This book (Volume 4) presents more than 435 up-to-date advanced cleaning product formulations for household, industrial and automotive applications. It is the result of information received from numerous industrial companies and other organizations. The data represent selections made at no cost to, nor influence from, the makers or distributors of these materials. Only the most recent formulas have been included. All formulations are completely different than those contained in Volumes 1 2 and 3 published earlier.

Formulation in the cleaning product industry has gradually been undergoing significant change during the past years. Raw materials costs have risen and manufacturers have been reluctant to pass along these increases. Environmental considerations have also played a part. By changing formulations to improve cost/performance characteristics, manufacturers have been able to control costs but still enhance performance. This book presents manufacturers' suggested formulations, which might meet new performance criteria.

Each formulation in the book lists the following information, as available, in the manufacturer's own words:

-Description of end use and most outstanding properties.

-The percent by weight or volume of each raw material included in the formula, rounded to a decimal figure.

-Key properties of the formula, which are the features that the source considers to be more outstanding than other formulations of the same type.

-The formula source, which is the company or organization that supplied the formula. The secondary source may be the originating company and/or the primary source's publication title, or both. A formula number is included, ifapplicable.

This book (Volume 3) presents more than 630 up-to-date advanced cleaning product formulations for household, industrial and automotive applications. It is the result of information received from numerous industrial companies and other organizations. The data represent selections made at no cost to, nor influence from, the makers or distributors of these materials. Only the most recent formulas have been included. All formulations are completely different than those contained in Volume 1 published in 1989 and Volume 2 published in 1994.

Formulation in the cleaning product industry has gradually been undergoing significant change during the past years. Raw materials costs have risen and manufacturers have been reluctant to pass along these increases. Environmental considerations have also played a part. By changing formulations to improve cosVperformance char- acteristics, manufacturers have been able to control costs but still enhance performance. This book presents manufacturers' suggested formulations which might meet new performance criteria.

The formulations in this book are divided into the following sections and chapters, with the number of formulations indicated in ( ):

Data on over 1300 water treatment chemicals, applications, and services. Product information may include product category, company name, trade name, product number and description, and properties and characteristics.

This book contains plastics additives formulations, based on information received from numerous industrial companies and other organizations. This is Volume 2 of the Third Edition of this three-volume series. There are no duplications in any of the volumes in this series.

It is believed that all of the trademarked raw materials are currently available as the data represent selections from manufacturer's descriptions made at no cost to, or influence from, the makers or distributors of those materials. Each formulation is identified by a description of its end use.

The formulations include the following as available: a listing of each raw material; suggested formulation procedure; and the formula source. Also included are sections on Trade Name Raw Material and Supplier's Addresses.

Key Features:

- Over 1,300 plastics additives formulations

- Currently available trademarked raw materials

- Trade name raw materials and supplier addresses

Contains descriptions of more than 2,200 materials currently available to the adhesives industry. The book includes Suppliers' Addresses and a Trade Name Index. Projected 1995 adhesives sales are $12 billion, with steady growth and expansion into new areas.

The second edition of this popular industrial guide contains descriptions of more than 1100 currently available water-soluble resins, supplied by 47 manufacturers or distributors of these products. Both natural and synthetic resins are described, including cellulose ethers; collagens, gelatins; natural gums; and synthetic resins, their dispersions, emulsions, and solutions. Only the most recent information has been included. The book lists the following Product Information, as available, in the manufacture's own words: Company Name, Product Category, Trade Name and Product Number, Product Description. The book also contains a Trade Name Index, a Resin Index, and a list of Suppliers' Addresses.

A collection of water-based trade paint formulations will be of value to technical and managerial personnel in paint manufacturing companies.

Describes over 1500 currently available prepaint specialties and surface tolerant coatings supplied by 67 manufacturers or distributors of these products. The products described may, for example, prepare the surface for paint, think the paint, allow painting over rusted areas, or provide quick and easy cleanup. They may be fillers, sealers, rust preventives, galvanizers, caulks, grouts, glazes, phosphatizers, corrosion inhibitors, neutralizers, graffiti removers, floor surfacers, etc. The book lists the following Product Information, as available, in the manufacturer's own words: Company Name, Product Category, Trade Name and Product Number, Product Description. It also contains a Trade Name Index, and a list of Suppliers' Addresses.

