Abstract
THE chemist at one time was mainly engaged in analytical activities ; since 1900 he has set to work to make in the laboratory the less complicated natural crystalline substances of which he had discovered the constitution. Now that this task is largely completed, the urge is to polymerize, which means to build up very large molecules of amorphous colloid character, starting, however, from relatively simple substances. Promising fields of practical application of such effort have been found in rubber, synthetic resins and petroleum. This book deals with these ; their magnitude and complexity are witnessed by the fact that four authors are required, whose names are attached to their respective chapters.
Polymerization:
and its Applications in the Fields of Rubber, Synthetic Resins, and Petroleum. By Prof. Robert E. Burk, Howard E. Thompson, Archie J. Weith, and Ira Williams. (American Chemical Society Monograph Series, No. 75.) Pp. 312. (New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation ; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1937.) 37s. 6d. net.
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A., . Polymerization. Nature 141, 534 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141534a0
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