Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Up-to-Date Coverage of All Chemical Engineering Topics?from the Fundamentals to the State of the Art

Now in its 85th Anniversary Edition, this industry-standard resource has equipped generations of engineers and chemists with vital information, data, and insights. Thoroughly revised to reflect the latest technological advances and processes, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Ninth Edition, provides unsurpassed coverage of every aspect of chemical engineering. You will get comprehensive details on chemical processes, reactor modeling, biological processes, biochemical and membrane separation, process and chemical plant safety, and much more.

This fully updated edition covers:

Unit Conversion Factors and Symbols • Physical and Chemical Data including Prediction and Correlation of Physical Properties • Mathematics including Differential and Integral Calculus, Statistics , Optimization • Thermodynamics • Heat and Mass Transfer • Fluid and Particle Dynamics *Reaction Kinetics • Process Control and Instrumentation• Process Economics • Transport and Storage of Fluids • Heat Transfer Operations and Equipment • Psychrometry, Evaporative Cooling, and Solids Drying • Distillation • Gas Absorption and Gas-Liquid System Design • Liquid-Liquid Extraction Operations and Equipment • Adsorption and Ion Exchange • Gas-Solid Operations and Equipment • Liquid-Solid Operations and Equipment • Solid-Solid Operations and Equipment •Chemical Reactors • Bio-based Reactions and Processing • Waste Management including Air ,Wastewater and Solid Waste Management* Process Safety including Inherently Safer Design • Energy Resources, Conversion and Utilization* Materials of Construction

Dr. Don W. Green is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas. He holds a B.S. in petroleum engineering from the University of Tulsa, and M.S. and PhD. Degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He is Editor of the 6th, 7th and 8th Editions of Perry’s. He has authored, co-authored, 70 refereed publications, over 100 technical meeting presentations, and is co-author of the SPE textbook Enhanced Oil Recovery. Dr. Green has won numerous teaching awards at KU, including the Honors for Outstanding Progressive Educator (HOPE) Award and the Chancellor's Club Career Teaching Award, the highest teaching recognitions awarded at the University. He has also been featured as an outstanding educator in ASEE's Chemical Engineering Education Journal. He is an Honorary Member of both SPE and AIME and a Fellow of the AIChE. .

Dr. Marylee Z. Southard is Associate Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas. She holds B.S., M.S. and PhD Degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Kansas. Her work in inorganic chemicals production has included process engineering, design and product development. She has consulted for production and research companies. She teaches process design and project economics, and has won several University-wide teaching awards, including the Honors for Outstanding Progressive Educator (HOPE) Award and the Kemper Teaching Fellowship. She has authored 1 patent, 15 refereed publications and numerous technical presentations. Her research interests are in biological and pharmaceutical mass transport.