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might have been said of the impact on ternary behavior of the presence of an incongruently melting compound in one of the binary systems. It may be painted out that the term 'monotectic' (p. 10i) to describe an invariant equilibrium of the type L , a S L in a binary system, is contrary to the usage of certain other investigators, who apply the term to a binary eutectic in m-hieh the invariant liquid has virtually the same composition as one of the two solid phases. Anyone interested in gaining an understanding of ternary phase equilibria, will do well to acquire this standard work, n e d y available a t about one-third of the original price in this colorful paperback printing. One can hardly blame the publisher for including some ten pages of advertising! NORMAN 0. SMITH Fo~dhamUniuersitg New Pork, New York
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Editors of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Reinhold Publishing Corp., Rew York, 1961. 126 pp. Figs. and tables. 21 X 29 cm. $6. Current and reliable process information is often difficult to find; yet such information is most helpful in student trainingand in making better instructors. The series of papers authored by I/EC editors in collaboration with industrial representatives has aided significantly in providing auch information. Volume 6 is the collection of those 17 papers originally published in 1958 and 1959 issues of Industrial end Engineering Chemistry. The present volume continues in the excellent tradition established by earlier ones. The I j E C editors are to be congratulated for choosing a. wide variety of processes, although the emphasis is perhaps too strong on organic technology. Many of the 11 organic prooesses can be roughly oategoriaed as pet,rochemical, but three involve uee of wood, cotton, and f a t derivatives. Only three inorganic processes are described, and three others involve both organic and inorganic chemistly (tho preparation of silicones, Grignard reagents, and phosphate insecticides). Flowsheet and operating conditions are reported far each process. Several papers can perhaps, a t fimt thought, be criticized for failure to present more details. Further thought by the reader will probably convince him thht he should be thankful that this much information was published about the preparation of a highly competitive chemical. Process details for preparation of two types of catalysts are most welcome. I t is gratifying that two processes me reported for manufacturing relatively small amounts of specialty products. Excellent discussions are given in several papers about plant location, integration of process within plant and company, required flexibility and safety of operation: and eco(Continued a page A852)
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The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments
IZoberl Bred. Goldon Press, Inc., New Yark, I!)GO. I12 pp. Illuntrated. 21 X 28 rm. $1.05. T h i ~valun~cshould serve as a n adrquxte guide far the youngster who wishes
t o set up his h o n laboratory ~ and perform his 0M.n chemical experiments. The esperiments have been well selected; directions worked out with due rogard for safety, for simplicity of appnmtus, and of manipulation. The book is copiously illustrated with artistically done sketches whieh, in general, clearly indicat,e how npparatus should be set up and what precautions should he ohsrrved. After introductory sections on the "Importance of Chemistr,~"and "Chemists of the Past" ahout a dozen pages are devoted t o pictures of somc af the glassware and hardwaro used hy the chemist, instructions for setting up the home lab, for good manipulat.ive techniques, and for construrting certain "do-it-yourself" items such as a simple chemical balance. Becauw of thc levcl for xhieh i t is in-
tended the volume has a highly dcseriptive flavor whieh does not convey the impression of being a modern approach to the study of chemistry. The modem periodic tshlr whirh includes element number 102, Nohelium, the mention of silicones, the inrlusion of a picture of a nuclear rractar, all combine to reassure us that the work really is up t o date. Some pemons will be disappointed to see so little attention to atomic structure, chemical honding, and their relation to rhemical properties. The suthor has ohviorrsly had to make his choices and in the opinion of thc rcviewer has fiueeeeded rather well a t th* Irvd for whirh t h r book is intended. Coverage of the field of chemistry is rather eomorchensive. Exoeriments include prcparstion and propcrtirs of g a p s ( 5 ) , nomnetnls (4), mctxls (a), also scct,iona on xvatcr, solutions, acids, hases, salts, colloids, and p ~ r h a p sx dozen sections draling with carbon and organic chemistry. Rnrcly docs discussion of a. given sul,stance such as hydrogen, iodine, copper, or thc hydrornrlrons rstcnd beyond two pages of trxt and in nearly every instance i~ major fmction oi the two pages is devoted to skrtchrs illustrating n p paratus and to experimental details. Even a t that, it is interesting to observe how much fnrtual information the author h a been shle to include in so small a. space. The "sciontitic a p p r o n r h includes sections on "hlr. Fanclay's Candles" and "You-Scientist." Tlrcse do in n sense provide an irnaginstivc approsrh to this suhject and rvrn though they appear quite limited in scopr : ~ n dsrpm to provide most of t h ~BIISI(.PTS, again, for youngsters this may vcyy well he a mare stimulating approach than n rrhnsh of tho steps which r o n s t i t u t ~"tha srimtific method." \\‘bile snfety prernutions have for the most part been carefully ~ o r k e dout r7e hop? that junior will usc s snzall. alive jar (as shown) for rollerting hydrogen and that he will hold it in a towrl before igniting. If the amateur scimtist follows directions hc should mcaunter no diifirulty in 'the prcperntion of chlorine, hydrogen sulfidp, or the s n d amount of phcnol suggested. All in d l this is n cnrefully done volume with a wealth of dcscriptivr chemistry. This might very d l b? u s ~ f ~asdR SOUTCPhook af ehrmirnl ~ s p r r i m m t s in thr dmwntary gc~des. 1 h N ~ l . n5. ALLEN Slnle l ~ n i i ~ e r s of i l ~.Yew / 1-01.k College qf Edimlion .41han]q, .Veto 1 . d
Fatty Acids: Their Chemistry, Properties, Production, and User. Parl 1
Xdited by Rlare S . Jlarkley, Intcmntional Cooperation Adrninistmtian, U.S..4. Oprmtinn Mission t o Brazill Rio dc Janciro, B r a d 2nd cd. Interscience Publishers, Ine., New York, 1!)GO. ix 714 pp. Figs, and tables. 16 X 23.5 rm. $22.50.
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