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- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
1. Sources for background information
If you are not sure what your topic is all about, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Start with:
Key source
Dictionaries and encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of applied physics
- Encyclopedia of bioprocess technology - fermentation, biocatalysis, and bioseparation
- Encyclopedia of polymer science and technology
- Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology
- Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry
- Wiley encyclopedia of biomedical engineering
Handbooks (include data tables)
- Chemical process and design handbook
- CRC handbook of chemistry and physics
- Handbook of industrial chemistry: organic chemicals
- Lange's handbook of chemistry
2. Searching the library catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - biosystems, process?, detoxification, etc.
Search tips for the library catalogue
| Truncation symbol: | ? | e.g. process? will retrieve catalogue records containing the words process, processes, processing, etc. |
| Phrase searching: | "___" | e.g. "electronic systems" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase electronic systems |
| Boolean operators: | (), AND, OR, NOT default: AND |
e.g. engineering AND (oils OR fats) will retrieve catalogue records containing the word engineering AND either oils OR fats |
You can also browse the catalogue, or the shelves at the following call numbers
- TP1-1185
- Chemical technology
- TP155-156
- Chemical engineering
- TP200-248
- Chemicals: Manufacture, use, etc.
- TP248.13-248.65
- Biotechnology
- TP315-360
- Fuel
- TP500-660
- Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol
- TP690-692.5
- Petroleum refining. Petroleum products
- TP785-869
- Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass
- TP1080-1185
- Polymers and polymer manufacture
3.1 Core databases for Chemical Engineering
- Compendex
all aspects of engineering - Materials Research Database with METADEX (CSA)
Or search subfiles separately: Aluminium Industry Abstracts / Ceramic Abstracts / Copper Data Center - PIRA (Packaging, Paper, Printing and Publishing, Imaging and Nonwovens Abstracts)
pulp and paper chemistry (click on the logon button - you do not need to enter a Subaccount number) - SciFinder Scholar
Chemical Abstracts plus substance and reaction information. Intended for grad students, faculty and researchers. - Scopus
multidisciplinary - Web of Science
multidisciplinary
3.2 Additional databases for Chemical Engineering
- Applied Science and Technology Full Text (Wilson)
- BIOSIS Previews
- Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management Database
- INSPEC
physics, electrical engineering, computers and computing
Additional databases for graduate students and researchers
- IEEE Publications Online (IEEEXplore)
locate IEEE publications including journal articles, conference papers, and technical standards - ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
abstracts of doctoral dissertations and master's theses, as well as over 600,000 full text dissertations and theses
4. Selected Internet sites for Chemical Engineering
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering
- ChemBioFinder.com - structures, properties and links to other websites
- ChemWeb.com - free registration
- Landonlt-Börnstein Online - physical data
- NIST Chemistry Webbook - spectra, as well as thermochemistry and phase transition data
- Physical Reference Data
- Sigma-Aldrich - search their product catalogues