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555 West Pierce Road, Suite 301, Itasca, IL 60143 Phone: (630) 467-1300 Fax: (630) 467-1109 www.chemicalprocessing.com E-mail: cpnews@putman.net Subscriptions/Customer Service: (888) 644-1803 or (847) 559-7360 EdItoRIaL StaFF MaRk RoSEnzWEIg, editor in chief, x478 mrosenzweig@putman.net kEn SChnEPF, managing editor, x442 kschnepf@putman.net JILL RuSSELL, digitaL editor, x455 jrussell@putman.net MIkE SPEaR, editor at Large hertfordshire, U.K. mspear@putman.net ContRIbutIng EdItoRS andREW SLoLEY, troUbLeshooting coLUmnist LYnn L. bERgESon, regULatory coLUmnist ChRIStoPhER RuSSELL, energy coLUmnist dIRk WILLaRd, coLUmnist SEÁn ottEWELL, coLUmnist dESIgn & PRoduCtIon StEPhEn C. hERnER, groUp art director, x312 sherner@putman.net toM WaItEk, prodUction designer, x413 twaitek@putman.net RIta FItzgERaLd, prodUction manager, x468 rfitzgerald@putman.net EdItoRIaL boaRd Vic edWards, aker Kvaerner tim franK, dow chemical ben paterson, eli Lilly roy sanders, ppg industries eLLen tUrner, eastman chemical ben Weinstein, procter & gamble Jon WorsteLL, shell chemical sheiLa yang, fluor corp. MIkE bREnnER, groUp pUbLisher, x487 mbrenner@putman.net bRIan MaRz, pUbLisher, x411 bmarz@putman.net adMInIStRatIvE StaFF John M. CaPPELLEttI, president/ceo JuLIE CaPPELLEttI-LangE, Vice president RoSE SouthaRd, it director JERRY CLaRk, Vice president of circULation JaCk JonES, circULation director REPRIntS CLaudIa StaChoWIak, marKeting manager claudia@fostereprints.net 1-866-879-9144 x121 fax: 219-561-2019 FoStER REPRIntS 4295 ohio street michigan city, in 46360 FROM THE EDITOR << Looking for a real stocking stuffer? Consider the new edition of a key handbook for chemical engineers For more than 70 years, iF one reference has epitomized what chemical engineering is all about it’s been “Perry’s Chemical engineers’ handbook.” now, a new edition — the first in a decade — has come out. With 25 sections and more than 700 illustrations crammed into about 2,400 pages, the 8th edition is similar in size and scope to its predecessors. sections have been updated to cover advances in technology and also extensively revised, according to Don Green of the University of Kansas, the handbook’s editor in chief. For instance, the listings of physical and chemical data now include information from the Design institute for Physical Properties of the american institute of Chemical engineers, he notes. a detailed review of the new Perry’s requires more expertise than i have. however, some areas where the handbook benefits from updating are abundantly obvious. For example, the section on Liquid-Liquid extraction and other Liquid-Liquid operations and equipment covers emerging developments such as the potential role of ionic liquids (for more on them, see: www.ChemicalProcessing. com/articles/2006/087.html). another good example: the Process safety section for the first time contains a write-up on security, including information on security vulnerability assessment methodologies, by Dave moore, who co-authored our recent cover story on the new Dept. of homeland security regulations (www.ChemicalProcessing.com/articles/ 2007/095.html). as with previous editions, section 2, Physical and Chemical Data, is by far the largest, accounting for more than 500 pages. however, 10 other sections take up more than 100 pages each, lead by transport and storage of Fluids, which runs 159 pages. i’m pleased to note that two members of CP’s editorial Board worked on sections — Vic edwards (transport and storage…) and tim Frank (Liquid-Liquid…). in addition, several of the authorities who handle questions on our Web site’s ask the experts feature (www. ChemicalProcessing.com/experts/index.html) also were involved — Dave Dickey (Liquidsolid…), Wayne Genck (Liquid-solid…), Dennis hendershot (Process safety), Dave moore (Process safety), Frank seibert (Liquid-Liquid…) and Cecil smith (Process Control) — as were CP authors angela summers (Process safety) and trevor Kletz (Process safety). Perry’s is up-to-date in more than content, too. it comes in a conventional hardcover edition, which lists for $199, but also as a “print on demand” paperback from amazon in which you can order the particular sections you want — at prices ranging from $50 for Physical and Chemical Data to $30 for transport and storage of Fluids and solid-solid operations and Processing to $25 for each of the other sec- The process safety section now covers security. tions. another alternative is to download individual sections from ebooks.com — at the same prices as on amazon — and print them yourself. Publisher mcGraw-hill also is planning to shortly offer downloads of sections. also testifying to how Perry’s has changed with the times, the hardcover handbook is printed in China. CP Mark Rosenzweig Editor in Chief mrosenzweig@putman.net December 2007 • 7 Folio editorial excellence award Winner www.chemicalprocessing.com http://www.chemicalprocessing.com http://www.ChemicalProcessing.com/experts/index.html http://www.ChemicalProcessing.com/experts/index.html http://www.ChemicalProcessing.com/articles/2006/087.html http://www.ChemicalProcessing.com/articles/2006/087.html http://Ebooks.com http://www.ChemicalProcessing.com/articles/2007/095.html http://www.ChemicalProcessing.com/articles/2007/095.html

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