Many academic texts are available to teach chemists the fundamental tools
of their trade, but few books are designed to give future industrial research
and development chemists the knowledge they need to contribute, with
confidence and relevance, to the development of new environmentally
benign chemical technology. This book aims to be a handbook for those
chemists attempting to develop new processes and products for the twentyfirst
century, which meet the evermore stringent demands of a society that
wants new products with improved performance, and with a lower financial
and environmental price tag.