Chemical processes for pollution prevention and control /

Berthouex, P. Mac 1940-

Chemical processes for pollution prevention and control / by Paul Mac Berthouex, Linfield C. Brown. - xi, 231 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: The Chemical Process Design Problem -- Introduction -- Chemical Processes -- Process Analysis -- Process Synthesis -- Stoichiometry -- Equilibrium -- Kinetics and Reactor Design -- Green Chemistry -- About This Book -- Pollution and Pollutants -- Pollutants -- Elements of Life -- Aggregate or Lumped Measurements -- Turbidity -- Color -- Odor -- Particulates and Dissolved Solids in Water -- Particulates in Air -- Dissolved Organic Matter and Natural Organic Matter -- Total Organic Carbon -- Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Biochemical Oxygen Demand -- Iron and Manganese -- Hardness, Calcium, and Magnesium -- pH -- Alkalinity -- Nitrogen -- Phosphorus -- Sulfur -- Toxic Metals -- Conclusion -- Organic Pollutants -- A Brief Introduction to Naming Organic Chemicals -- Hydrocarbons: The Alkanes -- Hydrocarbons: The Alkenes -- Hydrocarbons: The Alcohols -- Organic Acids and Aldehydes -- Other Classes of Organic Molecules -- What Has Been Learned So Far? -- Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Benzene and the BTEX Chemicals -- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons -- Polychlorinated Biphenyls -- Dioxins and Furans -- Pesticides -- Solvents and Volatile Organic Chemicals -- Conclusion -- Measuring Pollutants -- The Design Problem -- The Fundamental Units of Measurement -- Mass Concentration: Parts Per Million and mg/L -- Mass Percentage and Mass Fraction -- Mass Flow Rates -- Volume Fraction and Volume Concentration -- Converting Volume and Mass Concentrations in Gases -- Molar Mass and Molar Concentration -- Equivalent Weights -- Conclusion -- Stoichiometry -- The Design Problem -- Elements and Compounds -- Atomic and Molecular Masses -- Stoichiometry -- Case Study: Ammonium Sulfate Fertilizer -- Empirical Chemical Formulas -- Conclusion -- Empirical Stoichiometry -- The Design Problem -- Empirical Stoichiometry by Experiment: Jar Tests -- Turbidity Removal by Coagulation/Flocculation and Settling -- Precipitation of Metals -- Breaking Emulsions of Oil and Grease -- pH Control and Neutralization -- Coagulation and Flocculation -- Empirical Stoichiometry: Estimating Solid Reaction Products -- Case Study: Stormwater Treatment by Coagulation -- Statistical Experimental Design for Jar Testing (and a Case Study of Emulsified Oil Removal) -- Case Study: Decolorization Experiment -- Case Study: Ethylene Glycol Factorial Experiments -- Conclusion -- Chemical Equilibrium for Acids and Bases -- The Design Problem -- Chemical Equilibrium -- Ionization of Water -- pH -- pH Control and Neutralization -- Acid -- Base Reactions -- The ICE Table and Solving Equilibrium Problems -- Chlorination -- Carbonates and Alkalinity -- Another Look at Acid -- Base Equilibria Using pK Values -- Conclusion -- Precipitation Reactions -- The Design Problem -- Solubility Rules: Basic Guidelines -- Solubility Products -- Inventing a Useful Precipitation Process -- Precipitating Metals as Hydroxides -- Precipitating Metals as Sulfides -- Softening -- Chemical Phosphorus Removal -- Struvite Precipitation and Nutrient Recovery -- Leaching Metals from Sludge -- Conclusion -- Oxidation -- Reduction Reactions -- The Design Problem -- Oxidation Numbers -- Oxidation -- Reduction Reactions -- Useful Oxidation -- Reduction Reactions -- Fenton's Chemistry -- Case Study: Rehabilitation of Waste Pickle Liquor -- Case Study: An Integrated Acid Recovery Process -- Conclusion -- Green Chemistry -- The Design Problem -- The Principles of Green Chemistry -- Types of Chemical Reactions -- Measures of Reaction Efficiency -- Solvents -- Catalysis -- Case Study: Soda Ash Production -- Case Study: Red Mud -- Nylon and Adipic Acid Synthesis -- Conclusion. ch. 1 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 1.6. 1.7. 1.8. 1.9. ch. 2 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. 2.7. 2.8. 2.9. 2.10. 2.11. 2.12. 2.13. 2.14. 2.15. 2.16. 2.17. 2.18. 2.19. 2.20. 2.21. ch. 3 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.5. 3.6. 3.7. 3.8. 3.9. 3.10. 3.11. 3.12. 3.13. 3.14. ch. 4 4.1. 4.2. 4.3. 4.4. 4.5. 4.6. 4.7. 4.8. 4.9. 4.10. ch. 5 5.1. 5.2. 5.3. 5.4. 5.5. 5.6. 5.7. ch. 6 6.1. 6.2. 6.2.1. 6.2.2. 6.2.3. 6.2.4. 6.3. 6.4. 6.5. 6.6. 6.7. 6.8. 6.9. ch. 7 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. 7.4. 7.5. 7.6. 7.7. 7.8. 7.9. 7.10. 7.11. ch. 8 8.1. 8.2. 8.3. 8.4. 8.5. 8.6. 8.7. 8.8. 8.9. 8.10. 8.11. ch. 9 9.1. 9.2. 9.3. 9.4. 9.5. 9.6. 9.7. 9.8. ch. 10 10.1. 10.2. 10.3. 10.4. 10.5. 10.6. 10.7. 10.8. 10.9. 10.10.

9781138106321 1138106321

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Pollution prevention.
Chemical processes--Environmental aspects.
Manufacturing processes--Environmental aspects.
Chemical processes--Environmental aspects.
Manufacturing processes--Environmental aspects.
Pollution prevention.

628.5 / BER.C