Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards

Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, Eighth Edition presents the latest updates on the unexpected, but predictable, loss of containment and explosion hazards from chemicals and their admixtures and actual accidents. The extensively cross-referenced book enables readers to avoid explosion and loss of containment of chemicals.
Primary and more specialized sources are easily traced, and this new edition includes available record updates, also adding a number of new records. In this newly updated and expanded edition, the content is presented in a clear and user-friendly format.

List of contents

Reactive Chemical Hazards
Specific Chemicals (main entries)
Appendix 1 Abbreviations
Appendix 2 Fire-Related Data
Appendix 3 Glossary and Technical terms
Appendix 4 Index of Chemical Names and Serial Numbers
Appendix 5 Index of CAS Registry Numbers

About the author

Dr Peter Urben is a now retired organic chemist of initially academic, later industrial, background who has undertaken practical work in many fields, at milligram to tonne scale, over more than forty years, (even neglecting juvenile essays in pyrotechny and blasting).

Product details

• Authors: Peter Urben
• Assisted by: Peter Urben (Editor), PETER (Consultants Courtaulds Chemicals URBEN (Editor), Urben Peter (Editor)
• Publisher: Elsevier, München
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2017
• EAN: 9780081009710
• ISBN: 978-0-08-100971-0
• Dimensions: 218 mm x 283 mm x 63 mm
• Weight: 3452 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Chemical engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Health & safety issues, Health and safety in the workplace, Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering, Heavy chemicals