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H. Leverne Williams: Polymer Engineering (Chemical Engineering Monographs Vol. 1).
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The field of knowledge was adapted to new developments by mcludmg the keywords Ferroelectncs (12pp), Fatty Ammes (6 pp ), Fatty Ammo Oxides (2 pp ), Flocculation Agents (6 pp ), hqmd Crystals (16 pp ) and Formazan Dyes (8 pp ) The section about Lighters was superseded by an title about Refractory Materials (18pp ) Several keywords were assigned to other chapters, such as Explos~ous and Dyemg, Esters are now treated m an isolated section (10 pp ) For a great number of keywords the previous extent was mamtamed. for mstance Vmegar (16pp ), Fats, Chls and Fatty Acids (94 pp ). Fluorme (70 pp ) and Formaldehyde (16 pp ) should be mentioned Fmally, the treatment of Felt (4pp ) IS an example for the comprehenswe appbcabtity of thus reference work, which mves valuable mformahons to the chemist m the laboratory, to the engmeer m an mdustnal plant as well as to the user of a special subject hke clothmg mdustry
11 JIrdiil
Pubhshed by Verlag Cherme, WemheunlEiergstraBe, West Germany 1976, 4th Edn , 718 pages, 307 figures, 212 tables Pnce 345,--D&i With the present Volume 11 of the “ullmann” It was acbeved to represent the correspondmg contents m 718 pages compared with 959 pages of the 3rd e&tion mthout reducmg the mformation level The number of keywords even mcreased from 23 to 34 In particular conspicuous IS the essentmlly more extensive representation of the subject of Fibers (from 141 to 217 pp ), which was sutimded m ranges such as structure, produmon methods, testmg and analysis The mformafion IS completed by a compmson of the physlcal and chenucal properhes m tabulated form The great reduction of the chapter Petroleum and Natural Gas (from 213 to 4Opp ) was possible by treatmg parts of the subject 111Volume 10, for mstance the preparation of natural gas, cornposItion and processmg of petroleum
H LEVERNE WILLIAMS Polymer Engmeering Monographs VoI 1)
Engmeering
DIE’L-ING
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HAUPT
notes Sentences whuzh may have sounded reasonably satlsfactory, mven the benefit of all the mflexlons possible in speech, look dull and clumsy on the prmted page Poor punctuation of such sentences IS a frequent cause of n-ntatlon On p 88 there IS the stnkmg phrase “For the remamder of tbs course” (my ~tahcs) which seems odd m a book but approptrate enough m a lecture, and on several occasions a colloqmal use of the second person plural turns up m the text for no particular reason There IS very little mathematics m the book which 1s not m Itself a fault though symbols are not always properly explamed and some defimtions, such as mtrms~c vlscoslty on p 78, are actually wrong An expelrenced sclentic pubhsher should have detected the absur&ty of sphttmg the short equation f -fL = aAT between the bottom of p 79 and the top of the next page overleaf The fist thud of the book concerns the nature of Iugh polymers, the mteraction of polymer molecules, and the amorphous and crystalhne states Tlus 1s by far the best w&ten and most satisfactory part Later on the book becomes mcreasmgly scrappy and unrehable Overall I cannot see that It IS hkely to serve any useful purpose D A BLACKADDER
(Chemkal
Elsevler Sc1ent16c Pubhshmg Company, Amsterdam-OxfordNew York 1975, pp x+ 166 Pnce $14 75 The science and technology of polymers has developed to such an extent that books of two mam types are requued The student conung to the subject for the first tune needs a reasonably concise mtroduction to general prmclples while the research worker or advanced student wti want authontative monographs each covermg a hmlted area m appropriate deli The book revlewed here IS of the first type and the author says it has been used as an adlunct to a course of 25 lectures which works out at about 6 pp per lecture Six pages can be read aloud fauiy slowly m about 14 mm which would leave quite a lot of tune for wntmg on the board If one attempted to reverse the process and lecture from the book Et IS therefore appropnate to wonder d the book 1s really much Merent from the author’s lecture course Regrettably there 1s evidence that the book IS no more than a carelessly edlted set of rather mundane and by no means rehable
