390 Chemistry of Petrochemical Processes
Surfactants, 195–196
Suspension polymerization, 316
Synthesis gas
ammonia from, 144–145
chemicals from, 143–149
combined reforming, 150
ethylene glycol from, 166–167
from naphtha, 122
from natural gas, 122, 140–143
hydrocarbons from, 123–124
Synthol fluid-bed reactor, 125
methyl alcohol from, 149
sources, 122
uses, 123
Synthetic fibers, 321, 359–371
carbon, 369–370
polyacrylics, 368
polyamides, 362
polyesters, 359
polypropylene, 370-371
Synthetic rubber, 321, 350–359
butyl, 356
ethylene propylene, 357
nitrile, 353
polyisoprene, 354
properties, 351
styrene-butadiene, 353
transpolypentamer, 357
Synthol process, 125
TAME (See ter-Amyl methyl ether.)
Tar sand, analysis of bitumen, 26
TBA (See ter-Butyl alcohol.)
TDI (See Toluene diisocyanate.)
Teflon, 139
Terephthalic acid, 295
from benzoic acid, 290
from p-xylene, 295
process, 296
Tetrachloro methane (See Carbon tetrachlo-
ride.)
Tetrahydrofuran, 243
Tetramethylene sulfone (See Sulfolane.)
Thermal conversion processes
delayed coking, 57–58
fluid coking, 58–59
viscosity breaking, 59–60
Thermoplastic elastomers, 358
Thermoplastic polyesters, 336
Thermoplastics
polyacetals, 341
polyamides (nylon resins), 336
polycarbonates, 337–339
polyesters, 336–337
polyether sulfones, 339–340
polyethylenes, 324–329
poly (phenylene) oxide, 340
polypropylene, 329–331
polystyrenes, 334–336
polyvinyl chloride, 332–334
properties, 325
Thermosetting plastics
epoxy resins, 344–346
phenol formaldehyde resins, 346–48
polyurethanes, 342–344
unsaturated polyesters, 346
urea-formaldehyde resins, 349
urea-melamine resins, 348–349
p-Tolualdehyde, 294
Toluene
benzene from, 284
benzoic acid from, 286
carbonylation, 294
chemicals, 284–294
hydrodealkylation, 284
Mobil-IFP disproportionation process, 285
nitration, 292
Toluene diisocyanate, 293
Toluic acid, 295
Toluidine (o- and p-), 293
TPE's (See Thermoplastic elastomers.)
Transpolypentamer, 357
Tributylaluminum, 206
Trichloroethylene (trichlor), 203
Trichlorofluoromethane, 140
Trichloromethane (See Chloroform.)
Tridecyl alcohol, 164
Triethanolamine
from ethylene oxide and ammonia, 196
in polyurethane synthesis, 343
Triethylaluminum, 206, 209
Triethylene glycol, 6, 193
Trimethylamine, 161
2,2,4-Trimethylpentane (See Isooctane.)
Trinitrotoluene (TNT), 294
UOP process for isobutane, 181
Union Carbide Unipol process for HDPE,
327
Unsaturated polyesters, 346
Urea
production, 145–147