Chemical Technology

INTRODUCTION What is Chemical Technology? The Chemical Industry The Changing Global Economic Map CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY Stability and Reactivity of Chemical Bonds General Classification of Reactions Catalysis THERMAL AND MECHANICAL UNIT OPERATIONS Properties of Gases, Liquids, and Solids Heat and Mass Transfer in Chemical Engineering Thermal Unit Operations Mechanical Unit Operations CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING Main Aspects and Basic Definitions of Chemical Reaction Engineering Chemical Thermodynamics Kinetics of Homogeneous Reactions Kinetics of Fluid-Fluid Reactions Kinetics of Heterogeneously Catalyzed Reactions Kinetics of Gas-Solid Reactions Criteria used to Exclude Interphase and Intraparticle Mass and Heat Transport Limitations in Gas-Solid Reactions and Heterogeneously Catalyzed Reactions Kinetics of Homogeneously or Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions Kinetics of Gas-Liquid Reactions on Solid Catalysts Chemical Reactors Measurement and Evaluation of Kinetic Data RAW MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS, AND COSTS OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY Raw Materials of Industrial Organic Chemistry and Energy Sources Inorganic Products and Raw materials Organic Intermediates and Final Products Environmental Aspects of Chemical Technology Production Costs of Fuels and Chemicals Manufacturing EXAMPLES OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES Ammonia Synthesis Syngas and Hydrogen Sulfuric Acid Nitric Acid Coke and Steel Basic Chemicals by Steam Cracking Liquid Fuels by Cracking of Heavy Oils Clean Liquid Fuels by Hydrotreating High Octane Gasoline by Catalytic Reforming Refinery Alkylation Fuels and Chemicals from Syngas: Methanol and Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Ethylene and Propylene Oxide Catalytic Oxidation of o-Xylene to Phthalic Acid Anhydride Hydroformylation (Oxosynthesis) Acetic Acid Ethylene Oligomerization Processes for Linear 1-Alkene Production Production of Fine Chemicals (Example Menthol) Treatment of Exhaust Gases from Mobile and Stationary Sources Industrial

Andreas Jess, PhD is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bayreuth since 2001. His research interests are the optimization and modeling of catalytic processes, utilization of ionic liquids, and processes for production of fuels and chemicals from fossil and renewable resources.

Peter Wasserscheid, PhD, is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He is also a founding member of the Solvent Innovation GmbH and acts as its scientific supervisor. His research focuses on highly selective catalytic processes.