Download or read book Handbook of Copper Compounds and Applications written by H. Wayne Richardson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-01-16 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emphasizing the utility of copper-related compounds, this text illustrates the numerous current and potential uses from agricultural bactericides and wood preservatives to colourants and solar cells. It discusses the properties and behaviour of the copper ion, copper compounds' employment in organic polymerization and isomerization reactions, the enhancement of feed efficiencies and additives in plant and animal nutrition, and more.