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The Department of 
Chemical Engineering

The three major encyclopaedias for chemical engineering, 

Encyclopedia of chemical processing and design.  68 volumes  1976-1999.
(McKetta) 
Reference collection  660.03  E54
The emphasis is on process design and technology, including economic aspects.  There is a brief subject index in volume 68. 

Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology. 1997- 
For many years, the principal English language encyclopaedia, covering chemical substances, fundamental principles, manufacturing processes. 

Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry.  2001-
Provides a broader coverage than Kirk-Othmer, with substantial lists of references including patents.

These two encyclopaedias are both now published by Wiley and are available electronically.  They have similar search and browse options. Click here for hints on search techniques for these encyclopaedias

Also, consider using one or more of the many specialised encyclopedias and handbooks in the Library which cover aspects of chemical engineering. 
 

Following up references from the encyclopaedias.
Each of the encyclopaedias provides extensive lists of references to articles, books and patents which give more detail on an aspect of a topic. 
Use the Library Catalogue to find out if the journals, books or conference proceedings referred to, are in the Library.  Click here for notes on checking the Catalogue for a book, a journal article, a conference paper.
For information about the availability of patents, click here.
 

Finding more information on a topic
Try indexes  or databases to find out what other articles, papers, reports and patents exist that are relevant to your topic.
Useful starting places for PDPE are -

CHERUB: CHemical Engineering Reference User Bibliography.  1989-
CHERUB is a handy index to prominent English-language journals in chemical engineering.  Click here for notes on search techniques for CHERUB.

ENGINE.  1980-
ENGINE indexes the publications of the Instituion of Engineers, Australia.
Use the same search techniques as for CHERUB.

CHERUB covers English-language journals only, many of which are held by the Library.   The Library holds most of the IEAust National Conference Publications, and some of the CHEMECA conference proceedings listed on ENGINE.

More indexes
If the sources above are not sufficient you may need to use the major indexes for all aspects of chemical engineering, Compendex (Engineering index) and SciFinder Scholar (Chemical abstracts)

SciFinder Scholar.  1907- 
The single source for all aspects of any chemical-related topic.  Within the Library, SciFinder Scholar is available on workstation 336  behind the Information Desk. 
To use SciFinder Scholar from outside the Library, follow the links from the Library's home page. 

Ei CompendexWeb.  1970-
The primary international index for all aspects of engineering, there is some overlap with SciFinder Scholar. 

If your search does not work out as you expect, please contact the Engineering Librarian, Kay Leverett.