- Chapter 1. Chemical Process Industry Workers and Government Regulations
- Chapter 2. Chemical Plant and Laboratory Safety
- Chapter 3. Chemical Handling and Hazard Communication
- Chapter 4. Handling Compressed Gases
- Chapter 5. Pressure and Vacuum
- Chapter 6. Mathematics Review and Conversion Tables
- Chapter 7. Standard Operating Procedures
- Chapter 8. Laboratory Glassware
- Chapter 9. pH Measurement
- Chapter 10. Basic Electricity
- Chapter 11. Sampling
- Chapter 12. Laboratory Filtration
- Chapter 13. Recrystallization
- Chapter 14. The Balance
- Chapter 15. Gravimetric Analysis
- Chapter 16. Preparation of Solutions
- Chapter 17. Process Analyzers
- Chapter 18. Plumbing, Valves, and Pumps
- Chapter 19. Physical Properties and Determinations
- Chapter 20. Extraction
- Chapter 21. Distillation and Evaporation
- Chapter 22. Inorganic Chemistry Review
- Chapter 23. Organic Chemistry Review
- Chapter 24. Chemical Calculation and Concentration Expressions
- Chapter 25. Volumetric Analysis
- Chapter 26. Chromatography
- Chapter 27. Spectroscopy
- Chapter 28. Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
- Appendix A. Commonly Used Abbreviations
- Appendix B. Physical Properties of Water
- Appendix C. Glossary of Chemical Process Terms
- Index
Updated to reflect the latest developments in operational procedures for today's sophisticated chemical technologies, Chemical Technicians' Ready Reference Handbook, Fifth Edition, remains the undisputed classic in the field. Expanded to include coverage for process operators, this authoritative resource contains in-depth details on chemical safety, laboratory procedures, chemical nomenclature, basic electricity, laboratory statistics, and instrumental techniques. Step-by-step directions for performing virtually every laboratory task are also included in this practical guide.
About the Author
- Jack T. Ballinger, B.S, M.S., Ed.D., was a professor of chemistry and chemical technology at St. Louis Community College for 35 years, and is currently an adjunct faculty member with the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois. He serves as the Education and Workforce Development Coordinator and presents courses on ethanol process operations and courses training new process operators and laboratory technicians.
- Gershon J. Shugar, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., was a professor of engineering technologies at Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey. In 1947, he founded a chemical manufacturing business that became the largest exclusive pearlescent pigment manufacturing company in the United States. In 1968, Dr. Shugar was appointed assistant professor of chemistry at Rutgers University, where he taught until his appointment at Essex County College.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 704 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 5 edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0071745920
- ISBN-13: 978-0071745925
- Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6 x 1.6 inches
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