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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004854603321

Autore

Burdick Donald L

Titolo

Petrochemicals in nontechnical language [[electronic resource] /] / Donald L. Burdick, William L. Leffler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tulsa, OK, : PennWell Corp., c2001

ISBN

1-62870-001-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (462 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LefflerWilliam L

Disciplina

661/.804

Soggetti

Petroleum chemicals

Petroleum products

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""What You Need to Know about Organic Chemistry""; ""Benzene""; ""Toluene and the Xylenes""; ""Cyclohexane""; ""Olefin Plants, Ethylene, and Propylene""; ""The C4 Hydrocarbons Family""; ""COMMENTARY 1""; ""Cumene and Phenol""; ""Ethylbenzene and Styrene""; ""Ethylene Dichloride and Vinyl Chloride""; ""Ethylene Oxide and Ethylene Glycol""; ""Propylene Oxide and Propylene Glycol""; ""COMMENTARY 2""; ""METHANOL AND SYNTHESIS GAS""; ""Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether""; ""Some Other Alcohols""; ""The Higher Alcohols""; ""Formaldehyde and Acetaldehyde""

""The Ketones""""The Acids""; ""Acrylonitrile, Acrylic Acid, and the Acrylates""; ""Maleic Anhydride""; ""Alpha Olefins""; ""COMMENTARY 3""; ""The Nature of Polymers""; ""Thermoplastics""; ""Resins and Fibers""; ""COMMENTARY 4""; ""Conversion and Yield""; ""Abbreviations of the Chemicals Industry""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""EXERCISE ANSWERS""; ""INDEX""