Petrochemicals in nontechnical language / Donald L. Burdick, William L. Leffler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burdick, Donald L.

Contributor:

Leffler, William L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum chemicals.

Petroleum products.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Tulsa, OK : PennWell Corp., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Authors 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.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CHEMISTRY""; ""PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT""; ""BENZENE""; ""TOLUENE AND THE XYLENES""; ""OLEFIN PLANTS, ETHYLENE, AND PROPYLENE ""; ""CYCLOHEXANE""; ""THE C4 HYDROCARBONS 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-TROPSCH PROCESS""; ""LOTS OF OTHER ALCOHOLS""; ""METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER ""

""FORMALDEHYDE AND ACETALDEHYDE""""THE KETONES: ACETONE, METHYL ETHYL KETONE, AND METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE""; ""THE ACIDS""; ""MALEIC ANHYDRIDE""; ""ACRYLONITRILE, ACRYLIC ACID, AND THE ACRYLATES""; ""ANILINE AND PHOSGENE""; ""BISPHENOL A""; ""ALPHA OLEFINS""; ""MAKING POLYMERS""; ""THERMOPLASTICS""; ""MDI AND TDI""; ""POLYURETHANE""; ""EPOXY RESINS AND POLYCARBONATES ""; ""FIBERS AND OTHER RESINS""; ""APPENDIX: CONVERSION AND YIELD CALCULATIONS""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-62870-355-5