Databook of Green Solvents

The editors have compiled an extensive list of commercially available liquid solvents that are considered environmentally friendly as well as safe for workers, customers, and the environment. The new green solvents market is growing at an alarming rate. Data will help to make the most of the opportunity. The field of green solvents changes rapidly and continuously. It can be well evidenced by the turnover of solvents in this book. Forty-five solvents included in the previous edition are not produced or considered green anymore and they are replaced in the book by about 70 new solvents considered as green replacements of the presently used products. The list of solvents used in the industry rapidly changes because replacement "greener" solvents are becoming available and because of anticipation that some solvent(s) will be banned by authorities soon. Because this book is designed to assist the industry in the selection of suitable solvents it has to be frequently updated for the current trends and findings. It not only provides data on carefully selected, commercially available, green solvents but it also gives concise advice on how to assess and qualify green solvents. The Databook of Green Solvents. contains data divided into five sections: General, Physical, Health, Environmental, and Use. Readers interested in this subject should note that two volumes of fundamental treatment of all essential areas of solvents' use have also been just published. They include the Handbook of Solvents. Volume 1. Properties. and Handbook of Solvents. Volume 2. Use, Health, and Environment. Together these four books provide the most comprehensive information on the subject of solvents ever published. The books are the authoritative sources of knowledge, considering that very well-known experts in the fields of solvent use were involved in the creation of these extensive publications. An essential aim of these books is to keep their information updated with findings from the most recent literature and developments occurring in the field of solvents.