Introduction

Process industries encompass the production of a wide range of products like fuels (e.g., oil and natural gas), glass, metals (e.g., steel and aluminum), minerals (e.g., refractories, bricks, and ceramics), and power, to name a few. The treatment and disposal of waste materials is another example of a process industry. In this book, only a few of these are considered and briefly discussed. The main focus of the book is on the hydrocarbon, petrochemical, power generation, and thermal oxidation industries.