714 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS mechanisms of sulfonation and sulfation reactions, since so many synthetic routes to anionic surfactants include either of these reactions. Part I included an introductory chapter on soap and lime-soap dispersing agents, which is as comprehensive and thorough treatment on the subject as can be found anywhere in the literature. This is followed by a chapter on "Petroleum- based Raw Materials for Anionic Surfactants" and another on "Lipid and Other Nonpetrochemical Raw Materials." The fourth chapter deals with the pre- viously cited "Mechanisms of Sulfonation and Sulfation." Successive chapters deal with "Alcohol and Ether Alcohol Sulfates," "Sulfated Monoglycerides and Sulfated Alkanolamides," "Sulfated Fats and Oils," and "Alkylarylsulfonates." The separate chapters are written by experts in each individual field. Each chapter is extremely well done and thoroughly covers the area of its scope and contains a pertinent list of references at the end. The general format for each chapter contains: an introduc- tion, a section on the preparation of the compounds, a section on the physical or general properties of the compounds including an analysis, a section on applica- tions of these particular compounds, and a list of products in this class by tradenames. Typical of this format is Chapter 5 on "Alcohol and Ether Alcohol Sulfates" which is comprehensive in its scope and thorough in its preparation and execution. This is an excellent book and would be of great use to both beginners and experienced practitioners in the field of surfactant technology, particularly in the cosmetic field. However, there are some minor criticisms: Part I does not have an index of its own--there is a cumulative index in Part II of this volume also, considering the price of this book, this re- viewer is less than impressed by the quality of the print and the cover (too soft for a "hard" cover and some variation in the intensity of the print).--ROBERT MARCHISOTTO--Biosciences Informa- tion Service. METHODS IN OLFACTORY RESEARCH, Edited by D. G. Moulton, Amos Turk, and J. W. Johnston, Jr., 497 pages. Price $28.50 Although this volume owes its concep- tion to the NATO sponsored Summer School of 1970 which was held in the Netherlands thanks to its three experienced editors, it has achieved more than a publication of the proceedings of the meeting. Rather, the editors have suc- ceeded in offering a substantial text on the multidisciplinary approach to olfac- tory research. The text is comprised of fourteen chapters, each one contributed by a dif- ferent author from a roster of eighteen distinguished scientists. As would be expected, the overview of Olfactory Research is treated by such widely differing contributions that one wonders how the separate contributions in any multidisciplinary research program can be brought to work in concert, in order to reach an investigative goal. However, this problem with multidisci- plinary research is not at all a shortcoming of the volume, since do doubt each reader will find the chapters that interest him or her, even if other chapters do not. While all of the chapters are written on a scholarly level, this reviewer was particularly impressed by the comprehen- siveness of chapter 5, entitled, "Ap- plications of Scanning Electron Mi- croscopy (SEM)" and "Autoradiography in the Study of Olfactory Mucosa." The SEM micrographs included in this chapter are rewarding to view.

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 715 The cosmetic chemist might find chapter 1, which is entitled, "Instrumental Aspects of Olfactometry," as the most likely to prove useful in cosmetic science where, for example, odor measurement to determine the efficiency of deodorants might be needed. The perfumer might also find use for such techniques. With its bibliography of 1492 authors, this volume is an impressive compendium of our knowledge about Olfactory re- search.--HARRY C. SAUNDERS--Shaw Mudge and Company. SURFACTANT SCIENCE SERIES, VOLUME 7: ANIONIC SURFACTANTS, PART II, Ed. by Warner M. Linfield, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1976, XI + 360 Pages. Price $39.95. Part !I completes Volume 7 of the Surfactant Science Series. Part II picks up where Part I left off and deals with specific groups of surfactants. Chapter 9, the initial chapter in this book, deals with "Petroleum Sulfonates" followed by "Olefin Sulfonates," "Alpha-sulfo- monocarboxylic Acids and Derivatives," "Sulfopolycarboxylic Acid Derivatives," "Sulfoalkyl Esters and Amides of Fatty Acids," "Alkyl Glyceryl Ether Sulfo- nates," "Phosphorus-containing Anionic Surfactants," and lastly, "N-Acylated Amino Acids as Surfactants." Again, the same format is used in this book as is described for Part I, and the treatment for each chapter is as thorough and comprehensive as in the first section of the volume. The book concludes with an author and subject index which is cu- mulative for both parts of the volume. This practice is an unfortunate one if one chooses to buy only the first part of the volume since, as mentioned in the review of Part I, it does not contain either an author or subject index and would make it difficult to browse and search that part ef- fectively. The same criticisms of the print- ing quality that were cited for Part ! also apply, unfortunately, to Part II.-- ROBERT MARCHISOTTO-- Biosciences Information Service.