International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Chemistry of advanced materials, a ‘Chemisty for the 21st Century’ Monograph. Edited by C. N. R. Rao. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1993. pp. xvi + 388, price £69.50. ISBN 0–632–03385–1

1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-108
Author(s):  
R. A. Pethrick
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
International Union ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Applied Chemistry

scholarly journals FACS in the 21st century

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Brett ◽  
Richard Hartshorn
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
International Union ◽  
Applied Chemistry

It is a great pleasure, on behalf of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, for us to greet the members of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies, and to write this Foreword to the inaugural issue of AsiaChem, the new magazine of the FACS.

What Is A Chemical Element?

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Periodic Table ◽  
Chemical Element ◽  
Abstract Concept ◽  
International Union ◽  
Applied Chemistry ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Unique Position ◽  
Current State ◽  
Element Carbon ◽  
Definition Of

The term “element” is typically used in two distinct senses. First it is taken to mean isolated simple substances such as the green gas chlorine or the yellow solid sulphur. In some languages, including English, it is also used to denote an underlying abstract concept that subsumes simple substances but possesses no properties as such. The allotropes and isotopes of carbon, for example, all represent elements in the sense of simple substances. However, the unique position for the element carbon in the periodic table refers to the abstract sense of “element.” The dual definition of elements proposed by the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry contrasts an abstract meaning and an operational one. Nevertheless, the philosophical aspects of this notion are not fully captured by the IUPAC definition, despite the fact that they were crucial for the construction of the periodic table. This pivotal chemical notion remains ambiguous and such ambiguity raises problems at the epistemic, logical, and educational levels. These aspects are discussed throughout the book, from different perspectives. This collective book provides an overview of the current state of the debate on the notion of chemical element. Its authors are historians of chemistry, philosophers of chemistry, and chemists with epistemological and educational concerns.

scholarly journals Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Materials

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Jesús-María García-Martínez ◽  
Emilia P. Collar
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Materials ◽  
Hybrid Material ◽  
International Union ◽  
Applied Chemistry ◽  
Inorganic Hybrid ◽  
Organic Components ◽  
Intimate Mixture ◽  
Inorganic Components

According to the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry), a hybrid material is that composed of an intimate mixture of inorganic components, organic components, or both types of components which usually interpenetrate on scales of less than 1 μm [...]

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