Synthetic

One hundred years of chemical fibers, and of these more than fifty years of synthetic fibers, do demand an inventory of the required technologies. While there is literature for the chemistry of the chemical and synthetic fibers, as well as for the processes and the textile testing technology, it is hardly possible to find comprehensive descriptions from installation, equipment and machinery manufacture through production of synthetic fibers and filaments and the manipulation of their properties.

Originally published in 1962, Our Synthetic Environment explores the negative effects that chemicals and other toxins in the environment have on human health. From the degradation of our food and soil due to industrial agricultural methods, to how pollution and radiation are the causes of illnesses like cancer, this book was visionary in its anticipation of many of the ecological problems our planet currently faces. Written by one of the leading eco-thinkers of the twentieth century, Our Synthetic Environment is as vital a read today as it was when it was first published.

Unique in its focus on preparative impact rather than mechanistic details, this handbook provides an overview of photochemical reactions classed according to the structural feature that is built in the photochemical step, so as to facilitate use by synthetic chemists unfamiliar with this topic.

In Synthetic Biology, expert researchers in the field provide the latest developments in molecular biology techniques used in Synthetic Biology. Focusing on computational tools that will aid in systematising the design and construction of parts and systems.