Synopses & Reviews
Offers detailed coverage of the perochemical applications of large-volume industrial gases. The text examines the factors that influence the cost of producing and delivering gases and the economic reasons for choosing specific manufacturing methods. It emphasizes the commercial areas that employ industrial gases as feedstocks.
Book News Annotation:
Discusses the petrochemical applications of large-volume industrial
gases, examining the factors that influence the cost of producing and
delivering gases as well as the economic reasons for choosing
specific manufacturing methods. Emphasizing the commercial areas that
employ industrial gases as feedstocks, chapters cover the targeted
applications of oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and
synthesis gases; gas storage and transport; separation technology;
cryogenic and noncryogenic processes; pressure swing adsorption
production methods; and membrane permeation purification techniques.
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