Douglas L. Dorset is Senior Research Associate at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company in Annandale, New Jersey, USA.

• 1. Polydispersity of the paraffin chain: statement of the problem ; 2. Layer packing of polymethylene chains ; 3. Crystal structures and phase transitions of the paraffins ; 4. Thermotropic disorder in n-paraffin crystals ; 5. Binary and multicomponent solids of n-paraffins ; 6. Some functional substitutions in n-paraffins ; 7. Lipid alcohols ; 8. The fatty acids ; 9. Linear fatty acid esters ; 10. The cholesteryl esters ; 11. From waxes to polymers: the crystallography of polydisperse arrays

As a whole, the book is impressive. The author brings together a huge amount of literature to provide a coherent and comprehensive account of the research area as it stands today. The overall presentation, including plentiful diagrams and photographs, is excellent - it is a worthy addition to the series.

Douglas L. Dorset is Senior Research Associate at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company in Annandale, New Jersey, USA.

• 1. Polydispersity of the paraffin chain: statement of the problem ; 2. Layer packing of polymethylene chains ; 3. Crystal structures and phase transitions of the paraffins ; 4. Thermotropic disorder in n-paraffin crystals ; 5. Binary and multicomponent solids of n-paraffins ; 6. Some functional substitutions in n-paraffins ; 7. Lipid alcohols ; 8. The fatty acids ; 9. Linear fatty acid esters ; 10. The cholesteryl esters ; 11. From waxes to polymers: the crystallography of polydisperse arrays

As a whole, the book is impressive. The author brings together a huge amount of literature to provide a coherent and comprehensive account of the research area as it stands today. The overall presentation, including plentiful diagrams and photographs, is excellent - it is a worthy addition to the series.

Douglas L. Dorset is Senior Research Associate at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company in Annandale, New Jersey, USA.

• 1. Polydispersity of the paraffin chain: statement of the problem ; 2. Layer packing of polymethylene chains ; 3. Crystal structures and phase transitions of the paraffins ; 4. Thermotropic disorder in n-paraffin crystals ; 5. Binary and multicomponent solids of n-paraffins ; 6. Some functional substitutions in n-paraffins ; 7. Lipid alcohols ; 8. The fatty acids ; 9. Linear fatty acid esters ; 10. The cholesteryl esters ; 11. From waxes to polymers: the crystallography of polydisperse arrays

As a whole, the book is impressive. The author brings together a huge amount of literature to provide a coherent and comprehensive account of the research area as it stands today. The overall presentation, including plentiful diagrams and photographs, is excellent - it is a worthy addition to the series.