This book contains 775 cosmetic and toiletry formulations based on information received from numerous industrial companies and other organizations. This is Volume 3 of the Second Edition of this work; Volume 1 was published in 1989. Volume 2 was published in 1992. There are no duplications in any of these volumes.

The data represents selections from manufacturers' descriptions made at no cost to, nor influence from, the makers or distributors of these materials. Only the most recent formulas have been included. It is believed that all of the trademarked raw materials listed are currently available, which will be of interest to readers concerned with raw material discontinuances.

The cosmetic and toiletry market is projected to increase to close to $2 billion by 1995, thus making the information in the book particularly interesting to anyone considering new products or process variations.

Each formulation in the book is identified by a description of end use. The formulations include the following as available, in the manufacturer's own words: a listing of each raw material contained; the percent by weight of each raw material; suggested formulation procedure; and the formula source, which is the company or organization that supplied the formula.

The formulations in the book are divided into twelve categories as shown below. In addition, a valuable section on Trade-Named Raw Materials is included, which lists trade names, a brief chemical description, and the supplier's name. The final section contains Suppliers' Addresses and will no doubt be a useful tool to the reader.

Section titles are listed below. Parenthetic numbers indicate the number of formulations per topic.

Describes more than 800 currently available agricultural chemical products covering a wide variety of uses. Only the most recent information has been included. Products range from pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides to plant growth regulators, animal repellents, nematicides, soil penetrants, seed treatments, composting aids, micronutrients, and specialty fertilizers.

This book describes over 3,150 textile finishing chemicals currently available for industrial use. It has been compiled from information received from 74 manufacturers and distributors of these chemicals.

The second Edition of this useful book describes almost 2900 surfactants which are currently available for industrial use. The book will be of value to technical and managerial personnel involved in the specification and use of these products. The information has been developed directly from information received from 46 surfactant suppliers. Industrial surfactants find uses in almost every industry, from asphalt manufacturing to carpet fibers, from pulp and paper production to leather processing. Examples of the types of chemicals used as surfactants are fatty alcohol sulfates, alkanolamides, alkoxylates, sulfosuccinates, amines, quaternaries, phosphate esters, acid esters, block copolymers, betaines, imidazolines, alkyl sulfonates, etc. The market for these products has, and is expected to continue to have, a steady growth rate, of the order of 2% per year. Surfactants, besides their widely recognized use in soaps and detergents, find use as, or in, floor strippers, engine degreasers, corrosion inhibitors, hard surface cleaners, fabric softeners, paint dispersants, cutting fluids, anti-stats, viscosity builders, rinse aids mold release agents, foam generators, foam stabilizers, etc. The data included represent selections from manufacturers' descriptions made at no cost to, nor influence from, the makers or distributors of the material. Only the most recent information has been included. It is believed that all of the products listed here are currently available, which will be of utmost interest to readers concerned with product discontinuances. Products are presented by company. Also included is a Trade Name Index and Supplier's addresses. The book lists the following productinformation: (1) Company name and product category. (2) Trade name and product numbers. (3) Product Description: a brief description of the product and its use.

This volume describes more than 1,100 corrosion inhibitors and rust preventives that are currently available for industrial usage.
The data included represent selections from manufacturers' descriptions made at no cost to, or influence from, the makers or distributors of these materials. Only the most recent information has been included. It is believed that all of the products listed here are currently available, which will be of interest to readers concerned with product discontinuances. This book should be a valuable guide to those interested in products to help alleviate corrosion.
Products are presented by company. Also included is a Trade Name Index and Suppliers' Addresses. The book lists the following product information:
o Company name and product category.
o Trade name and product numbers.
o Product description: a description of the product, and its use."

Describes more than 1500 emulsifying agents currently available for industrial use. It has been compiled from information received from manufacturers and distributors of these products. Emulsifiers find use in industries such as food processing, drilling fluids, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, heavy duty cleaners, textile manufacture, pulp and paper processing, adhesives, sealants, and agricultural products. The book lists the following information for each product, as available in the manufacturer's own words: Company Name, Product Category, Trade Name, Product Number, Product Description. Forty-six companies are represented. Also included are Chemical and Trade Name Indices and Suppliers' Addresses.

Describes approximately 350 fungicides, biocides and preservatives which are currently available for industrial and agricultural usage. The book will be of value to industrial and agricultural, technical and managerial personnel involved in the specification and use of these products. It has been produced from information received from numerous industrial companies and other organizations.

