Dictionary of Renewable Resources - Hardcover

This work provides a comprehensive compilation of all renewable plant and animal resources and the substances derived from these. Featuring over 500 separate entries, it includes detailed descriptions of resources such as Jasmine, Waxes, Jojoba and Peanut Oil. Many entries are also accompanied by detailed illustrations. Standard technologies of isolation and derivatization of each resource are discussed, and their major fields of application, both classical and modern, are evaluated with particular regard to their economic aspects and future developments. Recommendations for further reading and production figures for each resource, when available, are also featured. The book provides a source for a broad spectrum of users, including industrial chemists, agricultural scientists, natural products chemists, ecologists, and the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and perfume industry.

Dictionary of Renewable Resources Edited by Hans Zoebelein This dictionary provides profound information on renewable resources. Topics are all relevant plant and animal sources and the substances derived thereof, the standard technologies of isolation and derivatization, and the major fields of application ? with regard to economic aspects and future developments. In addition to the "classical" use as raw materials of the chemical industry, the fields of energy/fuels, practical applications, e.g. as construction and insulation materials, the most important pharmaceutical agents, raw materials of cosmetics and toiletries as well as fragrances are treated. Not only modern methods are taken into account but also older, almost forgotten fields that stimulate new considerations. Well written and carefully structured, the dictionary is a very usable tool for a broad spectrum of users in different fields of profession, e.g. in public institutions, science and teaching or industry, in agriculture and ecology.