Chemical Process Technology Book

	Preface
1	Introduction	1
2	The Chemical Industry	7
3	Processes in the Oil Refinery	27
4	Steam Cracking: Production of Lower Alkenes	109
5	Synthesis Gas	131
6	Bulk Chemicals and Synthetic Fuels Derived from Synthesis Gas	163
7	Inorganic Bulk Chemicals	205
8	Homogeneous Catalysis	219
9	Heterogeneous Catalysis - Concepts and Examples	257
10	Fine Chemistry	307
11	Polymerization Processes	333
12	Biotechnology	353
13	Process Development	387
App. A	Chemical industry - Figures	437
App. B	Main Symbols used in Flow Schemes	441
	Index	445