De Gruyter Textbook / Industrial Chemistry

From the Contents:
Overview and Introduction to the Chemical Industry: The chemical Industry, listing of top 100 chemicals, by volume, by cost, list of top chemical producers
Sulfuric acid: Method of production, volume of production annually, sales, uses, derivatives
Industrial Gases: Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon, Carbon dioxide
Inorganic Nitrogen Compounds: Ammonia, Ammonium nitrate, Nitric acid, Urea, Ammonium sulfate
Chemical from Limestone: Lime, Sodium carbonate, Calcium chloride
Construction materials: Gypsum, Sodium Chloride Sodium hydroxide production, Chlorine, Hydrochloric acid, Titanium dioxide
Further Inorganics: Carbon black, Potash, Sodium tri-poly-phosphate
Water: Sources, Purification techniques, Uses, residential, Uses, industrial, High purity water, uses
Simple Organics from Petroleum: The fractionation process
The C1 Fraction: Methane, Methanol, Other oxygenated C1, CFCs and HFCs, Hydrogen production
The C2 Fraction and Ethyelene Chemistry: Ethane, Ethylene, Acetylene
C3 and C4 Chemistry: Propane, Propylene, Butane, 1,3-Butadiene isomers
Liquid Organic Fuels: Gasoline, Jet fuels, Diesel, Other liquid organics
Aromatics and their derivatives: Benzene, Toluene, Xylene
Polymers: RIC 1-6, Thermoplastics, Thermosets
Coating and Adhesives: Coating types, Adhesives, Binders, Fillers, Inorganic pigments
Fertilizers and pesticidies: Nitrogen-containing materials, Phosphorus-containing materials, Halogenated pesticides, Non-halogenated pesticides
The paper industry: Virgin papers, Kraft process, High quality papers, Paper re-cycling, Low grade papers
Pharmaceuticals: Listing of top100 medicines produced, Listing of the top 100 medicines prescribed, Over the counter drugs, syntheses
Surfactants and detergents: Historical Production, Current syntheses
Rubber: Natural sources, Major uses, Synthetic isoprene rubber, Other elastomers
Silicon: Purification, High purity Si, uses, Silicones, Organo-silicon materials, Silanes
Iron and steel: Historical production, Ore sources, Current iron production, Steel production, By-products
Aluminum: Bauxite sources, Production methods, Major industrial uses, By-products
Copper: Ore sources, Production methods, Major industrial uses, By-products, Brass, Bronze
Other major metals for industrial use: Titanium, Chromium, Mercury, Gold, Silver, PGMs, Uranium
Materials: Silicates, Inorganic fibers, Enamel, Ceramics, Metallic hard, light materials, Carbon modifications
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