The Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances, their manufacturing and uses, industrial processes, unit operations in chemical engineering, and on fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. The Fifth Edition of the encyclopedia is built on the solid foundation of the previous editions and also reflects advances of the 21st century.

Kirk-Othmer is the editor of Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Volume 9, 5th Edition, published by Wiley.