Inorganic Chemistry (Shriver, Duward F.; Atkins, P. W.; Cooper, H. Langford)

Abstract

emphasizes readily understandable concepts hut does not neglect practical applicatians and theories. Beginning with prehistoricpaintings and concluding with the latest developments in the modern coatings industry, the authors succinctly survey, in 30 relatively short chapters, such important tooics as film formation fundamentals. paint production and application techniques, pigments, additives, solvents, plastitilers, roaleacent agents, ~ I e o r e s i n u u ~ paints, acrylic polymers, testing of coatings, corrosion resistant coatings, and toxicity. They devote separate chapters to alkyds; amino resins; asphalts, bitumens, coal tar, and petroleum resins; cellulosics; engineerins resins: eooxies: fluorocarbons: oheno. , ~. ~ ~ . . lics; polvesters; polyoleiins; polyvinyl acetaw: rubher resins; silicones and phusphanenes; styrene polymers; urethane coatings; and vinyl chloride polymers. Each self-contained chapter includes a detailed table of contents, a glossary (with some repetition of terms in different chapters), and a list of pertinent references (a total of 607 references for the entire hook, with some duplication in different chapters). The English, rather than the metric, system is used throughout, but a conversion table is provided as an appendix. For simplicity, materials are identified by simple chemical formulas, while structural formuLas are relegated to an appendix. A fourpage list of inorganic pigments and extenders and a detailed (16 two-column pages) index add to the utility of this handbook, Errors are few and limited to misspellings such as Cro-magnum far Crc-Magnon (p 3), Perkins for (William Henry) Perkin (p 14), thixotrophy for thixotropy (p 89). and Kippings for (Frederic Stanley) Kipping (p 257). This useful volume is warmly recommended to polymer scientists and practitioners in all areas of the coatings industry.