Abstract
THE working up of the by-product, glycerol, of the soap and stearin candle industry is of such economic importance that the author has felt justified in allotting this entire volume to the subject of glycerol. In attempting to prepare a complete treatise (as the present volume claims to be) on any branch of chemical industry, great difficulties confront the writer. Many books of such a type, while apparently satisfactory to the technological student, are often to the works' chemist of less value and perhaps incomplete. This is mainly due to the unwillingness of manufacturers (very often for good reasons) to divulge details of processes which may be of indirect help to rival firms.
The Modern Soap and Detergent Industry, including Glycerol Manufacture.
By Dr. Geoffrey Martin. In 3 vols. Vol. 3: The Manufacture of Glycerol. (Containing the Index to the Complete Work.) Pp.xi + 78 + 36 + 13 + 20 + 8 + 41 + 57. (London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1926.) 30s. net.
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REILLY, J. The Modern Soap and Detergent Industry, including Glycerol Manufacture . Nature 119, 79–80 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119079b0
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