This volume presents to the reader a broad spectrum of chapters in the various branches of industrial chemistry, which demonstrate key developments in these rapidly changing fields. This book offers a valuable overview and myriad details on current chemical processes, products, and practices. This new book: is a collection of chapters that highlights some important areas of current interest in industrial chemistry, and chemical engineering; Focuses on topics with more advanced methods; Emphasizes precise mathematical development and actual experimental details; Analyzes theories to formulate and prove the physicochemical principles; Provides an up-to-date and thorough exposition of the present state of the art of complex materials; Familiarizes the reader with new aspects of the techniques used in the examination of polymers, including chemical, physico-chemical and purely physical methods of examination; Describes the types of techniques now available to the chemist and technician and discusses their capabilities, limitations, and applications.
