LEADER 05364nam 2200613 450 001 9910132166503321 005 20170821201820.0 010 $a1-118-94603-0 010 $a1-118-94599-9 010 $a1-118-94600-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000244444 035 $a(EBL)1782545 035 $a(OCoLC)885378062 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001332553 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11775104 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001332553 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11376794 035 $a(PQKB)11451081 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1782545 035 $a(DLC) 2014031117 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000244444 100 $a20141003h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBusiness and technology of the global polyethylene industry $ean in-depth look at the history, technology, catalysts, and modern commercial manufacture of polyethylene and its products /$fThomas E. Nowlin 210 1$aHoboken, New Jersey ;$aSalem, Massachusetts :$cWiley :$cScrivener Publishing,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (428 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-15015-X 311 $a1-118-94598-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Global Polyethylene Business Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Business of Polyethylene; 1.3 Cyclical Nature of the Polyethylene Business; 1.3.1 Global Feedstock Cost Variations; 1.3.2 Change in Middle East Feedstock Cost Advantage; 1.3.2.1. 2012 Capital Requirements for an Integrated Ethylene/Polyethylene Facility; 1.4 Early History of Ethylene and Polyethylene Manufacturing; 1.4.1 Discovery of Polyethylene; 1.4.1.1 Branched High-Pressure Polyethylene; 1.4.1.2 Linear Polyethylene 327 $a1.4.2 Linear Low-Pressure Polyethylene - High-Density Polyethylene1.4.3 Manufacture of HDPE (1955-1975); 1.4.3.1 Phillips Catalyst Produced HDPE with Higher Product Demand; 1.4.3.2 Phillips Catalyst Manufacturing Advantages; 1.4.3.3 Second Generation Ziegler Catalysts; 1.4.4 Single-Site Ethylene Polymerization Catalysts; 1.4.5 Status of the Polyethylene Industry as of 2010; 1.4.6 Global Demand for Polyethylene in 2010; 1.4.7 Polyethylene Product Lifecycle; 1.4.7.1 North American Polyethylene Market; 1.4.8 Comparison of Other Global Polyethylene Markets with the North American Market 327 $a1.4.9 Growth of the Global Consumer Class1.4.9.1 Quantitative Forecast for the Growth of the Global Middle Class; 1.4.10 Global Economic Freedom; 1.4.11 Future Economic Growth in India and China; 1.4.12 Long-Term Global Polyethylene Capacity Expansion (2010-2050); 1.4.12.1 Location of New Ethylene/Polyethylene Capacity (2010-2050); 1.4.13 Ethylene Feedstock Costs; 1.4.13.1 Manufacture of Ethylene; 1.4.13.2 Crude Oil and Natural Gas Prices; 1.4.14 Impact of the Shale Natural Gas Revolution on Global Polyethylene Business; 1.4.15 Natural Gas Liquids; 1.4.15.1 North American Natural Gas Supply 327 $a1.4.15.2 Globalization of Natural Gas1.4.15.3 Status of Ethylene Costs as of 2010 and Future Trends; 1.4.15.4 Additional Feedstock for Ethylene Production; 1.4.15.5 U.S. Ethylene Forecast by Burns & McDonnell (2013); 1.4.15.6 Ethylene Based on New Feedstock; 1.4.15.7 Methane/Methanol as Feedstock for Ethylene; 1.4.15.8 Biomass as Feedstock; 1.4.15.9 Governmental Policy and Regulation; 1.4.16 Environmental Factors; 1.4.16.1 Polyethylene Recycling - Waste-to-Energy; 1.4.16.2 Biodegradation; 1.4.17 Biobased Ethylene; References 327 $a2. Titanium-Based Ziegler Catalysts for the Production of Polyethylene2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Titanium-Based Catalyst Developments; 2.2.1 Historical Developments; 2.2.2 The Role of Professor G. Natta; 2.2.3 Historical Controversy - Isotactic Polypropylene with Cr-Based Catalyst; 2.3 Titanium-Based Catalysts for the Manufacture of Polyethylene; 2.3.1 First Generation Ziegler Catalysts for the Manufacture of Polyethylene; 2.3.2 Types of Metal Alkyls Investigated; 2.3.3 Soluble Titanium-Based Complexes for Ethylene Polymerization (1955-1960); 2.3.4 Mechanism of Polymerization 327 $a2.4 Second Generation Ziegler Catalyst for the Manufacture of Polyethylene 330 $a The history of the business and technology that was responsible for the enormous growth of the global polyethylene industry from the laboratory discovery in 1933 to reach an annual production of over 75 million metric tons in 2012 and become the leading plastic material worldwide. This book is an in-depth look at the history of the scientists and engineers that created the catalysts and the methods used for the modern commercial manufacture of polyethylene and its products. The book outlines the processes used for the manufacture of polyethylene are reviewed which include the high-pressure p 606 $aPolyethylene 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolyethylene. 676 $a668.4234 700 $aNowlin$b Thomas E.$0911736 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910132166503321 996 $aBusiness and technology of the global polyethylene industry$92041703 997 $aUNINA