Also includes a directory of manufacturers. A one volume dictionary that lists over 6,800 chemical products of importance to the chemical industry. SEL Reference Provides brief descriptions of processes used in the chemical industry that are known by specific names that are not self-explanatory. Encyclopedias Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. A well known, authoritative, multi-volume set that is often referred to by the names of its editors, Kirk and Othmer.
Entries are extensive, signed and contain a bibliography.
Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Large encyclopedic set begun in 1976 and scheduled for completion in 1999 that is also often referred to by the name of its editor, McKetta. Focus of set is chemical process and design. There is no index to the set. Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering.