Chemical Process Industries
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering Chemistry Materials Engineering |
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| Learning Resource Type: |
Reference - Article/Document |
| Media Type: |
Audio |
| Author(s): |
Geroge Austin |
| Description: | Shreve's takes a industry-segment approach to describing the most common chemical processes. Each segment includes a nice amountTh of detail regarding the processes. You won't find every process flow diagram for every chemical produced (but there are many of them), but you will find a nice overview of many chemical process industries. e book is divided into the following main sections: Chemical Processing and the Work of the Chemical Engineer Water Conditioning and Environmental Protection Energy, Fuels, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Coal Chemicals Fuel Gases Industrial Gases Industrial Carbon Ceramic Industries Portland Cements, Calcium, and Magnesium Compounds Glass Industries Salt and Miscellaneous Sodium Compounds Chlor-Alkali Industries: Soda Ash, Caustic Soda, and Chlorine Electrolytic Industries Electrothermal Industries Phosphorus Industries Potassium Industries Nitrogen Industries Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid Hydrochloric Acid and Miscellaneous Inorganic Chemicals Nuclear Industries Explosives, Propellants, and Toxic Chemical Agents Photographic Products Industry Surface Coating Industries Food and Food By-Product Industries Agrichemical Industries Fragrances, Flavors, and Food Additives Oils, Fats, and Waxes Soap and Detergents Fermentation Industries Wood-Derived Chemicals Pulp and Paper Industries Plastic Industries Manmade Fibers and Film Industries Rubber Industries Petroleum Processing Petrochemicals Cyclic Intermediates and Dyes Pharmaceutical Industries. |
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Sections or individual chemicals can include a basic introduction, history of the process, economics, historical outputs, process details, uses, and future developments. Use of graphics is very good and the organization makes the book easy to use. |
| Difficulty: |
Very difficult |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
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| Publication Date: | March 1998 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Not free |
| Download URL: | http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=kVNQ_Wugw0sC&dq=%22Chemica |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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