Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry

These four volumes comprise a valuable collection of theoretical and practical knowledge. They give chemical engineers and students the essential basics for their work. They combine high standards with high quality, thus meeting the highest expectations.Volume B1 is devoted to important fundamentals of chemical engineering. The articles are divided into three main groups: basic theory, materials of construction with emphasis on properties and testing, and information.Volumes B2 and B3 deal with unit operations. These deal with the physical changes that occur in a process but usually not with the specific chemical reactions.Volume 4 deals with chemical reaction engineering and plant design. Starting from the principles of chemical reaction technology, the reader can work through model reactors and their design equations and then learn about reactor types that are really used in chemistry. Fundamentals of chemical engineering, unit operations, and reactor technology are then combined and put into practice in the final section, which is devoted to process development and plant design.