The definitive guide for the general chemical analyses of non-petroleum based organic products such as paints, dyes, oils, fats, and waxes.
* Chemical tables, formulas, and equations * Covers all of the chemical processes which utilize organic chemicals * Physical properties for the most common organic chemicals
Contents: Safety Considerations in Process Industries * Industrial Pollution Prevention and Waste Management * Edible Oils, Fats, and Waxes * Soaps and Detergents * Sugar and Other Sweeteners * Paints, Pigments, and Industrial Coatings * Dyestuffs, Finishing and Dyeing of Textiles * Industrial Fermentation * Pharmaceutical Industry *Agrochemicals * Chemical Explosives * Petroleum Processing and Petrochemicals *Polymers and Plastics
Table of Contents
Ch. 1 Introduction : an overview of the chemical process industry and primary raw materials 1 Ch. 2 Safety considerations in process industries 11 Ch. 3 Industrial pollution prevention 49 Ch. 4 Edible oils, fats, and waxes 85 Ch. 5 Soaps and detergents 123 Ch. 6 Sugar 163 Ch. 7 Paints, pigments, and industrial coatings 201 Ch. 8 Dyes : chemistry and applications 259 Ch. 9 Industrial fermentation 289 Ch. 10 The pharmaceutical industry 331 Ch. 11 Agrochemicals 381 Ch. 12 Chemical explosives and propellants 429 Ch. 13 Petroleum and petrochemicals 473 Ch. 14 Synthetic polymers 511
