Reactors and Reaction Engineering Scaleup and Safety - Volume Two - electronic book

• Practical guidance for scaling up reactor systems from lab to commercial production
• Strategies for batch-to-continuous process conversion
• Safety-focused content including pressure management, emergency shutdowns, and disaster preparedness
• Insight on cybersecurity and IT considerations for plant safety
• Engineering guidance for materials selection and pressure-relief system design
• Detailed discussion of commercially relevant chemical conversions
• Real-world tips for pilot-scale estimation, project management, and commercialization

• Process and chemical engineers
• Plant managers, operations, and safety personnel
• Project engineers and R&D staff
• Researchers and technical managers in chemical, biochemical, and energy industries

Articles Include

• LDPE via a High-Pressure Tubular Process
• A Checklist for Safer Chemical Batch Reactions
• A Safety Checklist for Laboratories
• Diammonium Phosphate Production
• Methionine Hydroxy Analog Production
• Eye Protection, Part 1: Beyond Basic Eye Safety
• Eye Protection, Part 2: How to Avoid Fogging
• Bio-based Adipic Acid Production from Glucose
• Butene via Ethylene Dimerization
• Maleic Anhydride from n-Butane (Fixed-bed Process)
• Considerations for Estimating the Costs of Pilot-Scale Facilities
• MTBE Production from C4 Raffinate-1
• Disaster Preparedness at Manufacturing Facilities
• Accelerating Process and Product Development
• Managing Small and Medium-sized Capital Projects
• The Road to Commercialization: Best Practices
• Activated Carbon Production
• Plant Functional Safety Requires IT Security
• Avoid Safety Pitfalls During Plant Expansion and Modification
• From Concept to Commercial Production
• Materials Selection in the CPI
• Hydrogen Peroxide Production
• Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate Production
• Propane Dehydrogenation: Oxydehydrogenation
• Pressure-Relief System Design: Developments and Deficiencies
• Sizing Pressure-Relief Valves for Two-Phases
• Isopropanol Production from Propylene
• Ethanol from the Direct Gasification of Biomass
• Optimizing Pressure Relief Systems
• Connecting Operations Personnel to Reliability Efforts
• Piping Design for Potentially Lethal Chemicals
• D,L-methionine production via the carbonate process
• Emergency Shutdown Valves: A Functional Safety Approach to Selection
• From Batch to Continuous Processing
• Reactive Chemistry in the CPI
• Vinyl Acetate from Acetic Acid and Ethylene
• Production of Polylactic Acid
• 1,4-Butanediol from Bio-Succinic Acid

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