Frontmatter i
Preface v
About the author vii
Contents ix
Chapter 1. Chemical technology as science 1
Chapter 2. Physico-chemical foundations of chemical processes 49
Chapter 3. Chemical processes and unit operations 67
Chapter 4. Chemical process industry 103
Chapter 5. Hydrogen and syngas generation 137
Chapter 6. Cracking 157
Chapter 7. Catalytic reforming of gasoline fractions: combining isomerization and dehydrogenation 191
Chapter 8. Halogenation 197
Chapter 9. Oxidation 209
Chapter 10. Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation 253
Chapter 11. Reactions involving water: hydration, dehydration, etherification, hydrolysis, and esterification 281
Chapter 12. Alkylation 293
Chapter 13. Reactions with CO, CO₂, and synthesis gas 317
Chapter 14. Key reactions in the synthesis of intermediates: nitration, sulfation, sulfonation, alkali fusion, ketone, and aldehyde condensation 371
Chapter 15. Polymerization 401
Final words 419
Index 421

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Frontmatter i
Preface v
About the author vii
Contents ix
Chapter 1. Chemical technology as science 1
Chapter 2. Physico-chemical foundations of chemical processes 49
Chapter 3. Chemical processes and unit operations 67
Chapter 4. Chemical process industry 103
Chapter 5. Hydrogen and syngas generation 137
Chapter 6. Cracking 157
Chapter 7. Catalytic reforming of gasoline fractions: combining isomerization and dehydrogenation 191
Chapter 8. Halogenation 197
Chapter 9. Oxidation 209
Chapter 10. Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation 253
Chapter 11. Reactions involving water: hydration, dehydration, etherification, hydrolysis, and esterification 281
Chapter 12. Alkylation 293
Chapter 13. Reactions with CO, CO₂, and synthesis gas 317
Chapter 14. Key reactions in the synthesis of intermediates: nitration, sulfation, sulfonation, alkali fusion, ketone, and aldehyde condensation 371
Chapter 15. Polymerization 401
Final words 419
Index 421

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