The second edition of this popular industrial guide describes over 2,800 currently available epoxy resins, curing agents, compounds, and modifiers, based on information supplied by 71 manufacturers or distributors of these products. Epoxy resins have experienced tremendous growth since their introduction in the 1950s. Future growth will be in new markets in the specialty performance areas and high-technology applications. Each raw material or product is described, as available, with typical assay or checkpoint figures and a brief summary of important features or applications. Additional sections useful to the reader are the Suppliers' Addresses and a Trade Name Index.

Describes almost 4000 plastics additives available to industry. Data represent selections from manufactures' descriptions made at no cost to, nor influence from, makers or distributors of these materials. A list of suppliers and a trade name index are included.

A collection of interior water-based trade paint formulations of value to technical and managerial personnel in paint manufacturing companies.

This book (Volume 2) presents several hundred advanced cleaning product formulations for household, industrial and automotive applications. All formulations are completely different from those in other volumes, so there is no repetition between volumes.

This book and its companion volumes contain plastics additives formulations based on information received from numerous industrial companies and other organizations. Each formulation is identified by a description of its end use.

This book contains 983 plastics additives formulations, based on information received from numerous industrial companies and other organizations. This is Volume 1 of the Third Edition of this three-volume series. There are no duplications in any of the volumes in this series.

It is believed that all of the trademarked raw materials are currently available as the data represent selections from manufacturer's descriptions made at no cost to, or influence from, the makers or distributors of those materials. Each formulation is identified by a description of its end use.

The formulations include the following as available: a listing of each raw material; suggested formulation procedure; and the formula source. Also included are sections on Trade Name Raw Material and Supplier's Addresses.

Key Features:

- 983 plastics additives formulations

- Currently available trademarked raw materials

- Trade name raw materials and supplier addresses

This book contains hundreds of cosmetic and toiletry formulations, based on information received from numerous industrial companies and other organizations. Each formulation is identified by a description of end use. The formulations include the following as available: a listing of each raw material; suggested formulation procedure; and the formula source. Also included are sections on Trade Name Raw Materials and Supplier's Addresses.

This book contains hundreds of cosmetic and toiletry formulations, based on information received from numerous industrial companies and other organizations. This is Volume 7 of the Second Edition of this work. Volume 1 was published in 1989, Volume 2 in 1992, Volume 3 in early 1995, Volume 4 in late 1995, Volume 5 in 1996, and Volume 6 in 1998. There are no duplications in any of these volumes. It is believed that all of the trademarked raw materials are currently available as the data represent selections from manufacturer's descriptions made at no cost to, nor influence from, the makers or distributors of these materials. Each formulation is identified by a description of end use. The formulations include the following as available: a listing of each raw material; suggested formulation procedure; and the formula source. Also included are sections on Trade Name Raw Materials and Supplier's Addresses.

This book contains 652 cosmetic and toiletry formulations, based on information received from numerous industrial companies and other organizations. This is volume 6 of the Second Edition of this work; Volume 1 was published in 1989, Volume 2 in 1992, Volume 3 in early 1995, Volume 4 in late 1995, and Volume 5 in 1996. There are no duplications in any of these volumes. Each formulation in the book is identified by a description and an end use. The formulations include as available: a listing of each raw material contained; the percentage by weight of each raw material; suggested formulation procedure; formula source.

This collection of 232 water-based trade and industrial formulations will be of value to technical and managerial personnel in paint manufacturing companies and firms which supply raw materials or services to these companies, and to those interested in less hazardous, environmentally safer formulations. The book will be useful to both those with extensive experience as well as those new to the field. This book includes new and different formulations than those included in the previous volumes. The data consist of selections of manufacturers' suggested formulations made at no cost to, nor influence from, the makers or distributors of these materials. The information given is presented as supplied; the manufacturer should be contacted if there are any questions. Only the most recent data supplied us has been included. Any solvent contained is minimal.The table of contents is organized in such a way as to serve as a subject index. The formulations described are divided into sections which cover exterior, interior, and exterior and/or interior water-based paints, enamels, and coatings, as indicated below. Included in the descriptive information for each formulations, where available, the following properties may be listed: viscosity, solids, content, % nonvolatiles, pigment volume concentration, density, pH, spatter, leveling, sag resistance, scrub stability, freeze-thaw stability, ease of application, gloss foaming, cratering, brightness, opacity, water spotting, adhesion to chalk, brush cleanup, reflectance, and sheen.