Bücher der Reihe Chemical Industries

This book describes lubricant additives, their synthesis, chemistry, and mode of action. Important areas of application are covered, detailing which lubricants are needed. Includes new content on chlorohydrocarbons, hydrogenated styrene-diene viscosity modifiers, alkylated aromatics, and the impact of REACh and GHS on the lubricant industry.

This new edition continues to blend conventional topics with a broader perspective of integrated process operation, control, and information systems. Updated throughout, it addresses issues relevant to today's teaching and discusses smart manufacturing, new data preprocessing techniques, and machine learning and artificial intelligence concepts.

Spectroscopic techniques are essential to the understanding of catalyst performance and feedstock properties. This volume examines the use of adsorption microcalorimetry to measure acidity, acid site density, and strength of the acid sites in heterogenous catalysts. It discusses the use of H-NMR to characterize the properties of FCCU feedstock.

Based on the proceedings of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Spring National Meeting in Houston, Texas, March 28 to April 1, 1993, this work details various facets of residue upgrading and distillate hydrotreating, stressing the importance of selective catalysts in aromatics reduction.

Presents a compilation of technical papers and poster synopses delivered at the 14th Conference on Catalysis of Organic Reactions. This book investigates developments in the study of catalysis as it relates to organic synthesis, detailing industrial applications.

This book contains papers, presented at the Second Berkeley Catalysis and Surface Science Conference, held in California in 1984, on topics including chemicals from methanol, hydrotreating of hydrocarbons, catalyst preparation, monomers and polymers, and photocatalysis and photovoltaics.

This guide discusses the principles and theory of temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) used for sold materials characterization. It describes the recent trends, instrumentation needed, as well as the application of TPR in heterogeneous catalysis, materials science, and analytical chemistry.

This book discusses the mechanisms that have been proposed for the main corrosion phenomena, providing a thorough discussion of the pros and cons of the various corrosion mechanisms with support by experimental and theoretical results.

Examines known industrial processes using shape selective zeolites. This work contains information on the specific features that make zeolites shape selective, the role shape selective catalysis can play providing environmentally clean fuels, 12-membered oxygen ring systems and mesopore systems.

This book presents some key points in the instrumentation of powder handling processes and provides readers with sufficient knowledge of instrumentation to act as a base for the development of new instruments. It is helpful for instrumentation engineers in powder and bulk solid processes.

Presents developments in computer-aided design and modeling of catalysts for a variety of important industrial applications.

This book provides a complete updating of important developments in the study of catalysis as it applies to organic synthesis ¿ with applications in major industrial processes. It covers a broad variety of catalytic processes ¿ both homogeneous and heterogeneous.

Based on the papers and posters presented at the 15th Conference on Catalysis of Organic Reactions, this work covers developments in the study of catalysis as it relates to organic synthesis, emphasizing applications in industrial processes. It provides over 1000 bibliographic citations and over 250 tables, drawings, and photographs.

Covers the chemistry, process chemistry, technology, engineering, and economics of methane conversion, including its environmental impact and commercial exploitation. This work begins with methane's availability and importance as an environmentally acceptable natural resource alternative and feedstock.

Although there is a shortage of light petroleum, there is plenty of heavy petroleum rich in macromolecules available, creating an interest for processes that can convert these heavy oils to light oils. This book provides the scientific basis for such processes. It presents methods to determine the potential for improvement.

Offers the theoretical and practical information necessary to explore fresh applications for Grignard reagents, presenting a comprehensive overview of research activities in Grignard chemistry. This book surveys specific reactions and applications of Grignard reagents, organized by type of substrate and the general category of reaction.

Focuses on catalyst preparation and activation, reaction mechanism, and process-related topics. This book demonstrates that while the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis has advanced in maturity, many issues remain concerning the preparation of active catalysts and the method of activation to attain the maximum catalytic activity and catalyst life.

During the upgrading of heavy petroleum, asphaltene is the most problematic impurity since it is the main cause of catalyst deactivation and sediments formation. Exploring many aspects related to asphaltenes composition and conversion, this book highlights the changes that these heavy and complex molecules undergo during catalytic hydroprocessing.

Offers information on processes used to manufacture lubricant base oils and waxes - offering practical solutions for specific on-the-job problems. This work furnishes helpful lists of conversion factors, construction cost data, and process licensors, as well as a glossary of useful petroleum processing terms.

This illustrative reference presents a systematic approach to solving design problems by listing the needed equations, calculating degrees-of-freedom, developing calculation procedures to generate process specifications, and sizing equipment