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Reviewed by Peter Smith, Duke University, Department of Chemistry, Durham, N. C. The stated purpose of this series is twofold: first, to publish authorita tive review articles in the area of chemical kinetics; second, to provide an up-to-date, comprehensive compila tion of rate constants of current inter est and importance. The review articles are intended to emphasize the quantita tive aspects of the subject; the rarte constants are tabulated at the end of each volume, together with reference to that volume and page of the series for details of the experimental proce dure employed and an assessment of reliability. The volume continues toward the initial goal announced in Volume I of re viewing most of the principal branches of chemical kinetics in the first few volumes. There arc altogether ten re views covering 470 pages: 1. "Theories of the Kinetics of Bimolecular Reaction," K. J. Laidler and J. C. Polanyi (62 pp.) ; 2. "Reactions of Hvdrogen Atoms in the Gas Phase," B. A." Thrush (34 pp.); 3. "The Hot Atom Chemistrv of Gas-phase Sys tems," R. Wolfgang (84 pp.) ; 4. "The Inhibition of Gaseous Free Radical Chain Reactions," B. G. Gowenlock (32 pp.); 5. "Vibrational Relaxation of Gases," A. W. Read (34 pp.); 6. "Pulse Radiolysis," L. M. Dorfman and ΛΙ. S. Alatheson (66 pp.) ; 7. "Doserate and Linear Energy Transfer Effects in Radiation Chemistry," W. G. Burns and R. Barker (66 pp.) ; 8. "Electronic Spectra and Kinetics of Aromatic Free Radicals," E. J. Land (34 pp.); 9. "The Kinetics of Polymerization of Vinyl Alonomers by Lithium Alkyls," R. C. P. Gibbon and D. Margerison (46 pp.) ; 10. "The Study of Radical Polymerization in Solution," G. M. Burnett (22 pp.). The first five reviews concern gasphase kinetics, beginning with a theo retical account of bimolecular reactions which includes a welcome original dis cussion of some of more troublesome points of rate theory. This is followed by two topical articles on atom reac tions, a subject which lias received by this volume a fairly complete coverage. The next review, concerning the inhibi tion of radical chain reactions but ex cluding oxidation reactions, covers the recent important advances in this welltrodden and jungled field. Finally, there is a useful account of the funda mental physical process of vibrational relaxation which is receiving increasing attention in recent years. The second half of the book starts with an account of the remarkable progress achieved via the pulse radiolysis technique, one of
The delicate nose To a perfume chemist, his nose is a sensitive analytical in strument. One whiff tells him what type scent and its purity. Ideally, this nose does its job best in an uncontaminated environment, free from foreign odors. That's what perfume chemists have at Colgate-Palmolive Company's R&D Center in New Brunswick, N. J. It was planned that way . . . long before the building went up. Each lab was pre-designed for specific scientists. Perfume chemists had their noses pampered. Blickman fabricated cabinets to hold hundreds of small scent containers. Sliding shelves provide storage by scent type or use. Air control units carry odors from cabinets . . . away from the man in that lab and away from delicate noses in other labs.
A lab for the man in it Colgate lab supervisors, the architectural firm of Eggers & Higgins and Blickman engineers worked out the needs of each group. Custom fabrication and installation of lab equipment was just part of the job. The important thing was tailoring the lab to the man in it. Result? Trouble-free labs that really fit the 300 or more people devoted to chemical or biological R&D at Colgate.
The vanishing X-Ray viewer
Colgate technicians use many sophisticated analytical methods such as X-Ray diffraction pattern examination. This calls for an X-Ray v i e w e r . . . but not every minute of the day. So the viewer is in a drawer.. . Designed and built right into the Blickman lab bench . . . ready for use at the pull of a drawer handle . . . out of the way and using no bench space when not needed.
Planning? Many companies and institutions work with Blickman this way. It develops new ideas. It produces better facilities. When it comes to planning, doing and service, Blickman avoids the ordinary. Ask Colgate-Palmolive. And send for a free detailed catalog as a starter.
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