Over two decades have passed since the fifth edition of Phosphorus: Chemistry Biochemistry and Technology. Major advances in chemistry materials science electronics and medicine have expanded and clarified the role of phosphorus in both our everyday appliances and groundbreaking research. Significantly expanded updated and reorganized this sixth edition organizes and explains vital phosphorus research and relevant information available in highly specialized reviews and references on select related topics. An authoritative and comprehensive review of phosphorus chemistry and related technology Phosphorus: Chemistry Biochemistry and Technology covers historical academic industrial agricultural military biological and medical aspects of phosphorous. Furthermore it offers a starting point for more extended studies of the highly specialized branches of phosphorus chemistry. Although this book deals with a small fraction of the > 106 known phosphorus compounds it thoroughly covers the simpler derivatives and most key compounds of economic sociological and biological importance. Extensively updated and expanded with tables figures equations structural formulae and references it is ideal for scientists in related fields seeking a rapid introduction to phosphorus chemistry. . Language: English