Applied Chemistry
Subtitle: A Textbook for Engineers and Technologists
By: by O.V. Roussak, H. D. Gesser
Contributors: Gesser, H. D.; SpringerLink (Online service)
Edition: 2nd ed. 2013.
Publisher: Springer US; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9781461442622
Subjects: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Physical organic chemistry; Surfaces (Physics); Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Renewable and Green Energy; Chemical engineering; Renewable energy sources; Physical and theoretical Chemistry; Chemistry
Description: The second edition of Gesser’s classic Applied Chemistry includes updated versions of the original 16 chapters plus two new chapters on semiconductors and nanotechnology. This textbook introduces chemistry students to the applications of their field to engineering design and function across a wide range of subjects, from fuels and polymers to electrochemistry and water treatment. Each chapter concludes with a reading list of relevant books and articles as well as a set of exercises which include problems that extend the topics beyond the text. Other supplements to the text include a laboratory section with step-by-step experiments and a solutions manual for instructors.