Chapter 3 Chemical processes and unit operations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface to the first edition V
3. Preface to the second edition VII
4. Contents IX
5. About the author XV
6. Chapter 1 Chemical technology as science 1
7. Chapter 2 Physico-chemical foundations of chemical processes 69
8. Chapter 3 Chemical processes and unit operations 95
9. Chapter 4 Chemical process industry 172
10. Chapter 5 Hydrogen and syngas generation 218
11. Chapter 6 Cracking 244
12. Chapter 7 Isomerization 295
13. Chapter 8 Halogenation 312
14. Chapter 9 Oxidation 333
15. Chapter 10 Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation 404
16. Chapter 11 Reactions involving water: hydration, dehydration, etherification, hydrolysis, and esterification 440
17. Chapter 12 Alkylation 459
18. Chapter 13 Reactions with CO, CO₂, and synthesis gas 488
19. Chapter 14 Key reactions in the synthesis of intermediates: nitration, sulfation, sulfonation, alkali fusion, ketone, and aldehyde condensation 549
20. Chapter 15 Oligomerization and polymerization 588
21. Final words 613
22. Index 615