Highlights

Electricity in Chemical Plants. Many chemical plants, which are among the largest industrial users of electric power, find electricity essential for obtaining the high temperatures required in their processes; in plants where the relatively low temperatures required may be obtained from steam, there are many opportunities for the production of inexpensive power for driving equipment, illumination, and other uses from combined steam and electric generating plants. Special precautions must be observed in selecting equipment because of the fire or corrosion hazards in most chemical plants (pages 77–83).