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 17
Lesson Three Heat Transfer 17
Reading Material Heat Exchanger 21
Lesson Four The Nature of Fluid Flow 25
Reading Material Pumps 29
Lesson Five Distillation 35
Reading Material Plate Columns and Packed Columns 40
Lesson Six Crystallization and Filtration 44
Reading Material Solvent Extraction and Adsorption 49
PART 3 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 Classification of Dyes 80
Lesson Eleven Coal Liquefaction 84
Reading material Synthetic Rubber 91
PART 4 FRONTIERS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 95
Lesson Twelve Biochemistry of Element and Bioengineering 95
Reading Material Plant Power 101
Lesson Thirteen Cleaner Production and Circular Economy 105
Reading Material Hazards in Chemical Engineering Laboratories 108
Lesson Fourteen Environment Protection 112
Reading Material Wastewater Treatment Processes 117
Lesson Fifteen Computers and Chemical Engineering 122
Reading Material Computer-Aided Engineering 126
Lesson Sixteen Secondary Batteries-Nickel-Cadmium Battery 132
Reading Material Electrolysis 137
Appendix 139
Appendix 1 Petrochemical Industry of China:a Waking Giant 139
Appendix 2 Specification Sheet 147
Appendix 3 化学化工常用构词 152
Appendix 4 词汇总表 156
参考文献 171