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Production Management of Chemical Industries

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Kiran R. Golwalkar

    1. Consulting Chemical Engineer, Nagpur, India

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  • Serves as a concise and useful reference on equipment, raw materials, energy efficiency, product quality, pollution control, and safe working conditions for chemical production facilities

  • Adopts a straightforward writing style and level of technicality appropriate for a diverse range of professionals in the chemical production industry including engineers, technicians, and managers as well as a students in chemical, manufacturing, and industrial engineering

  • Includes many case studies not available in any single book

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 1-17

  3. Financial and Commercial Matters

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 19-46

  4. Procurement of Equipments

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 47-63

  5. Erection and Commissioning

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 65-81

  6. Procurement of Raw Materials and Other Items

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 83-90

  7. Safety Management

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 91-120

  8. Pollution Control

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 121-156

  9. Maintenance

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 157-166

  10. Utilities

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 167-198

  11. Instrumentation

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 199-212

  12. Energy Efficiency

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 213-226

  13. Methods for Heating

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 227-242

  14. Inventory Control

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 243-257

  15. General Administration

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 259-271

  16. Process Control, Product Quality, and Research and Development

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 273-285

  17. Smooth Running of the Production Plants

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 287-301

  18. Identifications of Hazards: Some Practical Examples

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 303-312

  19. General Technical Matters

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 313-329

  20. Technocommercial Matters

    • Kiran R. Golwalkar
    Pages 331-345
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About this book

This book covers all major areas of operation, pollution control, safety, modernization, diversification, and resource management for cost control in the industrial production of chemicals. The author details the importance of obtaining the right type of raw materials and equipment for maximum plant efficiency and discusses revival of plants that have been idle for long periods. He also presents important issues concerning product quality, energy recovery, safety, pollution control and improving profitability by proper management of resources. The book is ideal  for shop floor engineers, middle level management, and owners of small- and medium-scale facilities in many countries as it serves as a guide for keeping the plant operations running in adverse situations, for reducing energy consumption; improving profitability, resource allocation, and workforce planning.
 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Consulting Chemical Engineer, Nagpur, India

    Kiran R. Golwalkar

About the author

K R Golwalkar is a consulting chemical engineer in private practice in India. He worked for many years commissioning, operating, modernizing, and diversifying of chemical plants in India, Kenya, Thailand, Indonesia. He has also served as a visiting faculty member in chemical engineering Institutes at Mumbai, Nagpur, and Pune in India.

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