Leffingwell Georgia, Lesser Milton. Glycerin: Its Industrial and Commercial Applications

New York: Chemical Publishing Co, 1945. — 257 p.This book, which is based on a comprehensive survey of recent patent literature and reported research findings, is designed to present a digested and indicative review of actual and potential glycerin uses in a variety of industrial fields. With this in mind, no effort has been made to discuss at length the technical methods of glycerin production as such, but only the physical and chemical properties of this product have been described in reference to its industrial and commercial utilization. The recovery of glycerin from soap lyes and other crudes, the various processes for the production of glycerin by fermentation, and so on, have been covered exhaustively in other books. It seems unnecessary to review them here. Much of the material included in this book has been taken from articles by the authors which have appeared in various trade and technical publications and from papers presented at professional and scientific gatherings. In, certain of the cited formulae, where no method of preparation is given, it is ' assumed that this is obvious from the constituents of the formula itself. '