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vol
The field of knowledge was adapted to new developments by mcludmg the keywords Ferroelectncs (12pp), Fatty Ammes (6 pp ), Fatty Ammo Oxides (2 pp ), Flocculation Agents (6 pp ), hqmd Crystals (16 pp ) and Formazan Dyes (8 pp ) The section about Lighters was superseded by an title about Refractory Materials (18pp ) Several keywords were assigned to other chapters, such as Explos~ous and Dyemg, Esters are now treated m an isolated section (10 pp ) For a great number of keywords the previous extent was mamtamed. for mstance Vmegar (16pp ), Fats, Chls and Fatty Acids (94 pp ). Fluorme (70 pp ) and Formaldehyde (16 pp ) should be mentioned Fmally, the treatment of Felt (4pp ) IS an example for the comprehenswe appbcabtity of thus reference work, which mves valuable mformahons to the chemist m the laboratory, to the engmeer m an mdustnal plant as well as to the user of a special subject hke clothmg mdustry
11 JIrdiil
Pubhshed by Verlag Cherme, WemheunlEiergstraBe, West Germany 1976, 4th Edn , 718 pages, 307 figures, 212 tables Pnce 345,--D&i With the present Volume 11 of the “ullmann” It was acbeved to represent the correspondmg contents m 718 pages compared with 959 pages of the 3rd e&tion mthout reducmg the mformation level The number of keywords even mcreased from 23 to 34 In particular conspicuous IS the essentmlly more extensive representation of the subject of Fibers (from 141 to 217 pp ), which was sutimded m ranges such as structure, produmon methods, testmg and analysis The mformafion IS completed by a compmson of the physlcal and chenucal properhes m tabulated form The great reduction of the chapter Petroleum and Natural Gas (from 213 to 4Opp ) was possible by treatmg parts of the subject 111Volume 10, for mstance the preparation of natural gas, cornposItion and processmg of petroleum
H LEVERNE WILLIAMS Polymer Engmeering Monographs VoI 1)
Engmeering
DIE’L-ING
G
HAUPT
notes Sentences whuzh may have sounded reasonably satlsfactory, mven the benefit of all the mflexlons possible in speech, look dull and clumsy on the prmted page Poor punctuation of such sentences IS a frequent cause of n-ntatlon On p 88 there IS the stnkmg phrase “For the remamder of tbs course” (my ~tahcs) which seems odd m a book but approptrate enough m a lecture, and on several occasions a colloqmal use of the second person plural turns up m the text for no particular reason There IS very little mathematics m the book which 1s not m Itself a fault though symbols are not always properly explamed and some defimtions, such as mtrms~c vlscoslty on p 78, are actually wrong An expelrenced sclentic pubhsher should have detected the absur&ty of sphttmg the short equation f -fL = aAT between the bottom of p 79 and the top of the next page overleaf The fist thud of the book concerns the nature of Iugh polymers, the mteraction of polymer molecules, and the amorphous and crystalhne states Tlus 1s by far the best w&ten and most satisfactory part Later on the book becomes mcreasmgly scrappy and unrehable Overall I cannot see that It IS hkely to serve any useful purpose D A BLACKADDER
(Chemkal
Elsevler Sc1ent16c Pubhshmg Company, Amsterdam-OxfordNew York 1975, pp x+ 166 Pnce $14 75 The science and technology of polymers has developed to such an extent that books of two mam types are requued The student conung to the subject for the first tune needs a reasonably concise mtroduction to general prmclples while the research worker or advanced student wti want authontative monographs each covermg a hmlted area m appropriate deli The book revlewed here IS of the first type and the author says it has been used as an adlunct to a course of 25 lectures which works out at about 6 pp per lecture Six pages can be read aloud fauiy slowly m about 14 mm which would leave quite a lot of tune for wntmg on the board If one attempted to reverse the process and lecture from the book Et IS therefore appropnate to wonder d the book 1s really much Merent from the author’s lecture course Regrettably there 1s evidence that the book IS no more than a carelessly edlted set of rather mundane and by no means rehable
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