Industrial organic chemicals / Harold A. Wittcoff, Bryan G. Reuben.

By: Wittcoff, Harold .

Contributor(s): Reuben, B. G .

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BookPublisher: New York : Wiley, c1996Description: xxiv,531p : ill. ; 25cm + hbk.ISBN: 0471540366 .Subject(s): Organic compounds -- Industrial applications | Organic compounds

DDC classification: 661.8

Contents:

How to use industrial organic chemicals -- The chemical industry -- Chemicals from natural gas and petroleum -- Chemicals and polymers from ethylene -- Chemicals and polymers from propylene -- Chemicals and polymers from the C4 stream -- Chemicals and polymers from the C5 stream -- Chemicals and polymers from benzene -- Chemicals and polymers from toluene -- Chemicals and polymers from xylenes -- Chemicals from methane -- Chemicals from alkanes -- Chemicals from coal -- Fats and oils -- Carbohydrates -- How polymers are made -- Industrial catalysis.

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A comprehensive overview of industrial organic chemicals

The majority of industrial organic chemicals and polymers are derived from seven major building blocks produced from petroleum and natural gas. While the fundamentals of this technology have remained constant in recent decades, the organic chemical industry itself has undergone important changes, especially in the areas of waste reduction and prevention of pollution. This follow-up to the two-volume Industrial Organic Chemicals in Perspective describes the technology and places it in context, showing industrial organic chemists and chemical engineers how to work effectively and profitably within contemporary political and economic exigencies.

The authors draw upon their extensive industrial, research, and teaching experience, with compelling and thought-provoking perspective, to create an authoritative reference work that:
* Provides an overview of the raw materials, intermediates, and processes involved in the manufacture of organic chemicals and polymers
* Focuses in detail on the seven major materials derived from petroleum and natural gas and the processes used to create them
* Emphasizes polymerization and catalysis, including the new metallocene catalysts
* Presents separate sections on the lesser-volume chemicals
* Provides separate chapters on chemicals from nonpetrochemical sources, such as coal, fats and oils, and carbohydrates, which often yield the more profitable specialty chemicals

For students and professionals, especially those involved in the design and manufacture of commodity and specialty organic chemicals and polymers, Industrial Organic Chemicals stands as a first-rate reference for the latest in the technology, a helpful guide for current practices, and a source of insight into future developments.

Rev. ed. of: Industrial organic chemicals in perspective. c1980.

"A Wiley-Interscience publication.".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CIT Module CHEM6005 - Core reading

