Ulimann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Fifth, Completely Revised Edition Volume A 22: Poly(Vinyl Esters) to Reduction

Editors: Barbara Elvers, Stephen Hawkins, William Russey, Gail Schulz

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Vol. A22 Contents V

Contents

Poly(Vinyl Esters) 1 Polyvinyl Ethers) 11 Poly(Vinylidene Chloride) 17 Potassium and Potassium Alloys 31 Potassium Compounds 39 Powder Metallurgy and Sintered

Materials 105 Printing Inks 143 Propanal 157 Propanediols 163 Propanols 173 Propellants 185 Propene 211 Propionic Acid and Derivatives 223 Propylene Oxide 239 Prostaglandins 261 Protective Gases 275

Proteins 289 Psychopharmacological Agents 341 Purine Derivatives 383 Pyrazolone Derivatives 389 Pyridine and Pyridine Derivatives 399 Pyrimidine and Pyrimidine Derivatives . . 431 Pyrotechnics 437 Pyrrole 453 2-Pyrrolidone 457 Quinoline and Isoquinoline 465 Radiation Chemistry 471 Radionuclides 499 Radiopaque Media 593 Rare Earth Elements 607 Reactive Dyes 651 ß-Receptor Blocking Agents 665 Reduction 687

Cross References

Fluoropolymers,

Polyvinyl

Fluoropolymers,

Poly(Vinyl Fluoride) Organic

Poly(Vinyl Pyrrolidone) Compounds, Others

Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Organic

Polyxylenes -> Specialty Plastics Porcelain -> Whitewares Porcelain Enamel -» Ceramics, Ceramic-Metal

Systems Poromerics -> Leather Imitates Positive Inotropic Agents -> Cardiac

Glycosides Potash -> Potassium Compounds Potassium Nitrate -» Nitrates and Nitrites Pottery -* Whitewares Powder Coatings -» Paints and Coatings Praseodymium -> Rare Earth Elements Primary Cells -* Batteries Primary Explosives -» Explosives Printed Circuits -> Imaging Technology Printing Processes -» Imaging Technology;

-» Printing Inks Process Control ->• Process Control

Engineering, В 6 Process-Scale Chromatography -> 10. Process-

Scale Chromatography, B3 Proline -> Amino Acids Promethium -> Radionuclides

Propane -» Hydrocarbons Propanolamines -* Ethanolamines and

Propanolamines Propargyl Alcohol -» Alcohols, Aliphatic Propiolactone -* Hydrocarboxylic Acids Propiolic Acid -> Carboxylic Acids, Aliphatic Propionaldehyde -» Propanal Propiophenone -» Ketones Propylene -> Propene Propylene Chlorohydrin -> Chlorohydrins Propylene Glycol -» Propanediols Propylene Polymers -* Polyolefins Propyne -* Acetylene Prosthesis -> Surgical Materials Protactinium -> Radionuclides Protozoal Infections -> Chemotherapeutics;

-» Veterinary Drugs Pulp -* Paper and Pulp Pumice -> Silicates Pyranthrone -> Anthraquinone Dyes Pyrene -> Hydrocarbons Pyrethroids -> Insect Control Pyrocatechol -» Phenol Derivatives Pyrogallol -> Phenol Derivatives Pyromellitic Acid -* Carboxylic Acids,

Aromatic Pyrophosphates -> Phosphoric Acid and

Phosphates Pyrophyllite -> Talc