Chemical Processing Handbook

Written by more than 40 world renowned authorities in the field, this reference presents information on plant design, significant chemical reactions, and processing operations in industrial use - offering shortcut calculation methods wherever possible.

Chemicals from natural gas, Duffer B. Crawford, Charles A. Durr, et al; chemicals from petroleum, J.L. James, D. Shore; gas processing, John J. McKetta; alkylation, G. Stefanidakis, J.E. Gwyn; amination, Lewis F. Hatch; bromination and bromine compounds, David W. Bunch, Kestutis A. Keblys; catalysis and catalysts, A.G. Oblad, S.K. Goyal, et al; precious metals catalysis, Robert J. Farrauto, Ronald M. Heck; chlorination, liquid phase, and vapour phase, Roberto Lee, Alice O. Lee; chlorinated solvents, J.I. Jordan, Jr; chloroethanes, J.I. Jordan, Jr; chlorohydrins, C.E. Rowe; chloromethanes, E.M. Deforest; chlorobenzene and Dichlorobenzene, B.E. Kurtz and E.W. Smalley; chlorolysis, carbon tetrachloride from hydrocarbon waste, D. Rebhan; clathrates and other inclusion compounds, Everitt J. Fuller; dehydrogenation, Hervey H. Voge; deionization, W.F. McIlhenny; electrochemical engineering - theory, Francis N. Donahue; electrochemical process design and operation, Ronald L. Dotson; enzyme processing, K. Venkatasubramanian, W.R. Vieth; esterification, Robert M. Simons; fisher-tropsch synthesis, Bernd Bussemeier, Carl Dieter Frohning, et al; hydrogenation catalysts, J.-P Boitiaux, J.L. Cosyns, et al; isomerization, R.E. Conser, T. Wheeler, et al; laser-assisted chemical processing, Henry A. McGee, Jr.; nitration, Ernest O. Ohsol; olefin processes, Yee Chien Hu; oxidation of aromatics, Ernest O. Ohsol; oxidation of hydrocarbons, Charles C. Hobbs, Michael B. Lakin, et al; petroleum processing, Harold L. Hoffman, John J. McKetta; polymerization, Lyle F. Albright; polymerization, emulsion, Louis R. Roberts; polysilicon processes, economics, Carl L. Yaws, Jack R. Hopper.