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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rasmussen, Seth C. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:History of Chemistry
Subjects:
Chemistry, Organic.
Science-History.
History.
Organic Chemistry.
History of Science.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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