Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards

by Peter Urben (Editor)

Overview

Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, Eighth Edition presents the latest updates on the unexpected, but predictable, loss of containment and explosion hazards from chemicals and their admixtures and actual accidents. The extensively cross-referenced book enables readers to avoid explosion and loss of containment of chemicals.

Primary and more specialized sources are easily traced, and this new edition includes available record updates, also adding a number of new records. In this newly updated and expanded edition, the content is presented in a clear and user-friendly format.

• Includes new pure compound/class of compounds records and updates on all existing records
• Presents a worldwide unique reference work on chemical reactive hazards
• Lists important hazardous reactions and includes references to real chemical incidents
• Provides guidelines on the safe use and handling of chemicals In the lab and industry

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780081010594
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	03/18/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1520
File size:	69 MB
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About the Author

Dr Peter Urben is a now retired organic chemist of initially academic, later industrial, background who has undertaken practical work in many fields, at milligram to tonne scale, over more than forty years, (even neglecting juvenile essays in pyrotechny and blasting).

Table of Contents

Reactive Chemical Hazards Specific Chemicals (main entries) Appendix 1 Abbreviations Appendix 2 Fire-Related Data Appendix 3 Glossary and Technical terms Appendix 4 Index of Chemical Names and Serial Numbers Appendix 5 Index of CAS Registry Numbers

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From the Publisher

Essential reading for those working with chemicals that includes every chemical for which documented information on reactive hazards is available

Editorial Reviews

Praise for previous editions:"A book that every chemist should have on their shelf." —New Scientist

"An essential source of reference for all those about to embark upon unknown brews and concoctions of seemingly innocent chemicals" —Chemistry and Industry

"A book that should be in every laboratory, chemical plant, emergency response and fire control center, school and college...I commend this book to anyone concerned with chemical safety and hygiene" —Chemical and Engineering News

"A very helpful and quick entry into the literature on the many unstable chemicals that have been synthesized and characterized during the 20th century." —Choice

"An outstanding text...thoroughly recommended." —Loss Prevention Bulletin

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