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Updated to reflect the latest developments in operational procedures for today’s sophisticated chemical technologies, Chemical Technicians’ Ready Reference Handbook, Fifth Edition, remains the undisputed classic in the field. Expanded to include coverage for process operators, this authoritative resource contains in-depth details on chemical safety, laboratory procedures, chemical nomenclature, basic electricity, laboratory statistics, and instrumental techniques. Step-by-step directions for performing virtually every laboratory task are also included in this practical guide. COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE INCLUDES: Chemical process industry workers and government regulations Chemical plant and laboratory safety Chemical handling and hazard communication Handling compressed gases Pressure and vacuum Mathematics review and conversion tables Standard operating procedures Laboratory glassware pH measurement Basic electricity Sampling Laboratory filtration Recrystallization The balance Gravimetric analysis Preparation of solutions Process analyzers Plumbing, valves, and pumps Physical properties and determinations Extraction Distillation and evaporation Inorganic and organic chemistry review Chemical calculations and concentration expressions Volumetric analysis Chromatography Spectroscopy Atomic absorption spectroscopy Jack T. Ballinger, Ed.D., is professor of chemistry at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley and the author of Chemical Technician’s Ready Reference Handbook, published by McGraw-Hill. Dr. Ballinger has taught chemical technology courses for the past 29 years. He is a member of the American Chemical Society’s coordinating committee developing national skill standards for the chemical process industry. Chapter 1. Chemical Process Industry Workers and Government Regulations Chapter 2. Chemical Plant and Laboratory Safety Chapter 3. Chemical Handling and Hazard Communication Chapter 4. Handling Compressed Gases Chapter 5. Pressure and Vacuum Chapter 6. Mathematics Review and Conversion Tables Chapter 7. Standard Operating Procedures Chapter 8. Laboratory Glassware Chapter 9. pH Measurement Chapter 10. Basic Electricity Chapter 11. Sampling Chapter 12. Laboratory Filtration Chapter 13. Recrystallization Chapter 14. The Balance Chapter 15. Gravimetric Analysis Chapter 16. Preparation of Solutions Chapter 17. Process Analyzers Chapter 18. Plumbing, Valves, and Pumps Chapter 19. Physical Properties and Determinations Chapter 20. Extraction Chapter 21. Distillation and Evaporation Chapter 22. Inorganic Chemistry Review Chapter 23. Organic Chemistry Review Chapter 24. Chemical Calculation and Concentration Expressions Chapter 25. Volumetric Analysis Chapter 26. Chromatography Chapter 27. Spectroscopy Chapter 28. Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy Appendix A. Commonly Used Abbreviations Appendix B. Physical Properties of Water Appendix C. Glossary of Chemical Process Terms Index
