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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Schmidt, Lanny D., 1938-
The engineering of chemical reactions / Lanny D. Schmidt.
p, cm.-(Topics in chemical engineering)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN O-19-510588-5 (cloth)
1. Chemical reactors. I. Title. II. Series: Topics in chemical
engineering (Oxford University Press)
TP157.S32 1 9 9 7
66o--dc2 1 97-39965
CIP

Cover Photos: The upper-photo shows a view across the Mississippi River
of the Exxon refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is one of the largest
refineries in the world, converting over 400,000 barrels per day of crude oil
into gasoline and diesel fuel. This refinery also produces petrochemicals for
products such as polymers and plastics. The lower photo shows three new
types of products made by chemical engineers. These are foods (Cheerios),
pharmaceuticals (aspirin), and microelectronics (memory chips). The skills
which have been developed in petroleum and petrochemicals have enabled
chemical engineers to expand into new processes such as these.

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