Selected Resources for: Engineering, Chemical
 | Subject Librarian: Meghan Lafferty E-Mail: mlaffert@umn.edu Subject Description:Chemical engineering is the development of processes and the design and operation of plants in which materials undergo changes in their physical or chemical state. (Definition from Britannica Online.) You may find additional useful resources on the chemistry, polymers or materials science pages, as well. |
Abstracts and Indexes
Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject IndexesCompendex and Engineering Index   Provides extensive indexing of scholarly and technical periodicals, conference proceedings, and report literature in all engineering disciplines including applied physics, electronics, materials science, and related fields in science and management. Indexes nearly 3000 sources worldwide. [more information] [  Add To myLibrary!] |
| SciFinder Scholar SciFinder Scholar is the best database for chemistry-related topics; Access it online, download software to use it on your home or office computer, access it from public computers in Walter, BioMedical, or Magrath Libraries by clicking on the SciFinder desktop icon (note: access contractually restricted to current U of MN faculty, students and staff). SciFinder Scholar includes journal and patent literature with references as far back as 1907 as well as information on chemical regulatory data, suppliers, reactions, and substances. You will need to download and log in to VPN before you can access SciFinder from off-campus. Non-affiliates should see this guide for options. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Web of Science (ISI) The Web of Science is the Web interface for institutional sitewide access to the Science Citation Index. A citation index compiles cited references from journal articles and allows you to find articles that have cited older papers. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Catalogs and Bibliographies
Catalogs| MNCAT Classic Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Reference Sources
Chemical Compounds| Combined Chemical Dictionary Database of descriptive & numerical data on chemical, physical & biological properties of compounds; systematic & common names; literature references; & structures. Contains all compounds included in: Dictionary of Organic Compounds (255,000 records) Dictionary of Natural Products (170,000) ; Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds (101,000) ; Dictionary of Drugs (40,000+) ; Dictionary of Analytical Reagents (14,000) [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Industrial Solvents Handbook Provides data on physical properties of most solvents and the solubilities of materials in them. Includes phase diagrams and comparative data for various solvents. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Chemical Prices
| Chem Sources Comes in USA & international editions. Together they list by chemical name the product lines of thousands of chemical suppliers in over 130 countries. Gives brief contact information. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| CHEMCATS(Chemical Catalogs) in SciFinder Scholar Contains over 8 million records (10/06) for commercially available substances from 750 suppliers and 850 catalogs; records include catalog information chemical & trade name, company name, and contact information and may include pricing and terms. Updated when new information is received. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Chemical and Engineering News "Facts & Figures for the Chemical Industry" is published annually in Chemical & Engineering News, typically in late June or early July, and includes information on production, exports and imports, (some) prices, company results, and more for the US and the rest of the world. The easiest way to get to this information is to use the Advanced Search for "facts and figures" for the desired time period. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Chemical Market Reporter Weekly newspaper of the chemical process industries, for buyers & sellers of chemicals with limited current pricing information (via the "Miscellaneous Ejournals" option). Fulltext of recent issues is available online through Business Source and MasterFILE Premier (search Publications for list of available issues). Includes comprehensive pricing information in pre-March 28, 2005 issues, with Focus Reports approximately every 3 weeks (in-depth special sections about core industry segments, trends, & markets). [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| ICIS Indicative Chemical Prices ICIS, publishers of ICIS Chemical Business (formerly known as Chemical Market Reporter), maintain this list of chemical prices that, for the most part, was current as of August 28, 2006 with some updates for the second quarter of 2007. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Sigma-Aldrich On-Line Online version of the well-known Sigma-Aldrich chemical catalog with CAS registry numbers, a variety of physical and chemical properties, and spectra for chemicals manufactured by Sigma-Aldrich; free registration is required to access pricing information (typically only for smaller quantities). [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Dictionaries
| Ashford's Dictionary of Industrial Chemicals Subtitled: Properties, Productions, Uses. Gives structure, description, alternative names, CAS registry number, production, derivatives and uses of over 6800 industrially important compounds. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedic Dictionary of Chemical Technology Provides lengthy definitions of terms from industrial chemistry. Does not cover chemical properties, metallurgy or mining. Separate sections for acronyms. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named Processes in Chemical Technology Provides brief descriptions of processes used in the chemical industry that are known by specific names that are not self-explanatory. Includes acronyms & abbreviations. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Directories
| Directory of Graduate Research Describes almost 700 graduate programs in chemistry and allied fields; lists faculty members and their research areas, papers published within the last two years, and details about the degree programs offered. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Encyclopedias
| Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design Large ongoing set covering the processes, methods, practices, products, and standards in the chemical and related industries. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (Kirk-Othmer) One of the most comprehensive and well-known encyclopedias in the field of chemical technology; it also contains a great deal of basic chemistry. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia of Separation Science A 10-volume set covering affinity separation, centrifugation, chromatography, crystallisation, distillation, electrophoresis, extraction, flotation, ion exchange, mass spectrometry, membrane & particle size separations. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry "The worlds's largest technical encyclopedia," this is also a very trusted source of information on a wide variety of fields that involve chemistry. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Reference Works
| ENGnetBASE ENGnetBASE is an online reference source providing access to over 600 handbooks published by CRC Press. The handbooks include a wide variety of titles on engineering specialties, including Civil Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, HVAC, Nanotechnology, and more. Users can either browse the table of contents of each individual handbook or use keyword searching to retrieve and display related full-text information. Full- text results are displayed in .pdf format. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Handbooks and Manuals
| Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology Handbook, 2nd ed. Gives information on process biotechnology techniques; plant & animal cell culture; upstream processing; measurement & instrumentation; costing & economic evaluation of bioprocesses. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Chemical Processing Handbook Presents practical, current information on processing operations in the chemical industries. Authoritative sections are written for easy understanding and application. Other articles cover plant design and reactions. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Annually published reference source for chemical & physical property data, nomenclature, structure, & composition of substances. Includes physical constants of organic & inorganic compounds, conversion factors, & much more. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Dechema Corrosion Handbook An ongoing series describing the corrosion and chemical resistance of all technically important metallic, non-metallic, inorganic and organic materials. Corrosion protection and prevention are also discussed. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Handbook of Chemical Engineering Calculations Shows how to solve process-related chemical engineering problems, with either a calculator or computer-based approach. Procedures are fairly detailed. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Kent and Riegel's Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology Describes the chemical and engineering principles underlying the chemical process industry; chapters cover specific segments of the industry. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook A handy collection of data, units, equations and topic reviews for chemical engineers. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Physical Property Data
| ASU Libraries: Property Data Index Very thorough guide for locating chemical and physical property data. Created by Arizona State University Libraries. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Index of Chemical Properties An index to chemistry reference books at the U of M; when you select a substance and then a specific property, provides the titles of potential (mostly print) information sources. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Infotherm The Infotherm thermophysical property database, produced by FIZ CHEMIE Berlin, includes tables of phase equilibria, transport and surface properties, caloric properties, acoustic, optical, and PVT properties for 6,700 pure compounds and 24,000 mixtures. The data comes from journals, data collections, manuals, and measurement reports, and the databse is updated on a monthly basis. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| NIST Data Gateway Provides access to collection of more than 80 databases of well-documented numeric data (including the NIST Chemistry WebBook and other sources of chemical and physical properties) from the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST). The data are from a variety of scientific disciplines including biotechnology, chemistry, materials science, mathematical modeling, physics, and more. Searchable by keywords, properties, and substances. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| ThermoDex This database contains records for over 70 printed handbooks and compilations of thermodynamic and thermophysical data for chemical compounds. It is an index to the University of Texas-Austin's collection, however most of the titles are also held at the University of Minnesota. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Safety Information
| Dow's Chemical Exposure Index Guide Gives recognized procedures for identifying and ranking hazards in a chemical plant due to the presence of flammable and toxic materials. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Handbook of Chemical Compound Data for Process Safety Contains safety and health-related data for hydrocarbons and organic chemicals and some data for inorganic chemicals. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Where to Find MSDS on the Internet This site includes an index of free sites where material safety data sheets (MSDS) can be found as well as background information on MSDS (e.g., how to interpret MSDS) and a glossary of terms found in MSDS. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Internet Resources
Electronic Texts| Knovel Knovel provides online access to reference books, databases, and conference proceedings from a number of publishers that cover all areas of engineering and includes content relevant to related sciences (e.g., chemistry and earth sciences). It includes interactive graphs and tables and is a good starting point when you need a piece of data quickly. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software| RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.). [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Style Manuals
| ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information Describes the writing and citation style recommended by the American Chemical Society; click on the above link to access the chapter on references. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| AIP Style Manual The American Institute of Physics' guide to writing, editing, and preparing physics manuscripts for publication. Prepared under the direction of the AIP Publication Board. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
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