Apple Academic Press,, 2011. — 331 p.Industrial chemistry is the practical application of chemistry to industrial processes. It is closely allied to the field of chemical engineering, where reactions are run on a large scale and the economics of the process are being constantly evaluated. In industry, the main focus is to make a profit. Industrial chemists take readily available raw materials and turn them into finished products for the consumer; the lower the price of the raw material, the better the economics of the process. Common raw materials include salts, limestone, and petroleum. Industrial chemists use their knowledge of chemistry to turn these substances into consumer products such as synthetic fibers, dyes, pigments, agricultural chemicals, drugs, packaging materials, plastics, and polymers. One of the largest applications of industrial chemistry is the refining of crude oil into various products such as liquefied petroleum gas, naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel, heating oil, greases, waxes, coke, and asphalt. This collection presents to the reader a broad spectrum of chapters in the various branches of industrial chemistry, which demonstrate key developments in these rapidly changing fields.Contents
Preface
Trace Determination of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates: Application in Artificially Polluted Soil Carrots System
Are Biogenic Emissions a Significant Source of Summertime Atmospheric Toluene in the Rural Northeastern United States?
Mathematical Modeling of Perfect Decoupled Control System and Its Application: A Reverse Osmosis Desalination Industrial-Scale Unit
Tula Industrial Complex (Mexico) Emissions of SO2 and NO2 During the MCMA 2006 Field Campaign Using a Mobile Mini-DOAS System
Hit from Both Sides: Tracking Industrial and Volcanic Plumes in Mexico City with Surface Measurements and OMI SO2 Retrievals During the MILAGRO Field Campaign
Characterization of a Glucanase Produced by Rhizopus microsporus var. microsporus, and Its Potential for Application in the Brewing Industry
Chemical Analysis and Risk Assessment of Diethyl Phthalate in Alcoholic Beverages with Special Regard to Unrecorded Alcohol
Effects of Photochemical Formation of Mercuric Oxide
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