Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. 1 Overview and introduction to the chemical industry 1
5. 2 Phosgene (carbonyl dichloride) 5
6. 3 Butyraldehyde 9
7. 4 Acetic anhydride 15
8. 5 Linear alpha olefins (LAO) 19
9. 6 n-Butanol (1-butanol or n-butyl alcohol) 23
10. 7 Methyl methacrylate 27
11. 8 Hexamethylene diamine (HMDA) 35
12. 9 Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) 39
13. 10 Bisphenol A 45
14. 11 Food additives 51
15. 12 Vitamins 61
16. 13 Hydrogen peroxide 73
17. 14 Lithium 77
18. 15 Tungsten 85
19. 16 Sodium 89
20. 17 Lead 93
21. 18 Rare earth elements 97
22. 19 Thorium 105
23. 20 Catalysts 109
24. 21 Bromine 113
25. 22 Fluorine 121
26. 23 Glass 127
27. 24 Cement 133
28. 25 Asphalt 139
29. 26 Biofuels and bioplastics 143
30. Index 151