1 The chemical industry

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. 1 The chemical industry 1
5. 2 The structure of chemical and biochemical process systems 11
6. 3 Principles of chemical reaction engineering 27
7. 4 Chemical reactors and their industrial applications 53
8. 5 Biochemical reaction technology 87
9. 6 Evaporative separations 109
10. 7 Extraction and leaching 147
11. 8 Absorption and stripping 173
12. 9 Adsorption and ion exchange 189
13. 10 Solid-liquid separation 211
14. 11 Particle removal from gases 245
15. 12 Membrane separations 269
16. 13 Crystallization and precipitation 293
17. 14 Solids finishing technologies 321
18. 15 Product technology 363
19. 16 Development, scale-up and engineering 401
20. 17 Hydrodynamic aspects of scale-up 427
21. 18 Process safety 455
22. A Base chemicals 471
23. B Polymer manufacturing 511
24. C Life science products 533
25. References and further reading 555
26. Index 565