Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. 1. Overview and Introduction to Industrial Inorganic Processes 1
5. 2. Sulfuric Acid Production, Uses, Derivatives 3
6. 3. Industrial Gases, Isolation, and Uses 15
7. 4. Nitrogen-Based Inorganic Compounds 23
8. 5. Fertilizers 31
9. 6. Calcium and Limestone-Based Products 37
10. 7. Sodium Chloride 43
11. 8. Fluorine, Fluorite, and Fluorine-Based Materials 53
12. 9. Borderline Inorganics–Organics 61
13. 10. Water 71
14. 11. Iron and Steel 79
15. 12. Aluminum 89
16. 13. Copper 97
17. 14. Other Major metals for industrial use 109
18. 15. Rare Earth Elements 141
19. 16. Uranium and Thorium 151
20. 17. Silicon 159
21. 18. Lightweight Materials 169
22. 19. Ceramics 183
23. 20. Hard Materials 189
24. Index 195