Technical

• Beilstein Information Systems
  World authority and premier supplier of scientific chemical information.
• NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS)
  Provides simultaneous searching for applicable NASA abstracts and technical reports.
• SRI International
  SRI International provides comprehensive ongoing multiclient databases on the chemical industry. The major multiclient programs offered include:
  • Chemical Economics Handbook (CEH)
  • Directory of Chemical Producers (DCP)
  • World Petrochemicals (WP)
  • Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP)
  • Process Economics Program (PEP)
  Current issues of the Chemical Industries Newsletter, a bi-monthly production of the Process Industries Division at SRI, are available for browsing.
• SRI International, Process Economics Program (PEP)
  SRI's PEP provides technical and economic analyses of a wide variety of energy, chemical, and polymer processes. PEP provides detailed estimates of capital costs and manufacturing costs for both commercial and developing technologies. The staff follows technical trends and maintains files on licensors of chemical process technology. PEP is useful for estimating competitive economics,evaluating the economics of potential new business areas, and economic guidance of R&D programs.
• STN International
  The Scientific and Technical Information Network. This network is operated cooperatively by Fachinformationszentrum (FIZ) Karlsruhe, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) of the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the Japan Information Center of Science and Technology (JICST). Service Centers in Karlsruhe, Columbus and Tokyo are linked by sea cable (TAT8). Thus, the users have access to one worldwide information service with up-to-date databases in science and technology.
• finishing.com
  'The home page of the finishing industry'. A clearinghouse for technical and commercial information about surface finishing. Subject matter includes anodizing, electroplating, electroforming, electropolishing, conversion coating, electroforming, electroless plating, electropolishing, and other electrochemical processes. Also covers galvanizing, painting, phosphatizing, powder coating, printed circuits, and the allied surface finishing arts.

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