Chemical Process Industries Flashcards
Addition of alkyl radical with side chain final product
Alkylation
(Applications: petroleum, organic chemicals)
Creation of amine group by addition of ammonia
Amination by ammonolysis
(Applications: dyestuffs, synthetic fibers, organic chemicals)
Creation of amine group by adding hydrogen gas
Amination by reduction
(Applications: dyestuffs, organic chemicals)
Creation of amine group by oxidation
Ammonoxidation
(Applications: plastics, synthetic fibers)
Process of heating limestone to produce lime
Calcination
(Application: cement)
Creation of carbonyl compounds
Carbonylation
Creation of carboxylate salts
Carboxylation
Combination of two organic molecules
Condensation
(Application: synthetic perfumes)
Separation of long C-C chains into smaller chains
Pyrolysis or cracking
Process used in destructive distillation of coal and petroleum
Pyrolysis or cracking
Production of cyanide
Cyanidation or cyanation
Creation of cyclic compounds from C-C chains
Cyclization
(Application: petroleum)
Removal of water
Dehydration
Removal of hydrogen
Dehydrogenation
(Application: synthetic rubber)
Occurs between diazonium ions and the phenolic tyrosine, resulting in three new typical peaks in the SERS spectrum of the azo dye
Diazotization and coupling
Simultaneous reduction and oxidation
Disproportionation
Another term for double decomposition (switching of ion pairs in inorganic chemicals)
Metathesis
Triggered when acid is added to alcohol
Esterification
(Applications: oils and fats, soaps)
Addition of halogen to organic compound performed with or without light
Halogenation
Addition of water
Hydration
Production of aldehydes from alkenes
Hydroformylation
Another term for hydroformylation
Oxo Synthesis
Addition of hydrogen
Hydrogenation
(Applications: fats and waxes, coal hydrogenation, petroleum)
Cleavage of bonds by the addition of water
Hydrolysis
Oxidation of CH into COH
Hydroxylation
(Application: detergent)
Transformation of molecules into a different isomer
Isomerization
(Application: petroleum)
Introduction of nitrogen group into an organic compound
Nitration
(Applications: explosives, dyestuffs)
Conversion of monomers to macromolecular complexes through a finite degree of polymerization
Oligomerization
Applications of polymerization
Petroleum
Plastics
Elastomers
Synthetic fibers
Production of benzenesulfonic acid by adding SO₃ and H₂SO₄
Sulfonation
(Application: dyestuffs)
Conversion of carbonyl group to thiocarbonyl
Thionation
Manufacture of paper from pulp employing the Fourdrinier machine
Kraft Processes
Method of recovering hydrogen from water gas; carbon dioxide is reacted with steam at 500°C in the presence of catalyst to form CO and H₂
Bosch Process
Recovering copper from its sulfide ores by leaching with cupric and sodium or calcium chloride solution and electrolyzing. Product is CuCl₂ (cupric chloride)
Hoepner Process
Copper or iron sulfides fused and blown with air to burn out the sulfur content
Holloway Process
Formation of rust-resistant coating on iron base metal by oxidation with superheated steam
Barff Process
Reduction of lead ores, small charge is roasted slowly at low T, lead being collected outside the furnace by means of heat
Carinthian Process