Contains the 5th ed. of the Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology. Includes risk management, enterprise resource planning, outsourcing, combinatorial synthesis and technology, functional foods, process automation, electronic chemicals, specialty silicones, mergers and acquisitions, nanoparticles, bioinformatics, ISO 14000, micron-scale chemical analysis, medical applications of biodegradable materials, product development, strategies, drug discovery strategies, chemistry of aging, single-site catalysis, custom manufacturing, and global chemical market analysis. strategies, drug discovery strategies, chemistry of aging, single-site catalysis, custom manufacturing, and global chemical market analy.