Chemical and Process Design Handbook

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Speight, J. G.
Chemical and process design handbook / James Speight.
p. cm.
Includes index.
(acid-free paper)
1. Chemical processes. I. Title.
TP155.7.S63 2002
660 ?.2812 dc21 2001052555
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