
NAMED PROCESSES
CHEMICAL
TECHNOLOGY
ENCYCLOPEDIC
DICTIONARY OF
FOURTH EDITION
Alan E. Comyns
IN
ISBN-13: 978-1-4665-6776-4
9 781466 567764
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K16356
Since the third edition of this reference was
completed, there have been major changes in the
global chemical industry. With less emphasis on
new processes for making basic chemicals and
more emphasis on pollution prevention and waste
disposal, petrochemical processes are giving way
to biochemical processes. These changes are
reected in the new processes being developed,
many of which have their own names. In
addition, niche improvements are still being made
in petrochemistry, and some of these processes ...