CAPlus

 

Description
The Chemical Abstracts database is available through STN International and other database providers. More information can be found at http://www.cas.org/casdb.html or at http://www.cas.org/ONLINE/DBSS/dbsslist.html.

 

Availability
Database providers offering Chemical Abstracts include STN, STN Easy and the Dialog Corporation. Chemical Abstracts is part of the STN Easy free demo package.

 

Number of entries: keywords = heat pump (Sept. 99)
Total of 15,571,140 (9/99); 4,630 entries with keywords = heat pump.

 

Description of heat pump entries

• Application area: residences/industry; no high numbers on application

• Heat sources: all, waste heat most prominent

• Technology specification: all, but mostly absorption and adsorption

• Type of project: 1% of entries refer to pilot plants

Assessment
This database focuses on chemistry, biochemistry and chemical engineering, which explains the focus on sorption technology.

 

 

Last updated: 1 March 2004

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