Introduction to Process Technology

Charles E. Thomas, Ph.D., is a professor and division chair at Lee College, where he teaches Process Technology, Safety Management, and Manufacturing Engineering. Widely regarded as the foremost textbook author on process technology, Dr. Thomas is credited with creating the discipline in the 1990s. His prior professional experience includes tenure with Exxon Research and Engineering and Exxon Chemicals in a variety of operational, research and development, and training system roles. He earned his B.A. from Western Illinois University, his M.S. from the University of Texas, and his Ph.D. from Texas A & M University.

• Preface.1. History of the Chemical Processing Industry.2. Introduction to Process Technology.3. Safety, Health, and Environment.4. Applied Physics One.5. Equipment One.6. Equipment Two.7. Process Instrumentation One.8. Process Instrumentation Two.9. Process Technology—Systems One.10. Process Technology—Systems Two.11. Industrial Processes.12. Process Technology Operations.13. Applied General Chemistry.14. Applied Physics Two.15. Environmental Standards.16. Quality Control.17. Process Troubleshooting.18. Self-Directed Job Search.19. Applied General Chemistry Two.20. Chemical Process Industry Overview.Glossary.Index.