Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards / Edition 8

by Peter Urben

Overview

Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, Eighth Edition presents the latest updates on the unexpected, but predictable, loss of containment and explosion hazards from chemicals and their admixtures and actual accidents. The extensively cross-referenced book enables readers to avoid explosion and loss of containment of chemicals.

Primary and more specialized sources are easily traced, and this new edition includes available record updates, also adding a number of new records. In this newly updated and expanded edition, the content is presented in a clear and user-friendly format.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780081009710
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	05/22/2017
Edition description:	8th ed.
Pages:	1520
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr Peter Urben is a now retired organic chemist of initially academic, later industrial, background who has undertaken practical work in many fields, at milligram to tonne scale, over more than forty years, (even neglecting juvenile essays in pyrotechny and blasting).

Table of Contents

Volume 1 - Introduction; Reactive chemical hazards; SPECIFIC CHEMICALS (Elements and compounds arranged in formula order) Volume 2 - CLASSES, GROUPS AND TOPICS (Entries arranged in alphabetical order); Source title abbreviations used in references; tabulated fire related data; Glossary of abbreviations and technical terms; Index of chemical names and synonyms used in section 1; Index of class, group and topic titles used in section 2; Index of section 2 titles classified by type; Index of CAS registry numbers vs serial numbers in section 1

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Essential reading for those working with chemicals that includes every chemical for which documented information on reactive hazards is available

Editorial Reviews

Praise for previous editions:"A book that every chemist should have on their shelf." —New Scientist

"An essential source of reference for all those about to embark upon unknown brews and concoctions of seemingly innocent chemicals" —Chemistry and Industry

"A book that should be in every laboratory, chemical plant, emergency response and fire control center, school and college...I commend this book to anyone concerned with chemical safety and hygiene" —Chemical and Engineering News

"A very helpful and quick entry into the literature on the many unstable chemicals that have been synthesized and characterized during the 20th century." —Choice

"An outstanding text...thoroughly recommended." —Loss Prevention Bulletin

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