Handbook of Petrochemicals Production Processes (McGraw-Hill Handbooks) - Hardcover

Meyers, Robert A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071410422 ISBN 13: 9780071410427

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2005

Synopsis

Supported by some of the largest petrochemical and petroleum companies in the world, this unique handbook provides the secrets to the latest in licensed petrochemical technology for some of the most economically important chemicals used throughout the world

Process chemistry and thermodynamics are covered for each major processing unit as applicable.

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Review:

Although described as a handbook, this work is more an encyclopedic description of 53 industrial process technologies for producing 18 different petrochemicals. Each process is described in a separate chapter by a different author or authors from one of 18 different companies from North America, Europe, or Japan. The descriptions are mostly brief (averaging 13 pages) and include the following information: general process description, process chemistry, process perspective, process description, product specifications, wastes and emissions, and process economics. The amount of detail varies, but the most common elements are the chemistry and flow diagram of each process, with other details being mostly of a qualitative or descriptive nature. The reader should be aware that there are many other large companies that have patented processes for a number of the chemicals included (notably absent is ICI, one of the largest, so the compilation should be considered representative rather than extensive. This excellent introduction and summary of typical plant operations is recommended as a valuable reference for any technical library that includes industrial chemistry and/or chemical engineering. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates; professionals; two-year technical program students. -- "R. Darby, emeritus, Texas AAndM University"

From the Back Cover:

THE FIRST AND ONLY GUIDE TO REAL WORLD PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

This unique reference is the only one-stop source for details on licensed petrochemical processes for the major organic chemicals, a $200 billion annual market. Prepared by some of the largest petrochemical and petroleum companies in the world, Handbook of Petrochemicals Production Processes provides in-depth process detail for commercial evaluation and covers plastics and polymers such as ethylene and polyethylenes; propylene; ethylbenzene, styrene and polystyrenes; vinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride; and many others. This handbook answers questions on yields, unit operations, chemical and physical values, economics, and much more.

Look inside this outstanding reference for state-of-the-art coverage of:
* 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

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0071410422
• ISBN 13: 9780071410427
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 744