Table of Contents for Caveman Chemistry
28 Projects, from the Creation of Fire to the Production of Plastics
Copyright © 2003 by Kevin M. Dunn
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- Table of Contents
- Prologue
- 1. Lucifer (Charcoal)
- 2. Unktomi (Silicates)
- 3. Hammurabi (Units)
- 4. Samson (Mead)
- 5. Athanor (Ceramics)
- 6. Venus (Textiles)
- 7. Adam (Metathesis Reactions)
- 8. Job (Alkali)
- 9. Vulcan (Metals)
- 10. Vitruvius (Lime)
- 11. Pliny (Redox Reactions)
- 12. Marie (Dyes)
- 13. Theophilus (Glass)
- 14. Ts'ai Lun (Paper)
- 15. al-Razi (Stoichiometry)
- 16. Adelard (Alcohol)
- 17. Tzu-Chhun (Gunpowder)
- 18. Spot and Roebuck (Acid)
- 19. Bath (Soap)
- 20. Leblanc (Soda)
- 21. Volta (Batteries)
- 22. Perkin (Aniline Dyes)
- 23. Eastman (Photography)
- 24. Solvay (Ammonia)
- 25. Dow (Electrochemicals)
- 26. Bayer (Pharmaceuticals)
- 27. Badische (Fertilizers)
- 28. DuPont (Plastics)
- Epilogue
- A. Back Cover
- B. The Laboratory Notebook
- C. Measuring and Mixing
- D. Supplies and Suppliers
- E. Atomic Weights
- Inspirations
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
- List of Tables
- 1-1. Formulae for Some Common Substances
- 3-1. Common Unit Factors
- 5-1. Three Temperature Scales
- 7-1. Common Cations and Anions
- 7-2. Aqueous Solubility of Inorganic Compounds
- 8-1. Combustion Products of Beech Wood
- 8-2. Solubility of Alkali Sulfates and Carbonates
- 9-1. Metals and Their Ores
- 19-1. Saponification Values for Common Oils and Fats
- List of Equations
- 1-1. The Combustion of Cellulose
- 4-1. Aerobic and Anaerobic Fermentation of Glucose
- 5-1. The Calcination of Kaolinite
- 6-1. From Air to Glucose to Cellulose
- 6-2. Condensation of a Protein from Glycine
- 8-1. Reactions of Potassium Carbonate with Water
- 9-1. Smelting of Oxide and Carbonate Ores
- 9-2. Roasting of Sulfide Ores
- 10-1. From Gypsum to Plaster and Back Again
- 10-2. From Lime Back to Limestone
- 12-1. From Indogotin to Leucoindigotin
- 12-2. From Urea to Ammonia
- 12-3. From Leucoindigotin to Indigotin
- 16-1. Reactions of Ethanol and Acetic Acid
- 17-1. Skeleton Equations for Two Gunpowder Mixtures
- 18-1. Acid Properties of Carbon Dioxide
- 18-2. Properties of Sulfurous Acid
- 18-3. Properties of Sulfuric Acid
- 18-4. Two More Mineral Acids
- 19-1. Saponification
- 21-1. Four Electrochemical Reactions
- 24-1. Reactions Involving Carbon Dioxide
- 24-2. Reactions Involving Ammonia
- 26-1. From Aniline to Acetanilide
- 28-1. The Condensation of an Ester