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THE progress of applied chemistry, as illustrated by publication during 1942, is summarized by this report, which conforms to the established pattern. The following fields are reviewed: general, plant and machinery; fuel; gas, destructive distillation, tar and tar products; mineral oils; intermediates and colouring matters; fibres, textiles and cellulose; pulp and paper; acids, alkalis, salts, etc.; glass; ceramics, refractories and cements; iron and steel; non-ferrous metals; electrochemical and electrometallurgical industries; fats, fatty oils and detergents; plastics; resins, drying oils, varnishes and paints; rubber; leather; soils and fertilizers; sugars and starches; the fermentation industries; foods; fine chemicals and medicinal substances; photographic materials and processes; sanitation and water purification.
Reports of the Progress of Applied Chemistry
Issued by the Society of Chemical Industry. Vol. 27, 1942. Pp. 546. (London: Society of Chemical Industry, 1943.)
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Reports of the Progress of Applied Chemistry. Nature 153, 635 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153635c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/153635c0