Fine chemicals : the industry and the business / / Peter Pollak

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809062303321
• Autore: Pollak Peter <1934->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, NJ, : J. Wiley & Sons, c2011
• ISBN: 1-118-00222-9; 1-283-71670-4; 0-470-94640-7; 0-470-94639-3
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (308 p.)
• Disciplina: 660
• Soggetti: Chemicals; Chemical engineering; Chemical industry
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: FINE CHEMICALS: THE INDUSTRY AND THE BUSINESS; CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART I: THE INDUSTRY; PART II: THE BUSINESS; PART III: OUTLOOK; ABBREVIATIONS; APPENDICES; INDEX; Color plates
• Sommario/riassunto: Now updated - the authoritative reference on one of the most exciting and challenging areas of the modern chemical industry This highly readable and informative reference continues to take a comprehensive, in-depth view of the products, markets, and technology of the fine chemicals industry and business. Dr. Peter Pollak, one of the foremost authorities in the field, provides an insider's unique perspective on fine chemicals from both a technological and a commercial viewpoint, covering all recent developments. He provides ample facts and figures including sixty-three tables, thirty f