4th Edition

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named Processes in Chemical Technology

By Alan E. Comyns Copyright 2014
416 Pages
by CRC Press

416 Pages
by CRC Press

416 Pages
by CRC Press

Since the third edition of this reference was completed, there have been major changes in the global chemical industry. With less emphasis on new processes for making basic chemicals and more emphasis on pollution prevention and waste disposal, petrochemical processes are giving way to biochemical processes. These changes are reflected in the new processes being developed, many of which have... Read more

Foreword. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Author. Dictionary. Bibliography. Appendix: Key to Products.

Biography

Dr. Alan Comyns has had an unusually varied career in academic, government, and industrial research laboratories. He has worked at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, UK; British Titan Products (now Huntsman), UK; Westinghouse Electric, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and National Lead (now Kronos), Sayerville, New Jersey. He was also a part-time visiting lecturer in industrial chemistry at the University of East Anglia. Until recently, Dr. Comyns was an independent consultant and author, specializing in market studies for inorganic chemicals and materials. He edits, and largely writes, Focus on Catalysts, a monthly newsletter published by Elsevier.