The Quest for Aqua Vitae The History and Chemistry of Alcohol from Antiquity to the Middle Ages /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Rasmussen, Seth C. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Θέματα: Chemistry.; History.; Organic chemistry.; Organic Chemistry.; History of Science.; History, general.

Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is one of the most ubiquitous chemical compounds in the history of the chemical sciences. The generation of alcohol via fermentation is also one of the oldest forms of chemical technology, with the production of fermented beverages such as mead, beer, and wine predating th...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Origin of the term Alcohol
• Origin of Ethanol Production via Fermentation
• Scope of Current Volume
• Earliest Fermented Beverages
• Fermentation
• Mead
• Date Wine
• Palm Wine
• Beer
• Beer vs. Bread.- Barley Beer
• Beer vs. Wine
• Beer in Mesopotamia
• Beer in Egypt
• Grape Wine
• Chemical Archaeological Studies
• Viniculture
• Wine Production
• Fermented Milk
• Kefir
• Kumis
• Distillation and the Isolation of Alcohol
• A Brief History of Distillation Methods
• Distillation of Wine
• Early Chemical and Medical Applications of Alcohol
• Chemical and Medical Uses of Fermented Beverages
• Early Chemical Applications of Alcohol
• Early Medical Applications of Alcohol
• About the Author
• Index.