Chemical processes for pollution prevention and control / by Paul Mac Berthouex, Linfield C. Brown.

By:

Berthouex, P. Mac (Paul Mac), 1940- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Brown, Linfield C [author.]

Material type: Text

TextDescription: xi, 231 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cmISBN:

9781138106321
1138106321

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

628.5 23 BER.C

Contents:

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

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

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