Completely revised and vastly expanded, the fifth edition of the Industrial Solvents Handbook is a well-established and successful reference volume designed primarily for the chemical and other process industries. It contains a wealth of information on the physical properties of solvents and on the solubilities of a variety of materials in those solvents, and will prove uniquely helpful when it becomes necessary to select a new or replacement solvent for use in almost any industrial process. The comparative data for various solvents presented in the last chapter are especially valuable. Over 1,200 tables.

From the Foreword: “...The over 1,200 tables in this book contain basic data on the physical properties of most solvents and on the solubilities of a variety of materials in these solvents. Even phase diagrams for multicomponent systems are included. Particularly valuable are the HPLC and UV data for various solvents provided in the last chapter. The contents of the tables were selected by the editor mainly from manufacturers' literature at no cost to, nor influence from, the manufacturers or distributors of these solvents. The source of each table is indicated...”

Target Audience: Chemists, chemical engineers, formulators, students, and others in the chemical and process industries who require ready data on industrial solvents.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Hydrocarbon Solvents

Halogenated Hydrocarbons

Nitroparaffins

Organic Sulfur Compounds

Monohydric Alcohols

Polyhydric Alcohols

Phenols

Aldehydes

Ethers

Glycol Ethers

Ketones

Acids

Amines

Esters

HPLC and UV Data

Appendix — Comparative Data for Various Solvents

Trade Name Index