Fine Chemicals Manufacture: Technology and Engineering

Introduction: Characteristic features of fine chemicals manufacture Catalysis in fine chemistry Selectivity engineering Process development Separation methods Production plants. Fine Chemicals and their Synthesis - a Chemical Point of View: What are fine chemicals? - Historical development of organic synthesis Fine chemicals versus bulk chemicals manufacture Process selection - process profile analysis Factors influencing process choice - cleaner and safer technologies E factors and atom utilization The role of catalysis in waste minimization Fine chemicals and catalysis - examples. Catalysis in Fine Chemicals. Introduction. Mechanism of catalysis. Heterogeneous catalysts - types and preparation. Catalyst performance: activity, selectivity, and stability. Catalyst selection. Catalyst characterization. Homogeneous catalysis. Phase-transfer catalysis Biocatalysis. Selectivity Engineering: Heterogenization of homogeneous catalysis Additional liquid phase Rate and selectivity improvement via manipulation of "microenvironment" Rate and selectivity improvement via manipulation of "macroenvironment". Unconventional techniques Continuous processes. (Part contents).