Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Databook of Green Solvents, Second Edition includes data and information that is divided into five separate sections: General, Physical, Health, Environmental and Use. Readers interested in this subject should note that two other volumes on all essential areas of solvent usage have also been published. They include Handbook of Solvents. Volume One, Properties and Handbook of Solvents, Volume Two: Use, Health, and Environment. Together, these books provide the most comprehensive information on the subject matter. The books are the authoritative sources of knowledge, with information updated from the most recent literature and developments occurring in the field of solvents.
- Contains more than 300 green solvents, from biodegradable and biorenewable, to siloxanes and perfluorocarbons
- Provides practical information for use in the lab and in the field, including recommended processing methods, recommended dosages and potential substitutes
- Provides critical health, safety and environmental data to help production chemists and engineers select the correct solvent
- Emphasis is placed on safer, more efficient replacements of more toxic solvents
Synopsis
The list of solvents used in the industry rapidly changes because replacement "greener" solvents are becoming available and because of an anticipation that some solvent(s) will be banned by authorities soon. Because this book is designed to assist industry in the selection of suitable solvents it has to be frequently updated by the current trends and findings. It not only provides data on carefully selected, commercially available, green solvents but it also gives concise advice on how to assess and qualify green solvents.
The Databook of Green Solvents contains data divided into five sections: General, Physical, Health, Environmental, and Use.
In the General section, the following data are displayed: Name, CAS number, Acronym, Chemical category, Empirical formula, IUPAC name, Mixture, Moisture contents, Molecular weight, Other properties, Product contents, EC number, RTECS number, and Synonyms 1, 2, 3.
Physical section contains data on Dielectric constant, Acceptor number, Acid dissociation constant, Aniline point, Antoine temperature range, Antoine constants A, B, and C, Boiling temperature, Coefficient of thermal expansion, Color, Corrosivity, Donor number, Electrical conductivity, Evaporation rates with butyl acetate=1 and ether=1, Freezing temperature, Hansen solubility parameters dD, dP, and dH, Molar volume, Heat of combustion, Enthalpy of vaporization, Enthalpy of vaporization temperature, Henry's law constant, Hildebrand solubility parameter, Kauri butanol number, Odor, Odor threshold, pH, Polarity parameter, ET(30), Refractive index, Solubility in water, Specific gravity, Specific gravity temperature, Specific heat, State, Surface tension, Thermal conductivity, Vapor density, Vapor pressure, Vapor pressure temperature, Viscosity, and Viscosity temperature.
Use section contains information on Manufacturer, Outstanding properties, Potential substitutes, Recommended for polymers, Features & benefits, Processing methods, Recommended dosage, and Recommended for products.
The table of contents gives more information on solvent groups included in the Databook of Green Solvents. Solvents are divided into 14 essential groups of green products. Emphasis is given to safer and more efficient replacements of more toxic solvents. In addition to this publication, Databook of Solvents contains data on the solvents which are the most frequently used today in the manufacturing processes. Majority of these solvents belong to a group of the high production volume solvents which are produced or imported at levels greater than 1,000 tones per year by at least one member country.
Readers interested in this subject should note that two volumes of fundamental treatment of all essential areas of solvents' use have also been just published. They include Handbook of Solvents. Volume 1. Properties and Handbook of Solvents. Volume 2. Use, Health, and Environment. Together these four books provide the most comprehensive information on the subject of solvents ever published. The books are the authoritative sources of knowledge, considering that very well-known experts in the fields of solvent use were involved in the creation of these extensive publications. An essential aim of these books is to keep their information updated by findings from the most recent literature and developments occurring in the field of solvents.