Short description
Providing a bridge between chemistry and the chemical industry, this text focuses on chemical reactions and the reactor since this is at the heart of each process, although feed pre-treatment and product separation is also covered.
Long description
Chemical Process Technology brings together in one text, a variety of different processes, drawn from chemical and biotechnological disciplines. Readers are able to integrate knowledge of the basic disciplines, to understand the most important chemical processes and to apply this knowledge and understanding to industrial processes. Features: A comprehensive balanced introduction Problems with their solutions to encourage a fuller understanding of the subject Many examples and case studies taken from a variety of modern industries Richly illustrated chapters, with many clearly developed flow diagrams and numerous
Review
"impressively wide-ranging and comprehensive" (Chemistry in Britain, July 2001) "...a welcome addition to books on chemical technology, a valuable book..." (The Chemist, Summer 2003)
Table of contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- The Chemical Industry
- Processes in the Oil Refinery
- Steam Cracking
- Production of Lower Alkenes
- Synthesis Gas
- Bulk Chemicals and Synthetic Fuels Derived from Synthesis Gas
- Inorganic Bulk Chemicals
- Homogeneous Catalysis
- Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Concepts and Examples
- Fine Chemistry
- Polymerization Processes
- Biotechnology
- Process Development
- Appendix A
- Chemical Industry
- Figures
- Appendix B
- Main Symbols used in Flow Schemes
- Index