Theory, Practice and Techniques in Industrial Chemistry

Industrial chemistry refers to the relation between the research and industrial-scale chemical engineering. Industrial chemists apply their broad indulgent of chemistry and environmental sustainability in areas like pharmaceutical corporations, polymer manufacturing, petrochemical processing, food science, and manufacturing industries. Industrial chemistry contributes a vital role in our society. Thousands of products and applications have increased the standard of living of billions of people in the last century. In these days, life without the benefits of industrial chemistry and the chemical industry would be difficult and of low quality. Though, society is frequently critical of industrial chemistry and does not accept all products provided by it. Hence it is an important requirement of manufacturers and scientists to convince people that chemicals can provide solutions to current problems. Changing of resources, of methodologies, of chemical individuals, technologies etc. in a competing economy with different types of industries require an ongoing dialog and a realistic proof-of-concept to achieve the “license-to-operate” for the chemical industry. In this situation, a well-acknowledged text is needed to current discussions with a high impact.

The entitled text ‘Theory, Practice and Techniques in Industrial Chemistry’ aims to provide information on chemicals and processes and comprehensive introductions to broad areas of knowledge. Meeting society’s needs without damaging the environment requires new ways of thinking. The industrial chemistry has a strong record of innovation – in products that meet customers’ needs, in manufacturing processes that protect the environment and human health, and in solutions that directly address environmental problems. The text shows how to deal with the whole process of changing raw materials into a useful, marketable product, an industrial chemist would look specifically at the nitty gritty science stuff, scrutinizing the chemical components and designing a ‘method’ for the product then work out the best way to make it. The industrial chemist precedes the chemical engineer in the process of bringing something to market. The text discusses, illustrates and explains many of the major chemical processes performed by industry, looks at how transformations affect the quality of our lives.