Apr 17, 2014, 13:39 pm
Please make an electronic version of this book available. I've searched for a torrent but found only fakes and scams. I enjoy this book, which I currently borrow from the library, not because I vacuum up trivial facts about household substances but because of the gems spread throughout the book. One example is the need in shampoos, because tap water is involved, for an additive (e.g. sodium EDTA) to "sequester" the calcium and magnesium in hard water so that they won't replace the sodium in the soap molecules, which would turn them into soap-scum molecules. This book is packed with concepts to learn, including the physical side of many processes (e.g. absorption of certain wavelengths of light being related to the total of the lengths of particular bonds in the molecule in question).
BTW, there's a whole chapter on sequestering (chelating) agents.
Title: Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste - The Chemistry of Household Ingredients
Author: Simon Quellen Field
Copyright 2008
Published by Chicago Review Press, Inc
ISBN-13: 978-1-55652-697-8
BTW, there's a whole chapter on sequestering (chelating) agents.
Title: Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste - The Chemistry of Household Ingredients
Author: Simon Quellen Field
Copyright 2008
Published by Chicago Review Press, Inc
ISBN-13: 978-1-55652-697-8