Chemical processes for pollution prevention and control /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Berthouex, P. Mac (Paul Mac), 1940- (Author), Brown, Linfield C. (Author)
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Pollution prevention.
Chemical processes > Environmental aspects.
Manufacturing processes > Environmental aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • 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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