本书由全国化工高职教学指导委员会精细化工专业委员会组织编写，书中选材难易适中，内容覆盖面宽，全书共分5章，包括精细化工简介、精细化工产品介绍、单元反应、单元操作、工厂典型设备。每章含有课文正文、词组、难点注释、理解练习、阅读材料等部分，内容上循序渐进，遵循学生的认知规律。
本书可作为高职高专化学、化工及相关专业的教材，也可供有关厂矿企业技术人员参考。

Part 1 Introduction
Lesson 1 The Characteristics of English for Science and Technology
Lesson 2 WordBuilding of English for Science and Technology
Lesson 3 A Brief Introduction of Fine Chemicals
Part 2 An Outline of Some Fine Chemicals
Lesson 4 Surfactants
Lesson 5 Different Types of Surfactants
Lesson 6 Adhesives
Lesson 7 Plasticizers
Lesson 8 Heat Stabilizers
Lesson 9 Food additives
Lesson 10 Dyes
Lesson 11 Paints
Lesson 12 Chemical Insecticides and Biological Insecticides
Lesson 13 The History and Health Effect of Herbicide
Lesson 14 Discovery of Sulfa Drugs
Lesson 15 Shampoos
Lesson 16 Heterogeneous Catalysts and Homogeneous Catalysts
Lesson 17 Types and Importance of Catalysts
Part 3 Unit Reaction Technique
Lesson 18 Radical Halogenation of Methane
Lesson 19 Sulfonation of Benzene
Lesson 20 Synthesis of Esters
Lesson 21 Oxidation of Alcohol
Lesson 22 Alcohols by Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds
Part 4 Unit Operation
Lesson 23 Distillation
Lesson 24 Drying
Lesson 25 Liquid Extraction
Lesson 26 Size Reduction and Mixing
Lesson 27 Adsorption
Lesson 28 Supercritical Fluid Extraction
Part 5 Typical Equipments in Plants
Lesson 29 Reactor
Lesson 30 Filters and Centrifuges
Lesson 31 Driers
Lesson 32 Extractors
Lesson 33 Evaporators
Appendix
Appendix 1 Common Glassware Names
Appendix 2 Common Prefix and Suffix
Appendix 3 Common Chemical Prefix and Suffix
Appendix 4 Name and Symbols of Elements
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