Updated for today's multidisciplinary readership, this new Fifth Edition of Van Nostrand's Encyclopedia of Chemistry preserves the qualities of the original Encyclopedia—accessibility, succinctness, and completeness—while encompassing a wider area of interest and the progress made in the past two decades.

In addition to the classical topics, the Encyclopedia covers the latest subjects, including:

• nanotechnology
• fuel cell technology
• green chemistry
• forensic chemistry
• supramolecular chemistry
• combinatorial chemistry
• materials chemistry
• proteomics
• and much more!

Van Nostrand's Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Fifth Edition features more than 1,350 entirely new articles, extensive revision and updates of more than 1,300 existing articles, and an expanded subject index. Topics still receive a progressive treatment—a simple definition leads to a more extensive discussion with print and Internet references—which makes this an essential resource for both students and experienced practitioners.

Van Nostrand's Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Fifth Edition also features many more tables and graphs, as well as more interior references for greater ease in understanding the full extent of a subject. The sophistication and specialization of today's chemistry is well served by the many expert contributors from around the world.

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