随着经济全球化浪潮的涌起和我国精细化工产业的不断发展，社会和企业对精细化工人才素质的需求也在不断发展和变化，除要求从业人员具备一定的专业知识和技能外，也要求其具备一定的专业英语阅读、写作能力。为适应新时期社会经济变化对高职精细化工专业人才素质的需求，全国化工高职教学指导委员会精细化工专业委员会组织全国部分高等职业院校编写本书。在吸取其他专业英语教材优点的基础上，编者力求编出一本符合高等职业教育特点、遵循学生认知规律的教材。

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