{"product_id":"industrial-organic-chemicals-isbn-9780470537435","title":"Industrial Organic Chemicals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential introduction to the organic chemicals industry—in the context of globalization, advances in technology, and environmental concerns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding 95 percent of the 500 billion pounds of organic chemicals produced in the world, the petroleum and natural gas industries are responsible for products that ensure our present quality of life. Products as diverse as gasoline, plastics, detergents, fibers, pesticides, tires, lipstick, shampoo, and sunscreens are based on seven raw materials derived from petroleum and natural gas. In an updated and expanded \u003ci\u003eThird Edition, Industrial Organic Chemicals\u003c\/i\u003e examines why each of these chemical building blocks—ethylene, propylene, C4 olefins (butenes and butadiene), benzene toluene, the xylenes, and methane—is preferred over another in the context of an environmental issue or manufacturing process, as well as their individual chemistry, derivatives, method of manufacture, uses, and economic significance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new edition details the seismic shifts in the world's chemistry industry away from the United States, Western Europe and Japan, transforming the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region, especially China, into major players. The book also details:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe impact of globalization on the patterns of worldwide transportation of chemicals, including methods of shipping chemicals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe technological advances in the area of polymerization and catalysis, including catalyst design and single-site catalysts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChemicals for electronics, with much new material on conducting polymers, photovoltaic cells, and related materials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe discovery of vast reserves of shale gas and shale oil, altering long-term predictions of resource depletion in the United States and other countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommercial and market aspects of the chemical industry, with coverage of emerging new companies such as INEOS, Formosa Plastics, LyondellBasell, and SABIC\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith expanded coverage on the vital role of green chemistry, renewables, chemicals and fuels on issues of sustainability and climate change, \u003ci\u003eIndustrial Organic Chemicals\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unparalleled examination of what is at the heart of this multi-billion dollar industry, how globalization has transformed it, and its ever growing role in preserving the Earth and its resources.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBryan Godel Reuben 1934–2012 xxxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Acronyms and Abbreviations xxxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: How to Use Industrial Organic Chemicals, Third Edition 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI.1 Why This Book Was Written and How It Is Structured 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI.2 North American Industry Classification System 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI.3 Units and Nomenclature 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI.4 General Bibliography 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Evolution of the Organic Chemicals Industry 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 The National Economy 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Size of the Chemical Industry 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Characteristics of the Chemical Industry 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 The Top Companies 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 The Top Chemicals 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Globalization of the Chemical Industry 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Overcapacity 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Participation in International Trade 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Competition from Developing Countries 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Transporting Chemicals 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Shipping Petroleum 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Shipping Gas 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Shipping Chemicals 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Health and Safety 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Economic Aspects 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Trade in Specific Chemicals 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Top Shipping Companies 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Chemicals from Natural Gas and Petroleum 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Petroleum Distillation 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Shale Gas 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Naphtha Versus Gaseous Feedstocks 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Heavier Oil Fractions 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Steam Cracking and Petroleum Refining Reactions 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Catalytic Cracking 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Mechanisms of Steam and Catalytic Cracking 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Catalytic Reforming 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Oligomerization 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10 Alkylation 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.11 Hydrotreating and Coking 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.12 Dehydrogenation 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.13 Isomerization 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.14 Metathesis 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.15 Function of the Refinery and the Potential Petroleum Shortage 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.16 Separation of Natural Gas 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.17 Oil from Tar Sands 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Chemicals and Polymers from Ethylene 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Ethylene Polymers 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Ethylene Copolymers 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Oligomerization 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Vinyl Chloride 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Acetaldehyde 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Vinyl Acetate 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Ethylene Oxide 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Styrene 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Ethanol 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Major Chemicals from Ethylene – A Summary 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Lesser Volume Chemicals from Ethylene 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Chemicals and Polymers from Propylene 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 On-Purpose Propylene Production Technologies and Propane Dehydrogenation 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Main Polymers and Chemicals from Propylene 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Oligomerization 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Acrylic Acid 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Acrylonitrile 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Cumene\/Phenol and Cumene Hydroperoxide 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Acetone and Isopropanol 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Propylene Oxide 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 n-Butyraldehyde and Isobutyraldehyde 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Major Chemicals from Propylene – A Perspective 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 Lesser Volume Chemicals from Propylene 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Chemicals from the C4 Stream 273\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Chemicals and Polymers from Butadiene 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Chemicals and Polymers from Isobutene 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Chemicals and Polymers from 1- and 2-Butenes 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Chemicals from n-Butane 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Chemicals from the C5 Stream 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Separation of the C5 Stream 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Isoprene 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Cyclopentadiene and Dicyclopentadiene 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Pentene-1 and Piperylene 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Chemicals from Benzene 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Phenol 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Cyclohexane 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Aniline 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Alkylbenzenes 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Maleic Anhydride 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Chlorinated Benzenes 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Dihydroxybenzenes 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Anthraquinone 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8.1 Hydrogen Peroxide 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Chemicals from Toluene 375\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Hydrodealkylation, Disproportionation, and Transalkylation 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Solvents 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Dinitrotoluene and Toluene Diisocyanate 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Lesser Volume Chemicals from Toluene 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Chemicals from Xylenes 383\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 o-Xylene and Phthalic Anhydride 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 m-Xylene and Isophthalic Acid 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 p-Xylene and Terephthalic Acid\/Dimethyl Terephthalate 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Chemicals from Methane 407\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Hydrocyanic Acid 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Halogenated Methanes 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Acetylene 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Synthesis Gas 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Chemicals from Synthesis Gas 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Carbon Monoxide Chemistry 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Gas-to-Liquid