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Chemicals for life and living, Eiichiro Ochiai

eng

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Chemicals for life and living

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Eiichiro Ochiai

Chemicals often have a negative Image among the general public. But there is no material world or indeed human beings without chemicals. The material world is operated by chemicals. The title "Chemicals for Life and Living" implies that the material world is staged and played by chemicals. This book consists of five parts and an appendix. Part 1 - Essentials for life; Part 2 - Enhancing health; Part 3 - For the fun of life; Part 4 - Chemistry of the universe and earth; and Part 5 - Some negative effects of chemicals. The appendix gives a brief summary of what chemistry is all about, including a short chapter of chemical principles

pt. 1. Essentials of life -- Water -- Air -- Life itself (A) : how do we get energy to live by? -- Life itself (B) : why are we like our parents? -- Clothing and shelters : polymeric material -- pt. 2. Enhancing human health -- Mineral nutrition -- Stories of drug developments -- pt. 3. For the fun of life -- Fireworks : a carnival of chemicls -- Light stick, firefly, and color TV -- Ceramics -- Diamond, graphite, graphene, Bucky Ball and nanotube (fun with carbon) -- Perfumes -- pt. 4. What are the earth and the universe made of? -- Chemistry of the universe : what is it made of? -- Chemistry of the earth -- pt. 5. Chemicals that may cause problems : poisons, pollutants, and others -- Environmental issues : heavy metal pollutants and others -- Environmental issues : organic pollutants -- Use, abuse, and misuse of chemicals -- pt. 6. Appendix: Essentials of chemistry -- Chemistry's view of the material world : basic principles -- Chemicals and light -- Are atoms and molucules for real? Can we see them? -- pt. 7. Postscript -- Holistic chemical view of the world