本書是為化工及相關專業編寫的專業英語教材，旨在提高學生閱讀英語科技文獻水平。材料來源于英文原版書籍、化工方面的雜志等。本書選材范圍廣、詞匯全面，主要內容包括化學反應、化學工程、單元操作及最新技術等共24個單元。每個單元由課文、詞匯表、難點注釋、課后練習和閱讀材料組成。文章內容豐富，語言難度適中，編排深入淺出，循序漸進。書后還附有總詞匯表、化學化工常用構詞、常用有機基團名稱，便于讀者查閱和自學。 本書可作為化工及相關專業本科、專科學生和在職碩士生的專業英語教材，化工專業高職類學生也可以選用，也可作為從事化工產品生產工作人員的參考書。
本書在編寫時緊扣化工專業知識，從適用及專業方面考慮，突出實用、夠用和好用的特點。各章節內容涵蓋了化學工程的基礎內容和前沿領域，主要內容包括化學反應、化學工程、單元操作及最新技術等共24個單元。每個單元由課文、詞匯表、難點注釋、課后練習和閱讀材料組成。選材范圍廣、詞匯全面，所選內容適應性強，覆蓋面寬，圖文并茂，內容豐富，適宜化工類及相關專業本、專科學生及在職研究生作為教材選用或自學。
Lesson 1 Chemical Engineering1Reading Material What is Chemical Engineering4Lesson 2 Chemical Equilibrium and Kinetics6Reading Material Chemical Lesson 1 Chemical Engineering1Reading Material What is Chemical Engineering4Lesson 2 Chemical Equilibrium and Kinetics6Reading Material Chemical Kinetics9Lesson 3 The Second Law of Thermodynamics11Reading Material Chemical and Process Thermodynamics13Lesson 4 Chemical Reaction Engineering17Reading Material Reactor Technology20Lesson 5 Chlor-Alkali and Related Processes24Reading Material Sulphuric Acid28Lesson 6 Ammonia31Reading Material Nitric Acid and Urea34Lesson 7 Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer36Reading Material Fluid-Flow Phenomena38Lesson 8 Heat Transfer41Reading Material Classification of Heat Transfer Equipment44Lesson 9 Distillation46Reading Material Azeotropic and Extractive Distillation48Lesson 10 Gas Absorption50Reading Material Principle Types of Absorption Equipment52Lesson 11 Liquid Extraction54Reading Material The Industrial Application of Liquid-Liquid Extraction57Lesson 12 Surface Chemistry and Adsorption59Reading Material Adsorption Isotherms61Lesson 13 Filtration63Reading Material Types of Filtration Equipment65Lesson 14 Evaporation, Crystallization and Drying67Reading Material Evaporator, Crystallizer, and Dryer69Lesson 15 Computer-Assisted Design of New Process73Reading Material Process Design in the 21st Century75Lesson 16 Catalysis77Reading Material Classification of Catalysts78Lesson 17 Colloid82Reading Material Coagulation and Flocculation87Lesson 18 Polymers and Polymerization Techniques89Reading Material Petroleum Processing94Lesson 19 Chemical Industry and Environment98Reading Material Chemical Process Safety102Lesson 20 Vapor-Phase Chromatography104Reading Material High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis107Lesson 21 Membranes for Separation Process113Reading Material Membranes in Chemical Processing115Lesson 22 New Technologies in Unit Operations118Reading Material What Is Materials Science and Engineering?120Lesson 23 Structure and Nomenclature of Hydrocarbons123Reading Material Nomenclature of Chemical Compounds130Lesson 24 Reading and Searching a Patent132Reading Material Design Information and Data135Appendix139Appendix 1 化學化工常用構詞139Appendix 2 常用有機基團140Appendix 3 總詞匯表140
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