Industrial Surfactants: An Industrial Guide / Edition 2

by Ernest W. Flick

Overview

The second edition of this useful book describes almost 2900 surfactants which are currently available for industrial use. The book will be of value to technical and managerial personnel involved in the specification and use of these products. The information has been developed directly from information received from 46 surfactant suppliers. Industrial surfactants find uses in almost every industry, from asphalt manufacturing to carpet fibers, from pulp and paper production to leather processing. Examples of the types of chemicals used as surfactants are fatty alcohol sulfates, alkanolamides, alkoxylates, sulfosuccinates, amines, quaternaries, phosphate esters, acid esters, block copolymers, betaines, imidazolines, alkyl sulfonates, etc.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815513322
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/31/1993
Edition description:	2nd ed
Pages:	565
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ernest W. Flick, previously a chemical industry quality assurance administrator and technical writer

Table of Contents

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. to AlcolacAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.Akzo Chemicals Inc.Albright & Wilson AmericasAlcolacAmerican Cyanamid Co. to Costec Inc.Daniel Products Co. to W.R. Grace & Co. - Conn.Harcros Organics to Lonza Inc.McIntyre Group Ltd. to Olin Corp.M.S. Paisner, Inc. to Scher Chemicals, Inc.Shell Chemical Co. to Stepan Co.Texaco Chemical Co. to Witco Corp.Suppliers' AddressesTrade Name Index

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The second edition of this useful book describes almost 2900 surfactants which are currently available for industrial use.

Editorial Reviews

Industrial surfactants find uses in almost every industry, from asphalt manufacturing to carpet fibers, petroleum production to leather and fur processing. 3,500 substances are described here. The data included represent selections from manufacturers' descriptions. Trade name index only. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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