This updated edition of Gesser’s classic textbook has undergone a full revision and now has the latest material, including new chapters on semiconductors and nanotechnology. It includes a supplementary laboratory section with stepwise experimental protocols.
Author(s): Oleg Roussak; H. D. Gesser
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 372
Applied Chemistry
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Contents
Abbreviations Used in This Text
Chapter 1: Energy: An Overview
Chapter 2: Solid Fuels
Chapter 3: Crude Oil
Chapter 4: Liquid Fuels
Chapter 5: Alternate Fuels
Chapter 6: Gaseous Fuels
Chapter 7: Nuclear Energy
Chapter 8: Lubrication and Lubricants
Chapter 9: Electrochemistry, Batteries, and Fuel Cells
Chapter 10: Corrosion
Chapter 11: Polymers and Plastics
Chapter 12: Adhesives and Adhesion
Chapter 13: Paint and Coatings
Chapter 14: Explosives
Chapter 15: Water
Chapter 16: Carbon-Based Polymers, Activated Carbons
Chapter 17: Cement, Ceramics, and Composites
Chapter 18: Semiconductors and Nanotechnology
Chapter 19: Epilogue
Appendix A: Fundamental Constants and Units
Appendix B: Viscosity
Appendix C: Surface Chemistry
Appendix D: Patents
Appendix E: Experiments
Index
