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Part A Comprehensive Articles
1.Chemistry:a Science for the Twenty-First Century
2.What is a Chemical Engineer?
3.Applications of Inorganic Chemistry
4.The Map of Organic Chemistry
5.Introduction to Analytical Chemistry
6.What is Physical Chemistry
7.Working in the Lab
8.Basic Laboratory Apparatus and Manipulation
Part B Basic Knowledge of Chemical Engineering
1.Chemical Engineering
2.The Difference Between Engineering and Science
3.Pipe Lines
4.Valve
5.Centrifugal Pump
6.Cyclone Separator
7.Cooling Tower
8.Membrane
9.Diffusion Process
10.Reverse Osmosis
11.Filtration
12.Evaporation
13.Crystallization
14.Drying
15.Mixing
16.Distillation
17.Adsorption
18.Reciprocating Compressor
19.Batch and Continuous Processes
20.Removal of Dust from Gases
21.Centrifugal Settling Processes
22.Heat Transfer
23.Heat Exchanger
24.Single and Multiple-Effect Evaporation Operation
25.Extraction
26.The Phenomenon of Fluidization
27.Applications of Size Reduction
28.Screening
29.Instrumentation and Control
30.The Material Balance
31.The Energy Balance
32.The Ideal Contact (the equilibrium stage model)
33.Rates of an Operation (the rate of transfer model)
34.Application of Computers in Chemical Engineering
35.Chemical Manufacturing Process
36.Biotechnology
37.Genetic Engineering
38.Tissue Culture
39.Cloning
40.Fermentation Technology
Part C General Chemistry
1.Introduction of General Chemistry
2.Chemical Bond and Bonding Theory
3.Brφsted Acids and Bases
4.Chemical Reaction and Equilibrium
5.Structure and Nomenclature of Hydrocarbons
6.Type of Organic Chemical Reactions
7.Briefing on Chemical Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics
8.Applied Chemistry
9.High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis
10.Structure Determination
11.Electrochemistry
12.How to Develop a New Pesticide
13.What is Materials Chemistry
14.Materials Characterization
15.Nanotechnology
16.Ceramic
17.Biomaterials: Body Parts of the Future
18.The Future of Pharmaceutical Engineering
Part D Chemistry Glossaries
1.General Chemistry
1.1 Atoms，Elements and Ions
1.2 Electrons in Atoms
1.3 Gases,Liquids and Solids
1.4 Solution
1.5 Reactions in Solution
2.Inorganic Chemistry
2.1 The Periodic Table
2.2 Chemical Bonds
2.3 Redox Reactions
2.4 Simple Compounds
3.Organic Chemistry
3.1 Organic Chemistry
3.2 Polymer
4.Analytical Chemistry
4.1 Basic Terms
4.2 Base Units
5.Physical Chemistry
5.1 Energy and Chemical Change
5.2 Reaction Rate
5.3 The Quantum Theory
6.Other Related Chemistry
6.1 Consumer Chemistry
6.2 Environmental Chemistry
6.3 Biochemistry
Appendix
Appendix Ⅰ IUPAC Names and Symbols of Elements
Appendix Ⅱ Laboratory Equipments
References