Introduction.-
Financial and Commercial Matters.- Procurement of Equipment and Machinery.- Erection
and Commissioning.- Procurement of Raw Materials and Other Items.- Safety
Management.- Pollution Control.- Maintenance Management Activities.- Utilities.- Instrumentation.- Energy
Efficiency.- Methods of Heating.- Inventory Control.- General Administrative Matters.- Process Control,
Product Quality, Research & Development.- Smooth Running of the Production
Plants.- Identification of Hazards: Some Practical Examples.- Appendix A: General
Technical Matters.- Appendix B: Techno-economic Matters.- Appendix C: Typical
Water Balance in Chemical Industries.- Appendix D: Typical Electrical
Arrangements.- Appendix E: Organisation Structure for Industrial Administration.
K R Golwalkar is a consulting chemical engineer in
private practice in India. He worked for many years commissioning, operating,
modernizing, and diversifying of chemical plants in India, Kenya, Thailand,
Indonesia. He has also served as a visiting faculty member in chemical
engineering Institutes at Mumbai, Nagpur, and Pune in India.
This book covers all major areas of operation, pollution
control, safety, modernization, diversification, and resource management for
cost control in the industrial production of chemicals. The author details the
importance of obtaining the right type of raw materials and equipment for
maximum plant efficiency and also discusses revival of plants that have been
idle for long periods. He also presents important issues concerning product
quality, energy recovery, safety, pollution control and improving profitability
by proper management of resources. The book is ideal for shop floor engineers, middle level
management, and owners of small- and medium-scale facilities in many countries
as it serves as a guide for keeping the plant operations running in adverse
situations, for reducing energy consumption; improving profitability, resource
allocation, and workforce planning.