The Chemical Industry at the Millenium: Maturity, Restructuring, and GlobalizationChemical Heritage Press, 2003 - 387 pages In The Chemical Industry at the Millennium, Peter Spitz and a team of industry experts look at this complex and fascinating industry. Concentrating on basic and specialty chemicals, chapter authors examine many of the trends and market factors that have affected the chemical industry in the recent past. The book offers an insider’s view of the restructuring and reengineering crazes and the improvements and roadblocks offered by information technology and the Internet. Other factors that came into play include the impact of environmental regulations and globalization, and the financial community’s demand for greater shareholder value. Each is discussed in turn. The Chemical Industry at the Millennium is a must read for industry professionals and anyone else interested in the changes and challenges facing a great and essential industry. |
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Page 71
... methanol plants , and emerging methanol - to - olefin ( MTO ) processes have prompted the idea of a " methane refinery . " As shown in Fig- ure 2 , the idea is to build huge natural gas reformers to feed syngas units for making liquid ...
... methanol plants , and emerging methanol - to - olefin ( MTO ) processes have prompted the idea of a " methane refinery . " As shown in Fig- ure 2 , the idea is to build huge natural gas reformers to feed syngas units for making liquid ...
Page 72
... methanol process technology . Current world - scale methanol plant capacity is about 2,000 to 2,500 tons per day . Several technol- ogy developers , including Lurgi , Toyo Engineering , Foster Wheeler , Kvaerner , and Synetix , are now ...
... methanol process technology . Current world - scale methanol plant capacity is about 2,000 to 2,500 tons per day . Several technol- ogy developers , including Lurgi , Toyo Engineering , Foster Wheeler , Kvaerner , and Synetix , are now ...
Page 80
... Methanol carbonylation was not commercialized until 1960 , when BASF used a cobalt catalyst operating at high pressure . Then in 1970 the well- known and highly cost - effective Monsanto methanol carbonylation process using a rhodium ...
... Methanol carbonylation was not commercialized until 1960 , when BASF used a cobalt catalyst operating at high pressure . Then in 1970 the well- known and highly cost - effective Monsanto methanol carbonylation process using a rhodium ...
Contents
The First Wave | 9 |
Jeffrey S Plotkin | 51 |
Specialty Chemicals | 85 |
Copyright | |
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