Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index.
Contents
Material world -- Engineering pioneers -- States of matter -- Chemical reactions -- Reaction engineering -- From idea to industry -- Doing it better -- Searching for solutions -- Testing times -- Into production -- Design challenge : make a fire extinguisher -- Future trends -- So you want to be a chemical engineer?
Summary
Examines how chemical engineers combine the science of chemistry with the engineering design process to develop products used in daily life such as cleaning supplies, fuels, and medicines.