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A complete guide to petrochemicals production processes--fully revised to cover the latest advances
Get all the information you need on petrochemical processes for major organic chemicals inside this industry-standard one-stop reference. Prepared by leading petrochemical licensing firms, Handbook of Petrochemicals Production Processes, Second Edition clearly explains the powerful techniques used to create the most economically important chemicals in the world. The book offers cutting-edge production methods along with detailed product properties. You will discover how to effectively evaluate licensable processes for new production through the comparison of technologies, environmental factors, and economics.
Coverage includes:
- General process descriptions, feed definitions, product yields, and simplified flow diagrams
- Process chemistries and thermodynamics
- Commercial process perspectives, including plant locations and long-term plans
- Process details, with flow diagrams and mass and energy balances for major process variations
- Feeds and details on unique and key equipment
- Brand-new details on gas to petrochemical conversion, biomass to petrochemical conversion, and bisphonal A (BPA)
Author: Robert A. Meyers
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 10/11/2018
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 9.50h x 7.70w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9781259643132
ISBN10: 1259643131
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Mechanical
- Technology & Engineering | Petroleum
- Technology & Engineering | Civil | General
About the Author
Dr. Robert A. Meyers is president of RAMTECH Limited and is the inventor or co-inventor of a number of important engineering processes. He has more than 20 patents and 50 technical papers in the fields of shale oil refining, photochemistry, pollution control, inorganic reactions, organic reactions, luminescence phenomena, and polymers.
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