Description
Book SynopsisAuthors Don Burdick and Bill Leffler have completely rewritten this time-honored bestseller, now the definitive book for understanding the mysteries of the petrochemical industry.
With chapters on all the base chemicals and derivatives, plus seven new ones covering the Fischer-Tropsch process, polyurethane, epoxy resins and more, this is broadest available look inside the industry.
Still offering readers easy-to-understand diagrams, charts and tables, plus digestible chapter reviews - this classic delivers the information that every person in the industry needs.
Table of Contents
- What you need to know about organic chemistry
- Processes and equipment
- Benzene
- Toluene and xylene
- Olefin plants, ethylene, and propylene
- Cyclohexane
- The C4 hydrocarbon family
- Cumene and phenol
- Ethylbenzene and styrene
- Ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride and epichlorohydrin
- Ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol
- Propylene oxide and propylene glycol
- Ethanolamines and polyols
- Methanol and synthesis gas
- Fischer-Tropsche process
- Lots of other alcohols
- MTBE
- Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde
- Ketones
- Acids
- Maleic
- Acrylonitrile, acrylic acid, and acrylates
- Aniline and phosgene
- Bisphenol A
- Alpha olefins
- Making polymers
- Thermoplastics
- MDI and TDI
- Polyurethane
- Epoxy resins and polycarbonates
- Fibers and other resins
