Chemical Technicians' Ready Reference Handbook, 5th Edition

THE DEFINITIVE CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY REFERENCE--FULLY REVISED

Updated to reflect the latest developments in operational procedures for today's sophisticated chemical technologies, Chemical Technicians' Ready Reference Handbook, Fifth Edition, remains the undisputed classic in the field. Expanded to include coverage for process operators, this authoritative resource contains in-depth details on chemical safety, laboratory procedures, chemical nomenclature, basic electricity, laboratory statistics, and instrumental techniques. Step-by-step directions for performing virtually every laboratory task are also included in this practical guide.

COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE INCLUDES :

* Chemical process industry workers and government regulations
* Chemical plant and laboratory safety
* Chemical handling and hazard communication
* Handling compressed gases
* Pressure and vacuum
* Mathematics review and conversion tables
* Standard operating procedures
* Laboratory glassware
* pH measurement
* Basic electricity
* Sampling
* Laboratory filtration
* Recrystallization
* The balance
* Gravimetric analysis
* Preparation of solutions
* Process analyzers
* Plumbing, valves, and pumps
* Physical properties and determinations
* Extraction
* Distillation and evaporation
* Inorganic and organic chemistry review
* Chemical calculations and concentration expressions
* Volumetric analysis
* Chromatography
* Spectroscopy
* Atomic absorption spectroscopy

About The Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 :  Chemical Process Industry Workers and Government Regulations
Chapter 2 :  Chemical Plant and Laboratory Safety
Chapter 3 :  Chemical Handling and Hazard Communication
Chapter 4 :  Handling Compressed Gases
Chapter 5 :  Pressure and Vacuum
Chapter 6 :  Mathematics Review and Conversion Tables
Chapter 7 :  Standard Operating Procedures
Chapter 8 :  Laboratory Glassware
Chapter 9 :  pH Measurement
Chapter 10 :  Basic Electricity
Chapter 11 :  Sampling
Chapter 12 :  Laboratory Filtration
Chapter 13 :  Recrystallization
Chapter 14 :  The Balance
Chapter 15 :  Gravimetric Analysis
Chapter 16 :  Preparation of Solutions
Chapter 17 :  Process Analyzers
Chapter 18 :  Plumbing, Valves, and Pumps
Chapter 19 :  Physical Properties and Determinations
Chapter 20 :  Extraction
Chapter 21 :  Distillation and Evaporation
Chapter 22 :  Inorganic Chemistry Review
Chapter 23 :  Organic Chemistry Review
Chapter 24 :  Chemical Calculation and Concentration Expressions
Chapter 25 :  Volumetric Analysis
Chapter 26 :  Chromatography
Chapter 27 :  Spectroscopy
Chapter 28 :  Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

Appendix A :  Commonly Used Abbreviations
Appendix B :  Physical Properties of Water
Appendix C :  Glossary of Chemical Process Terms
Index