of biowarfare and terrorism. Groups drawn to biological aggression are discussed, along with the array of viruses, bacteria and toxins they might use in their attacks. The phenomenon...
by Donald A. MacKenzie
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2015
The Story of the Great War is a comprehensive and masterly account of World War 1 first published in 1920. The book stands up a century after the Armistice, and is a memorable description of what were then recent events. Telling the story of each major conflict throughout the continent,...
The Morality of Weapons Design and Development
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Countries around the globe are continuously investing money into weapon development and manufacturing. While weapon design has been a relevant topic, from the Middle Ages to today, the morality of this practice is not commonly presented in research. The Morality of Weapons Design and Development:...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2012
This important document from the Department of Defense, the Manual for Civil Emergencies, has been converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The manual provides guidance for the preparation, coordination, and execution of military support to civil authorities during civil emergencies....
by Eric Lee
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Theory of Electrophoresis and Diffusiophoresis of Highly Charged Colloidal Particles discusses the electrophoretic and diffusiophoretic motions of various colloidal entities, such as rigid particles, liquid droplets, gas bubbles, and porous particles, focusing on the motion-deterring double-layer...
Distillation
Fundamentals and Principles
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Distillation: Fundamentals and Principles — winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in Chemistry & Physics — is a single source of authoritative information on all aspects of the theory and practice of modern distillation, suitable for advanced students and professionals working in a laboratory, industrial...
by Rolf Dessauer
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2006
The objective of this book is to acquaint the reader with a novel class of photochemical oxidants and polymerization initiators that have become widely accepted in industry. As most of the work with these materials is reported in the patent literature, an effort has been made to study this area of...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
This book focuses on biodegradable polymers that are already in clinical use or under clinical development. Synthetic and natural polymers will be included. This excludes polymers that have been investigated and did not reach clinical development.
The purpose of this book is to provide updated...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Analytical Methods for Coal and Coal Products, Volume II, aims to provide a detailed presentation of what constitutes the first comprehensive reference work devoted exclusively to the subject of analytical methodology for coal and coal products. The various chapters have been arranged according to...
UV Coatings
Basics, Recent Developments and New Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2006
Since UV curing (light induced polymerisation of multifunctional oligomers) is a very ecoefficient and energy saving curing method, the growth rates of UV curable coatings are in the range of 10% per year. The typical UV coatings are solvent free (100% solids), thus helping the industry and the environment...
Polymer Blends and Composites
Chemistry and Technology
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
Because it is critically important to manufacture quality products, a reasonable balance must be drawn between control requirements and parameters for improved processing method with respect to plastics additives. An important contribution to the commercial polymer industry, Polymer Blends and Composites...
Catalyst Deactivation 2001
Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium, Lexington, KY, USA, October 2001
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2001
This proceedings contains the papers presented at the 9th International Symposium on Catalyst Deactivation, held in Lexington, KY, USA, on 7-10 October 2001.