from the initial idea to the chemical production plant
First Statement of Responsibility
G. Herbert Vogel.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Weinheim ; Great Britain
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Wiley-VCH
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
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(xiv, 478 Seiten) : Illustrationen
CONTENTS NOTE
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INTRODUCTION The Objective of Industrial Research and Development The Production Structure of the Chemical Industry The Task of Process Development THE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION PLANT AND ITS COMPONENTS Catalyst Reactor Thermal and Mechanical Separation Processes Pipeline Systems, Pumps, Compressors Energy Supply Process Automation Material Supply and Storage Residue-Disposal Situation Plant Safety Selection of Material PROCESS DATA Chemical Mechanism Mass Balance Physico-Chemical Data Processing Patenting and Licensing Situation Development Costs Location Market Situation Raw Materials Plant Capacity Waste-Disposal Situation End Product THE COURSE OF PROCESS DEVELOPMENT The Iterative Nature of Process Development Drawing up an Initial Version of the Process Checking the Individual Steps Microplant - an Intermediate Step Between Lab an Pilot Plant Testing the Entire Process on a Small Scale PLANING, BUILDING-UP AND DRAWING-UP A CHEMICAL PRODUCTION PLANT General Course of a Project Important Aspects of a Project Commissioning Start-up PROCESS EVALUATION Preparation of Study Reports Return on Investment Economic Risk
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Guiding readers through all steps of the complex process, this book covers the most diverse aspects of chemicals production, including those not or insufficiently covered in natural science courses. These comprise economic feasibility, patenting and licensing, demands on the location and the problem of waste disposal. Throughout, the author does not rely on simple references to other literature but instead reiterates many facts and places them in context, as well as succinctly explaining formulas, thus removing the need to look up items in secondary reference works. As such, the book is suitab.