New Book : Pharmaceutical Process Development, Current Chemical and Engineering Challenges

RSC Publishing, 2011 (ISBN 978-1-84973-146-1)

This book, edited by John Blacker and Mike Williams, explores how advances in synthetic organic chemistry, process technology and chemical engineering have impacted on the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.  It covers diverse subjects such as route design and selection, the interface with medicinal chemistry, the importance of green chemistry, the design of safe chemical reactions, the crucial role of physical organic chemistry in understanding chemical processes, the role of the analyst, reactor design, purification and separation, and solid state chemistry and its role in formulation. The book is aimed at graduates and postgraduates seeking a career in the industry and at chemists and chemical engineers already working with pharmaceuticals.