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-Title: World Records in Chemistry.
-Authors:
Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger (Edit.); Rüdiger Faust; Günter Knaus; Ulrich Siemeling.
-Publisher:
Wiley-VCH.
-Pages:
16 + 362
-Illustrations:
B & W photos and graphics.
-Language:
English.
-Publication Date:
February, 1999.
-ISBN: 3527295747

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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

What is the sweetest compound? Where is the largest chemical plant? To what extent can chemical bonds be bent? How many tons of fertilizer are being produced worldwide? The answers to these questions and many others can be found in this well written informative kaleidoscope of top performances in chemistry. The excellent mixture of superlatives from research and industry makes the book very difficult to put down and will help chemical laymen as well as experts to gain better insight into the wonders of chemistry.

(Extracted from the back cover).

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GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Foreword
-Table of Contents.
-Atoms and Molecules.
-Biotechnology.
-Catalysts.
-Chemical Industry.
-Chemical Products.
-Crop Protection.
-Elements.
-Environmental Protection.
-Fertilizers.
-Literature.
-Mistakes...
-Molecular Energy.
-Molecular Form.
-Nobel Prize.
-Patents.
-Pharmaceuticals.
-Pigments.
-Plastics.
-Poisons.
-Raw Materials.
-Reactive Intermediates.
-Sensors.
-Synthesis.
-Appendices.
-Nobel Prize Winners.
-Perpetual Calendar.
-Name Index.
-Subject Index.

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