Wittcoff / Reuben / Plotkin Industrial Organic Chemicals

3. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-22981-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 848 Seiten, E-Book

An essential introduction to the organic chemicalsindustry--in the context of globalization, advances intechnology, and environmental concerns
Providing 95 percent of the 500 billion pounds of organicchemicals produced in the world, the petroleum and natural gasindustries are responsible for products that ensure our presentquality of life. Products as diverse as gasoline, plastics,detergents, fibers, pesticides, tires, lipstick, shampoo, andsunscreens are based on seven raw materials derived from petroleumand natural gas. In an updated and expanded Third Edition,Industrial Organic Chemicals examines why each of thesechemical building blocks--ethylene, propylene, C4 olefins(butenes and butadiene), benzene toluene, the xylenes, andmethane--is preferred over another in the context of anenvironmental issue or manufacturing process, as well as theirindividual chemistry, derivatives, method of manufacture, uses, andeconomic significance.
The new edition details the seismic shifts in the world'schemistry industry away from the United States, Western Europe andJapan, transforming the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region,especially China, into major players. The book also details:
* The impact of globalization on the patterns of worldwidetransportation of chemicals, including methods of shippingchemicals
* The technological advances in the area of polymerization andcatalysis, including catalyst design and single-site catalysts
* Chemicals for electronics, with much new material on conductingpolymers, photovoltaic cells, and related materials
* The discovery of vast reserves of shale gas and shale oil,altering long-term predictions of resource depletion in the UnitedStates and other countries
* Commercial and market aspects of the chemical industry, withcoverage of emerging new companies such as INEOS, Formosa Plastics,LyondellBasell, and SABIC
With expanded coverage on the vital role of green chemistry,renewables, chemicals and fuels on issues of sustainability andclimate change, Industrial Organic Chemicals offers anunparalleled examination of what is at the heart of thismulti-billion dollar industry, how globalization has transformedit, and its ever growing role in preserving the Earth and itsresources.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wittcoff, Harold A.

Reuben, Bryan G.

Plotkin, Jeffery S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Preface to the first and second editions
List of acronyms and abbreviations
0. How to use 'Industrial Organic Chemicals' third edition
1. The evolution of the organic chemicals industry
2. Globalization of the chemical industry
3. Transporting chemicals
4. Chemicals from natural gas and petroleum
5. Chemicals and polymers from ethylene
6. Chemicals and polymers from propylene
7. Chemicals and polymers from C4 stream
8. Chemicals and polymers from the C5 stream
9. Chemicals and polymers from benzene
10. Chemicals and polymers from toluene
11. Chemicals and polymers from xylenes
12. Chemicals from methane
13. Chemicals from alkanes
14. Chemicals from coal
15. Fats and oils
16. Carbohydrates
17. How polymers are made
18. Industrial catalysis
19. Green Chemistry
20. Sustainability
Appendix A. A note on cost calculations
Appendix B. Units and conversion factors
Appendix C. Special units in the chemical industry
Index

Über Autor(innen)

HAROLD A. WITTCOFF has taught industrial organicchemistry at the University of Minnesota, while serving as VicePresident of Corporate Research for General Mills Inc. Asscientific adviser to Nexant ChemSystems, he has presented 300courses in industrial chemistry in twenty-eight countries.
The late BRYAN G. REUBEN was Professor Emeritus ofChemical Technology at London South Bank University, and was theauthor or coauthor of 130 publications and a single patent.
JEFFREY S. PLOTKIN is Vice President, Chemicals andTechnology, at Nexant ChemSystems and is the author or coauthor oftwenty-five technical publications and thirty patents.