A book that every Chemical Engineer will come across; most likely in freshman year. It's in a way a big encyclopedia related to the field of Chemical Engineering; many subjects but not much detail. However, it looks quite impressive on your bookshelves.

Edited by the late Robert H. Perrry, Don W. Green, and James O. Maloney. Published by McGraw-Hill. Topics include:

• Conversion Factors.
• Physical and Chemical Data.
• Mathematics.
• Thermodynamics.
• Heat and Mass Transfer.
• Fluid and Particle Mechanics.
• Reaction Kinetics.
• Process Control and Instrumentation.
• Process Economics.
• Transport and Storage of Fluids.
• Heat Transfer Operations and Equipment.
• Drying, Humidification and Evaporative Cooling.
• Distillation.
• Gas Absorption and Other Gas-Liquid Operations and Equipment.
• Solid-State Operations and Equipment.
• Size Reduction and Size Enlargement.
• Handling of Bulk Solids and Packaging of Solids and Liquids.
• Alternative Separation Processes.
• Chemical Reactors.
• Biochemical Engineering.
• Waste Management.
• Safety and Handling of Hazardous Materials.
• Energy Sources, Conversion and Utilization.
• Materials of Construction.
• Process Machinery Drives.
• Analysis of Plant Performance.