developed the process are listed.

The The pervasive attention to multiple re- pared to about 600 in both Smith‘s
purification methods are given along actions and selectivity in addition to and Levenspiel’s popular texts. The
with the final product purities. The single reactions is one example. The de- greater number of equations reflects
chemical reactions and heats of reaction velopment of quantitative criteria for coverage of additional topics rather
are listed in some. the importance of the various rate de- than simply the inclusion of manipula-
The authors list the quantities man- termining steps and other phenomena is tive details in each treatment. A typical
ufactured and the amount of material another. Therefore, this book is recom- 3 credit course might cover the first
consumed in making various finished mended for practicing engineers desir- 5 chapters and One or two others. If
products for various countries if avail- ing to modernize and renew their assignments simply list the pages to be
able. knowledge of reaction engineering or to read and if students attempt to “under-
The book will serve as a valuable approach the state of the art with re- s t a n d the material by confirming the
reference for research chemists, mar- spect to a particular problem. important equations, frustration is in-
ket research people, process engineers, Of the many features of the book evitable for many average and weaker
salesmen and academic people. The that could be highlighted, the follow- students, especially at schools where a
material is condensed and organized so ing are offered. By covering the ad- broad mix of abilities is common. These
as to give many people the informa- vanced topics with the elementary ma- difficulties can be overcome by care-
tion needed without having to go to a terial which they extend, a compact fully prepared lectures. If the instructor
library and scan through many volumes. presentation and rapid progress is paves the way prior to the reading as-
The authors have placed three types achieved. By the end of Chapter 3, p. signment and reviews the highlights
of information at the reader’s disposal: 142, Carberry has discussed simple and afterward, the text, and hence the
( 1 ) The main text, ( 2 ) The synopsis complex reactions in batch reactors, course, will be a success. The reward
of the text in the margin, and ( 3 ) Flow plug flow reactors, and CSTRs; non- for the students will be a more SO-
diagrams illustrating the inter-relation- isothermal performance; non-ideal flow phisticated appreciation of reaction en-
ship of the products in each chapter. and the residence time distribution; gineering and a superior base for con-
This book will have great value to some data procurement and interpreta- tinued study.
the student, the academic person, the tion problems and the propagation of LEE C. EAGLETON
research person and the market re- experimental error; multiple steady Department of Chemical Engineering
search person. If a plant is contem- states and uniqueness of steady The Pennsylvania State University
plated or a by-product is to be puri- states; and the nature of several simple
fied, people can readily determine the optimization problems. The last two
size of the world market, the size of thirds of the book discusses multiple E. P.
Statistics for Experimenters, George
major world markets, the rate of market phase systems. These include gas-liquid Box, William G. Hunter and J. Stuart
growth, both negative and positive, in and liquid-liquid reaction systems in Hunter, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1978),
recent years and in some cases the au- 653 pages, $23.95.
addition to the fluid-solid catalytic sys-
thor’s ideas on future markets. In some tems for which the author is well- This book describes, at an introduc-
cases the authors state why a process known. The treatment of mass and tory level, the main statistical methods
is not favored such as low yields, high heat transport between and within each used in scientific and engineering re-
raw material costs, excessive by-product phase is particularly well done. Ex- search. Design of experiments, analysis
production, etc. tensive use of the effectiveness factor of data, and building of mathematical
This book is valuable and well worth idea enhances the quantitative appreci- models are presented as complementary
the price as a ready reference book. ation of the importance of the various aspects of the scientific method. The
K. E. COULTER mechanisms. Presentation of these ef- book is well suited for a first course
Process Consultant fectiveness factors in terms of measur- in applied statistics and also for self-
511 W. Meadowbrook able quantities eliminates the iterative instruction by practicing scientists and
Midland, Michigan procedure otherwise required. Appro- engineers.
priate use is made of dimensionless The book is oriented toward experi-
groups in order to minimize the number mentation as the motivation for sta-
of variables and to facilitate graphical tistical methods, The Erst two thirds of
Chemical and Catalytic Reaction Engineer-
presentation of solutions. Finally, one the book deal with experimental de-
ing, by James J. Carberry, McGraw-Hill,
Inc. (1976), 642 pages, $24.50.
should mention the short but effective sign; the remaining third deals with
summaries and the annotated refer- modeling and data analysis.
Carberry’s is a unique and important ences at the end of each chapter. The distinctive feature of this book is
addition to a growing number of good A book that excells for some cannot its problem-oriented approach. Each
books on reaction engineering and be optimum for others. A superficial statistical method is introduced through
catalysis. The diligent reader will en- or e!ementary view of the subject can a practical problem, and elucidated by
counter a wider breadth and greater be obtained more efficiently elsewhere. further examples from industrial proc-
depth than with other texts of similar Therefore, a discussion of this book as ess investigations. The scope and as-
size. The approach is “scholarly” in that sumptions of each method are ex-
a textbook is appropriate. The book
one finds access to a vast literature, and plained clearly, and the theory is pre-
research contributions are evaluated can obviously be highly recommended
sented with very simple mathematics.
critically and with a desirable per- as a graduate text. Use as an under-
This book is well written and au-
spective. However, the thrust is defi- graduate text has been tested by the thoritative. It is highly recommended as
nitely practical. No specialized mathe- author and by this reviewer, and there an introduction to statistics for experi-
matical background is presumed. The is no doubt that the book will “work” menters, and for directors or interpre-
author draws upon his experience with at the undergraduate level. However, ters of experiments.
industrial problems to emphasize those the less ambitious or gifted students W. E. STEWART
aspects of reaction engineering that may not spend sufficient effort to Chemical Engineering Department
have the greatest impact on economical, achieve satisfaction. This book has University of Wisconsin
efficient, and safe design of reactors. about 1200 numbered equations com- Madison, Wisconsin

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