Fuels 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Chemicals from Alkanes 463\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Functionalization of Methane 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Functionalization of C2–C4 Alkanes 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Carbon Black 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Chemicals from Coal 475\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Chemicals from Coke Oven Distillate 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 The Fischer–Tropsch Reaction 480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Coal Hydrogenation 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Substitute Natural Gas 485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 SNG and Synthesis Gas Technology 485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Underground Coal Gasification 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Calcium Carbide 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 Coal and the Environment 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. Fats and Oils 493\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Markets for Fats and Oils 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Purification of Fats and Oils 497\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Fatty Acids 499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Fatty Nitrogen Compounds 502\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 \"Dimer\" Acid 504\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Aminoamides and Imidazolines 506\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7 Azelaic, Pelargonic, and Petroselinic Acids 507\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.8 Fatty Alcohols 508\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.9 Epoxidized Oils 509\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.10 Ricinoleic Acid 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.11 Glycerol 512\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.12 Alcoholysis of Fats and Oils 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.13 Alkyl Polyglycosides 519\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.14 Non-Caloric Fat-like Substances 519\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. Carbohydrates 523\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Sugars and Sorbitol 523\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Furfural 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Starch 532\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Cellulose 535\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Gums 543\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Fermentation and Biotechnology 544\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. How Polymers Are Made 561\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Polymerization 565\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Functionality 568\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Step Growth and Chain Growth Polymerizations 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Examples of Step Polymerization 605\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 Polymer Properties 622\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.6 Classes of Polymers 630\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.7 Plastics Fabrication Techniques 631\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18. Industrial Catalysis 637\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Catalyst Choice 637\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis 643\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Catalyst Markets 647\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 Catalysis by Acids and Bases 651\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 Dual Function Catalysis 654\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.6 Catalysis by Metals, Semiconductors, and Insulators 655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.7 Coordination Catalysis 657\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.8 Enzymes 661\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.9 Shape-Selective Catalysts 664\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.10 Phase-Transfer and Fluorous Biphase Catalysis 669\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.11 Nanocatalysis 670\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.12 Catalysts of the Future 673\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19. Green Chemistry 681\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 The Decline of Acetylene Chemistry 683\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Nylon 683\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Replacement of Phosgene 684\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Monomethylation by Dimethyl Carbonate 685\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 Liquid and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Water 685\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 Ionic Liquids 687\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.7 Photocatalysts 690\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.8 Paired Electrosynthesis 691\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.9 \"Green\" Pharmaceuticals 692\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.10 Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Diethanolamine 698\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.11 Genetic Manipulation 698\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.12 Biodegradable Packaging 698\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.13 The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Program 703\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20. Sustainability 707\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Climate Change 708\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 Resource Depletion 712\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 Energy Sources 717\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 Pollution 736\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.5 Valediction 759\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 761\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: A Note on Cost Calculations 765\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Units and Conversion Factors 771\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Special Units in the Chemical Industry 773\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: The Importance of Shale Gas and Shale Oil 775\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 779\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“The book presents its information with concepts of sustainability and climate change in mind, covering green chemistry and renewables, including research into processes (such as electricity generation) that produce less or no carbon dioxide.”  (\u003ci\u003eChemical Engineering Progress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e  1 January 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“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.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHAROLD A. WITTCOFF\u003c\/b\u003e has taught industrial organic chemistry at the University of Minnesota, while serving as Vice President of Corporate Research for General Mills Inc. As scientific adviser to Nexant ChemSystems, he has presented 300 courses in industrial chemistry in twenty-eight countries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eBRYAN G. REUBEN\u003c\/b\u003e was Professor Emeritus of Chemical Technology at London South Bank University, and was the author or coauthor of 130 publications and a single patent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEFFREY S. PLOTKIN\u003c\/b\u003e is Vice President, Chemicals and Technology, at Nexant ChemSystems and is the author or coauthor of twenty-five technical publications and thirty patents.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential introduction to the organic chemicals industry—in the context of globalization, advances in technology, and environmental concerns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding 95 percent of the 500 billion pounds of organic chemicals produced in the world, the petroleum and natural gas industries are responsible for products that ensure our present quality of life. Products as diverse as gasoline, plastics, detergents, fibers, pesticides, tires, lipstick, shampoo, and sunscreens are based on seven raw materials derived from petroleum and natural gas. In an updated and expanded \u003ci\u003eThird Edition, Industrial Organic Chemicals\u003c\/i\u003e examines why each of these chemical building blocks—ethylene, propylene, C4 olefins (butenes and butadiene), benzene toluene, the xylenes, and methane—is preferred over another in the context of an environmental issue or manufacturing process, as well as their individual chemistry, derivatives, method of manufacture, uses, and economic significance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new edition details the seismic shifts in the world's chemistry industry away from the United States, Western Europe and Japan, transforming the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region, especially China, into major players. The book also details:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe impact of globalization on the patterns of worldwide transportation of chemicals, including methods of shipping chemicals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe technological advances in the area of polymerization and catalysis, including catalyst design and single-site catalysts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChemicals for electronics, with much new material on conducting polymers, photovoltaic cells, and related materials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe discovery of vast reserves of shale gas and shale oil, altering long-term predictions of resource depletion in the United States and other countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommercial and market aspects of the chemical industry, with coverage of emerging new companies such as INEOS, Formosa Plastics, LyondellBasell, and SABIC\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith expanded coverage on the vital role of green chemistry, renewables, chemicals and fuels on issues of sustainability and climate change, \u003ci\u003eIndustrial Organic Chemicals\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unparalleled examination of what is at the heart of this multi-billion dollar industry, how globalization has transformed it, and its ever growing role in preserving the Earth and its resources.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989418131685,"sku":"NP9780470537435","price":176.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470537435.jpg?v=1761784026","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/industrial-organic-chemicals-isbn-9780470537435","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}