Industrial Chemistry

  1. Fundamental Principles in Industrial Context
    1. Chemical Stoichiometry and Mass Balance
      1. Law of Conservation of Mass
        1. Balancing Chemical Equations
          1. Material Balances in Industrial Processes
            1. Yield and Conversion Calculations
              1. Selectivity and By-product Formation
                1. Recycle and Purge Streams
                2. Chemical Thermodynamics
                  1. Enthalpy and Reaction Heat
                    1. Enthalpy Changes in Reactions
                      1. Heat of Formation and Combustion
                        1. Calorimetry in Industry
                          1. Heat Integration in Processes
                          2. Chemical Equilibrium
                            1. Dynamic Nature of Equilibrium
                              1. Le Chatelier's Principle
                                1. Industrial Examples of Equilibrium
                                  1. Equilibrium Constant and Temperature
                                    1. Pressure Effects on Equilibrium
                                    2. Gibbs Free Energy and Spontaneity
                                      1. Gibbs Free Energy Calculations
                                        1. Relationship to Equilibrium Constant
                                          1. Predicting Reaction Feasibility
                                            1. Temperature and Pressure Dependencies
                                          2. Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Rates
                                            1. Rate Laws and Reaction Order
                                              1. Determining Rate Laws
                                                1. Order of Reaction and Industrial Relevance
                                                  1. Integrated Rate Equations
                                                  2. Effect of Temperature and Pressure
                                                    1. Arrhenius Equation
                                                      1. Pressure Effects on Reaction Rate
                                                        1. Optimal Operating Conditions
                                                        2. Activation Energy
                                                          1. Energy Profile Diagrams
                                                            1. Catalysts and Activation Energy
                                                              1. Reaction Mechanisms
                                                              2. Industrial Reaction Rate Analysis
                                                                1. Space Time and Space Velocity
                                                                  1. Residence Time Distribution
                                                                2. Transport Phenomena
                                                                  1. Momentum Transfer
                                                                    1. Laminar and Turbulent Flow
                                                                      1. Reynolds Number
                                                                        1. Flow Measurement Techniques
                                                                          1. Pressure Drop in Pipes
                                                                            1. Pumping Requirements
                                                                            2. Heat Transfer
                                                                              1. Conduction Mechanisms
                                                                                1. Convection Heat Transfer
                                                                                  1. Radiation Heat Transfer
                                                                                    1. Heat Transfer Coefficients
                                                                                      1. Industrial Heat Exchangers
                                                                                        1. Fouling and Heat Transfer
                                                                                        2. Mass Transfer
                                                                                          1. Diffusion Mechanisms
                                                                                            1. Mass Transfer Coefficients
                                                                                              1. Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer
                                                                                                1. Liquid-Liquid Mass Transfer
                                                                                                  1. Solid-Fluid Mass Transfer
                                                                                                    1. Industrial Applications

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                                                                                                3. Raw Materials and Feedstocks