Acetic Acid and its Derivatives

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Victor H. Agreda
CRC Press, Dec 16, 1992 - Science - 456 pages
Striking a balance between basic chemistry and chemical engineering, this up-to-date reference discusses important aspects of acetic acid and its major derivatives, including chemistry, methods of preparation and manufacture, and synthesis, as well as current and emerging downstream technologies.;The book provides comprehensive physical property da
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Bioderived Acetic Acid
3
Chapter 2 Ethylene and AcetyleneBased Processes
15
Chapter 3 Manufacture via Hydrocarbon Oxidation
27
Chapter 4 Manufacture via Methanol Carbonylation
35
Chapter 5 Other Synthesis GasBased AceticAcid Processes
53
Chapter 6 Production Economics
61
I I Thermophysical Properties of AceticAcid and Its Aqueous Solutions
71
Chapter 7 Acetic Acid
73
Chapter 10 Ketene
161
Chapter 11 Di ketene and Acetoacetates
173
Chapter 12 Vinyl Acetate
225
Chapter 13 Cellulose Acetate
241
Chapter 14 Alcohol Acetates
257
Chapter 15 Halogenated Derivatives
285
Chapter 16 Nitrogen Derivatives
305
Chapter 17 Specialty Chemicals
323

Chapter 8 Aqueous Solutions
101
I I I Selected Acetic Acid Derivatives
143
Chapter 9 Acetic Anhydride
145
Acrylics and OtherCarboxylic Acids
345
Chapter 19 Key Properties and Hazards
361
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