Chemical Processing Handbook

Written by more than 40 world renowned authorities in the field, this comprehensive, easy-to-use reference presents practical, up-to-date information on plant design, significant chemical reactions, and processing operations in industrial use-offering shortcut calculation methods whereever possible.
Containing convenient sections on conversion to and from SI Units and cost indexes for quick updating of all cost information, the Chemical Processing Handbook is an essential resource for process, process design, and project engineers; industrial chemists; and continuing.

Preface
Contributors
Conversion to SI Units
Bringing Costs Up to Date

Chapter 1 : Chemicals from Natural Gas
Chapter 2 : Chemicals from Petroleum
Chapter 3 : Gas Processing
Chapter 4 : Alkylation
Chapter 5 : Amination
Chapter 6 : Bromination and Bromine Compounds
Chapter 7 : Catalysis and Catalysts
Chapter 8 : Precious Metals Catalysis
Chapter 9 : Chlorination, Liquid Phase and Vapor Phase
Chapter 10 : Chlorinated Solvents
Chapter 11 : Chloroethanes
Chapter 12 : Chlorohydrins
Chapter 13 : Chloromethanes
Chapter 14 : Chlorobenzene and Dichlorobenzene
Chapter 15 : Chlorolysis, Carbon Tetrachloride from Hydrocarbon Waste
Chapter 16 : Clathrates and Other Inclusion Compounds
Chapter 17 : Dehydrogenation
Chapter 18 : Deionization
Chapter 19 : Electrochemical Engineering : Theory
Chapter 20 : Electrochemical Process Design and Operation
Chapter 21 : Enzyme Processing
Chapter 22 : Esterification
Chapter 23 : Fisher-Tropsch Synthesis
Chapter 24 : Hydrogenation Catalysts
Chapter 25 : Isomerization
Chapter 26 : Laser-Assisted Chemical Processing
Chapter 27 : Nitration
Chapter 28 : Olefin Processes
Chapter 29 : Oxidation of Aromatics
Chapter 30 : Oxidation of Hydrocarbons
Chapter 31 : Petroleum Processing
Chapter 32 : Polymerization
Chapter 33 : Polymerization, Emulsion
Chapter 34 : Polysilicon Processes, Economics

Index