PART 1 CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 1
Lesson One Elements and Compounds 1
Reading Material Chemical Equilibrium 4
Lesson Two The Anatomy of a Chemical Manufacturing Process 8
Reading Material Major Sectors of the Chemical Industry 12
PART 2 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 16
Lesson Three Heat Transfer 16
Reading Material Heat Exchanger 20
Lesson Four The Nature of Fluid Flow 24
Reading Material Pumps 28
Lesson Five Distillation 34
Reading Material Plate Columns and Packed Columns 39
Lesson Six Crystallization and Filtration 43
Reading Material Solvent Extraction and Adsorption 48
PART3 CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES 53
Lesson Seven Sulphuric Acid 53
Reading Material The Role of Fertilizers 57
Lesson Eight Refining Petroleum 60
Reading Material Lubricant 64
Lesson Nine Fabrication of Plastics 68
Reading Material Properties of Synthetic Fibers 73
Lesson Ten Surface Active Agents 76
Reading Material Plasticizers for PVC 80
Lesson Eleven Surface Coatings 84
Reading Material Dyes and Organic Pigments 88
PART 4 FRONTIERS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 91
Lesson Twelve Biochemistry of Element and Bioengineering 91
Reading Material Plant Power 97
Lesson Thirteen Hazards in Chemical Engineering Laboratories 101
Reading Material Market of Magnesia 105
Lesson Fourteen Environment Protection 107
Reading Material Wastewater Treatment Processes 112
Lesson Fifteen Computers and Chemical Engineering 117
Reading Material Computer-Aided Engineering 121
Lesson Sixteen Secondary Batteries-Nickel-Cadmium Battery 127
Reading Material Electrolysis 132
附录 134
Appendix 1 Petrochemical Industry of China:a Waking Giant 134
Appendix 2 Specification Sheet 142
Appendix 3 化学化工常用构词 147
Appendix 4 词汇总表 151
主要参考书目 166