Synopses & Reviews
Pocket ALL the chemical process answers you'll ever need!
This "take-it-anywhere" Handbook gives you fast answers to virtually every conceivable question about chemicals, processes, safety, regulations, and industrial practices. It features up-to-date information on regulations and safety, including correct methods for handling chemicals and compressed gasses; best practice methods for the lab and on-line in the plant; information on process operations, both batch and continuous, with details on process analyzers, microprocessors, and computer applications; physical properties and determinations, plus help with pressure, vacuum, and plumbing issues; review of chemical calculations; energy, work, and power problems; mathematical formulas and applications; conversion tables; statistical quality control and charting methods, plus guidance on log books and batch records; first aid procedures and emergency treatment.
This rich source of reference material includes a glossary of process industry terms, important sourcebooks and governmental contacts.
Table of Contents
The chemical Process Operator and Governmental Regulations
Safety and Workplace Responsibilities
Physical Porperties and Determinations
Inorganic Chemistry
Chemical Calculations
Organic Chemistry
Handling Chemicals
Pressure and Vacuum
Handling Compressed Gases
Sampling
Fluid Mechanics and Plumbing
Mathematics Review and Conversion Tables
Process Analyzers, Microprocessors, and Computers
Standard Operating Procedures
Basic Electricity
Energy, Work, and Power
Process Operations
First Aid and Emergency Treatment
Glossary of Chemical Process Terms
References
Appendices: A: Commonly Used Abbreviations
B: Physical Properties of Water