Third Edition
by Donald L. Burdick
Petrochemicals in Nontechnical Language is designed to provide the reader with a definitive overview of petrochemicals and is the only source to get a clear understanding of this complex topic.
Features and benefits:
- Read it cover to cover and complete the exercises at the end of each chapter
- Read each self-contained chapter as the subjects come up in your business life
- Use it as a nontechnical encyclopedia
- Use it as a primer in petrochemical economics
- Packed with diagrams and tables to aid in understanding
Contents
- What you need to know about organic chemistry
- Benzene
- Toluene and the xylenes
- Cyclohexane
- Olefins plants, ethylene, and propylene
- The hydrocarbon family
- Cumene and phenol
- Ethylbenzene and styrene
- Ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride
- Ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol
- Propylene oxide and propylene glycol
- Methanol and synthesis gas
- Other alcohols
- Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde
- Ketones
- Acids
- Acrylonitrile, acrylic acid, and acrylates
- Maleic anhydride
- Alpha olefins
- Nature of polymers
- Thermoplastics
- Resins and fibers
Index
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