Petrochemicals in Nontechnical Language

by Donald L. Burdick, William L. Leffler

Authors Don Burdick and Bill Leffler have completely rewritten this time-honored bestseller, now the definitive book for understanding the mysteries of the petrochemical industry.

With chapters on all the base chemicals and derivatives, plus seven new ones covering the Fischer-Tropsch process, polyurethane, epoxy resins and more, this is broadest available look inside the industry.

Still offering readers easy-to-understand diagrams, charts and tables, plus digestible chapter reviews - this classic delivers the information that every person in the industry needs.

Genres: Engineering, Reference

460 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1990

Reviews

[Ryan Alsaihaty]

Excellent overview of petrochemicals that covers a broad range of topics written in a simple, mostly non-technical, language.

[James Erskine]

Honestly I couldn’t finish this whole book. It started talking about chemicals I’ve never heard of that I’ll never need to know about (what the heck is epichlorohydrin). The sections I did read (70%) or so were so good and give a great overview. If I ever need to learn about a chemical because it comes up in the news of a train carrying it crashes, this book is where I will start.