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Dictionary of Renewable Resources
Author(s): Hans Zoebelein
- Publisher: Wiley VCH
- Publication Date: 21 Feb. 1997
- Language: English
- Print length: 338 pages
- ISBN-10: 3527300759
- ISBN-13: 9783527300754
Book Description
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 substances of cosmetics and aromas 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.
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 substances of cosmetics and aromas 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.
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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.
