Ethylene, keystone to the petrochemical industry
By: Ludwig Kniel, Olaf Winter, Karl Stork.
Contributors: Winter, Olaf, 1933-; Stork, Karl, 1935-
Series: Chemical industries ;
Publisher: M. Dekker
Published: 1980
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 173
Subjects: Ethylene.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- Physical properties -- Chemical reactions. Polymerization -- Oxidation -- Halogenation / hydrohalogenation -- Alkylation -- Hydration -- Oligomerization -- Oxo reaction (hydroformylation) -- Conclusion -- Uses and markets -- Storage, shipping, and handling. Storage of ethylene -- Transportation of ethylene -- Handling of ethylene -- Manufacture. Raw materials -- By-products -- Typical feedstock characteristics -- Yields -- Product specifications and characteristics -- Manufacturing processes -- The modern ethylene plant. Ethylene process technology -- A typical ethylene manufacturing process -- The role of the computer -- Plant safety -- The pyrolysis of hydrocarbons. Free radical mechanism -- Single component feedstocks -- Naphthas and gas oils -- Kinetics -- Furnace design concepts -- Heaters and transferline exchangers -- Ethylene plants and petroleum refineries -- The economics of ethylene manufacture -- Economic analysis of ethylene manufacturing facilities -- Elements of the cost of processing -- Application of the cost of processing method -- Outlook.