![]() It strives to provide information that will help to identify the risks and benefits associated with specific solvents and classes of solvents. This book is intended to provide a better understanding of the principles involved in solvent selection and use. It is also true that solvents should be differentiated based on their individual properties. However, there is no question that it is best to err on the side of safety if the risks are not fully understood. As with any arbitrary measures some solvents have been damned unfairly. ![]() The restrictions range from total prohibition of production and use, to limits placed on vapor concentrations in the air. ![]() Solvents have always been mainstays of the chemical industry and because of their widespread use and their high volume of production they have been specifically targeted by legislators throughout the world. Legal restrictions aimed at preserving the quality of life have been directed at health, safety and longevity issues and the environment. Until the end of the nineteenth century these problems were not addressed by the chemical industry and it is only recently that the industry began to respond to public criticism and political efforts. The people had little or no knowledge of the effects of these materials on their bodies and the natural biological and physical processes in the rivers and oceans, the atmosphere, and in the ground. Quite quickly, in these early days, previously unknown materials or materials that had been present only in low concentrations, were now in contact with people in highly concentrated forms and in large quantities. These commercial efforts resulted in the synthesis of many new chemicals. Preface Although the chemical industry can trace its roots into antiquity, it was during the industrial revolution that it started to become an actual industry and began to use the increased knowledge of chemistry as a science and technology to produce products that were needed by companion industries and consumers. Printed in Canada by Transcontinental Printing Inc., 505 Consumers Rd. No responsibility is assumed by the Author and the Publisher for any injury or/and damage to persons or properties as a matter of products liability, negligence, use, or operation of any methods, product ideas, or instructions published or suggested in this book.Ĭanadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Handbook of Solvents Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 1-89 (ChemTec Publishing) ISBN 0-8155-1458-1 (William Andrew Inc.) Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-106798 1. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of copyright owner. 13 Eaton Avenue, Norwich, N Y 13815, USA © Chem Tec Publishing, 2001 ISBN 1-89 All rights reserved. Published by ChemTec Publishing 38 Earswick Drive, Toronto, Ontario M1E 1C6, Canada Co-published by William Andrew Inc.
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