Overview
- Is a comprehensive textbook on chemical and process industries
- Describes both fundamental technologies, specific manufacturing processes, and the state of the industry
- Offers case studies from Ghana, highlighting the real-world application of these processes
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Front Matter
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About this book
This textbook presents a thorough overview of chemical and process industries. It describes the standard technologies and the state of the industries and the manufacturing processes of specific chemical and allied products. It includes examples of industries in Ghana, highlighting the real-world applications of these technologies.
The book introduces new developments in the processes in chemical industry, focuses on the technology and methodology of the processes and the chemistry underlying them. It offers guidance on operating of processing units. Furthermore, it includes sections on safety and environmental pollution control in industry.
With a pedagogical and comprehensive approach, utilizing illustrations and tables, this book provides students in chemical engineering and industrial chemistry with a concise and up-to-date overview of this diverse subject.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Ing. Prof. Osei-Wusu Achaw is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering of Kumasi Technical University, Ghana, where he has taught for close to 24 years. He has published book chapters and several peer-reviewed papers in reputable journals.
Dr. Eric Danso-Boateng has taught at the Department of Chemical Engineering of Kumasi Technical University in Ghana for about 12 years as Lecturer/Senior Lecturer and at the Department of Chemical Engineering of Loughborough University in the UK for a year and half as University Teacher. He is currently Teaching Fellow at the School of Chemical and Process Engineering of University of Leeds in the UK where he has taught for more than three years. He has published one edited book, two book chapters, and several peer-reviewed papers mostly in high impact factor journals and has a patent.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chemical and Process Industries
Book Subtitle: With Examples of Industries in Ghana
Authors: Osei-Wusu Achaw, Eric Danso-Boateng
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79139-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-79138-4Published: 11 August 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-79141-4Published: 12 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-79139-1Published: 09 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 374
Number of Illustrations: 82 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Food Science, Bioorganic Chemistry