Dictionary of Renewable Resources - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3527300759 ISBN 13: 9783527300754

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1997

Synopsis

This dictionary provides profound information on renewable resources. Topics are all relevant plant and animal sources and the substances derived thereof, the standard technologies of isolation and derivatization, and the major fields of application - with regard to economic aspects and future developments. In addition to the "classical" use as raw materials of the chemical industry, the fields of energy/fuels, practical applications, e.g. as construction and insulation materials, the most important pharmaceutical agents, raw materials of cosmetics and toiletries as well as fragrances are treated. Not only modern methods are taken into account but also older, almost forgotten fields that stimulate new considerations.

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From the Publisher:

This dictionary provides profound information on renewable resources. All plant and animal sources are covered as well as the substances derived thereof, the standard technologies of isolation and derivatization, and the major fields of application - with discussions of economic aspects and future developments

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Dictionary of Renewable Resources Edited by Hans Zoebelein This dictionary provides profound information on renewable resources. Topics are all relevant plant and animal sources and the substances derived thereof, the standard technologies of isolation and derivatization, and the major fields of application ? with regard to economic aspects and future developments. In addition to the "classical" use as raw materials of the chemical industry, the fields of energy/fuels, practical applications, e.g. as construction and insulation materials, the most important pharmaceutical agents, raw materials of cosmetics and toiletries as well as fragrances are treated. Not only modern methods are taken into account but also older, almost forgotten fields that stimulate new considerations. Well written and carefully structured, the dictionary is a very usable tool for a broad spectrum of users in different fields of profession, e.g. in public institutions, science and teaching or industry, in agriculture and ecology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 3527300759
• ISBN 13: 9783527300754
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Zoebelein Hans