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Preface
Preface to The First Edition
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chapter 0 How to Use Industrial Organic Chemicals, Second Edition
0.1 Why this Book was Written and how it is Structured
0.2 North American Industry Classification
0.3 Units and Nomenclature
0.4 General Bibliography
0.4.1 Encyclopedias
0.4.2 Books
0.4.3 Journals
0.4.4 Patents
0.4.5 Statistics
0.4.6 CD-ROM and On-Line Databases
Chapter 1 The Chemical Industry
1.1 The National Economy
1.2 Size of the Chemical Industry
1.3 Characteristics of the Chemical Industry
1.3.1 Maturity
1.3.2 Participation in International Trade
1.3.3 Competition from Developing Countries
1.3.4 Capital Intensity and Economies of Scale
1.3.5 Criticality and Pervasiveness
1.3.6 Freedom of Market Entry
1.3.7 Strong Health and Safety Regulation
1.3.8 High Research and Development Expenditures
1.3.9 Dislocations
1.4 The Top Chemical Companies
1.5 The Top Chemicals
Notes and References
Chapter 2 Chemicals from Natural Gas And Petroleum
2.1 Petroleum Distillation
2.2 Petroleum Refining Reactions
2.2.1 Steam Cracking
2.2.2 Catalytic Cracking
2.2.3 Catalytic Reforming
2.2.4 Oligomerization
2.2.5 Alkylation
2.2.6 Hydrotreating and Coking
2.2.7 Dehydrogenation
2.2.8 Isomerization
2.2.9 Metathesis
2.3 The Refinery_A Perspective
2.3.1 The Function of the Refinery and the Potential Petroleum Shortage
2.3.2 Unleaded Gasoline and the Clean Air Act
2.4 Separation of Natural Gas
Notes and References
Chapter 3 Chemicals and Polymers from Ethylene
3.1 Ethylene Polymers
3.1.1 Discovery of Low- and High-Density Polyethylenes
3.1.2 Low-Density Polyethylene
3.1.3 High-Density Polyethylene
3.1.4 Linear Low-Density Polyethylene
3.1.5 Very High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
3.2 Ethylene Copolymers
3.2.1 Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene
3.2.2 Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate
3.2.3 Ionomers
3.2.4 Copolymer from "Incompatible " Polymer Blends
3.2.5 Ethylene-Propylene Elastomers
3.2.6 Ultra-Low-Density Polyethylene
3.2.7 Photodegradable Copolymers
3.3 Oligomerization
3.3.1 Dimerization
3.3.2 Ziegler Oligomerization of Ethylene
3.3.3 Other Ethylene Oligomerization Technologies
3.3.4 The Shell Higher Olefins Process (SHOP)
3.4 Vinyl Chloride
3.5 Acetaldehyde
3.6 Vinyl Acetate
3.7 Ethylene Oxide
3.7.1 Ethylene Glycol
3.7.2 Proposed Non-Ethylene Oxide Processes for Ethylene Glycol Production
3.8 Styrene
3.9 Ethanol
3.10 Major Chemicals from Ethylene_A Summary
3.11 Lesser Volume Chemicals from Ethylene
3.11.1 Hydroformylation_Propionaldehyde, Propionic Acid, and n-Propanol
3.11.2 Ethyl Halides
3.11.3 Acetaldehyde Chemistry
3.11.4 Metal Complexes
3.11.5 Ethylenediamine and Related Compounds
3.11.6 Ethylene Oxide and Ethylene Glycol Derivatives
3.11.7 Vinyl Chloride and Ethylene Dichloride Derivatives
3.11.8 Vinyl Fluoride and Vinylidene Fluoride
3.11.9 Ethylene Dibromide
3.11.10 Ethanol Derivatives
3.11.11 Vinyl Esters and Ethers
Notes and References
Chapter 4 Chemicals and polymers From Propylene
4.1 On-Purpose Propylene Production Technologies and Propane Dehydrogenation
4.2 Propylene via Deep Catalytic Cracking
4.3 Propylene via Olefin Metathesis
4.4 Propylene via Selective C4/C5 Cracking
4.5 Main Polymers and Chemicals from Propylene
4.5.1 Propylene Polymers and Copolymers
4.6 Oligomerization
4.7 Acrylic Acid
4.8 Acrylonitrile
4.8.1 Uses of Acrylonitrile
4.9 Cumene, Cumene Hydroperoxide, and Phenol
4.10 Acetone and Isopropanol
4.10.1 Methyl Methacrylate
4.10.2 Methyl Isobutyl Ketone and other Acetone Derivatives
4.11 Propylene Oxide
4.11.1 Propylene Oxide Applications
4.11.2 Projected Propylene Oxide-Propylene Glycol Processes
4.11.3 Other Novel Syntheses of Propylene Oxide
4.12 n-Butyraldehyde and Isobutyraldehyde
4.12.1 Uses for Butyraldehyde and Isobutyraldehyde
4.12.2 Other Oxo Products
4.13 Major Chemicals from Propylene_A Perspective
4.14 Lesser Volume Chemicals from Propylene
4.14.1 Allyl Chloride and Epichlorohydrin
4.14.2 Glycerol
4.14.3 Acrylamide
4.14.4 Acrolein
4.14.5 Acrylonitrile Derivatives
Notes and References.CHA

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Readers might expect an 800-page volume discussing organic chemicals in industry to be dry and boring. This book by Wittcoff (retired, Nexant ChemSystems, UK), Reuben (deceased, 2012; formerly, emer., London South Bank Univ.), and Plotkin (Nexant) is a welcome exception. It is a pleasure to read because it is well written, informative, well annotated, and even, in many places, downright amusing. Sentences such as "The European prejudice against GM crops is absurd as is the U.S. enthusiasm for corn-based biofuels" are peppered throughout, and add spice. The updated edition (2nd ed., 2004; 1st ed., CH, Sep'96, 34-0314) is divided into 20 chapters and four appendixes, with an increased emphasis on environmental issues, green chemistry, and globalization. Understanding the text does require some knowledge of, and preferably interest in, organic chemistry, so it would not be useful for lower-level students. It is not really a traditional chemistry textbook but an informational resource; however, this reviewer can well imagine its use in chemical engineering curricula. Every organic chemist who contemplates a career in the field should read the book. Even future and active pharmaceutical researchers will need the chemical insight from this book to understand the nature of their starting materials. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners. D. H. Stedman University of Denver

Author notes provided by Syndetics

HAROLD A. WITTCOFF is Scientific Adviser to Chem Systems and was vice president of Corporate Research at General Mills, Inc. He has taught industrial chemistry in 27 countries and to representatives of 350 companies. He has taught industrial organic chemistry at the University of Minnesota, and has authored or coauthored more than 130 patents and 60 technical publications.

BRYAN G. REUBEN is Professor of Chemical Technology at South Bank University, London, and a Consulting Partner in REMIT Consultants Ltd. A founding member of Surrey and South Bank Universities, Professor Reuben is the author or coauthor of more than 100 publications. The authors' previous collaborations include the two-volume Industrial Organic Chemicals in Perspective, Pharmaceutical Chemicals in Perspective, and The Pharmaceutical Industry-Chemistry and Concepts, an audio course.