Who wrote the book \"Distillation in Soda Ash Production\" by Mikulin?
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This post was last edited by chinazwr on 2009-5-20 05:17; it is the 1965 edition, translated by Chengdu Institute of Technology. The current version of \"Soda Ash Engineering\" is too general and superficial, especially the second edition. Could any member of this forum upload “Distillation in Soda Ash Production”? I would be very grateful!
Progress in soda ash technology is advancing rapidly in this new era; books published in 1965 are already outdated. It doesn’t matter if they were written by foreigners – China is a powerhouse in soda ash technology, with the highest production volume in the world and the most comprehensive range of methods available.
This post was last edited by lfbxsd on 2013-2-21 08:39. It can be said that China is a major producer of soda ash, but not a leader in terms of technology. Although it is at an advanced level in certain areas, and it must be admitted that its chemical products are among the few with international competitiveness, China relies more on low energy costs and low labor costs to compete. Natural soda ash cannot compete with that from the United States in terms of technology and cost, and the ammonia-soda process still lags behind the Solvay process. The combined alkali process was developed in China, but there is still much work to be done—for example, the actual ammonia consumption differs significantly from the theoretical value; when will it be possible to reach the level of the ammonia-alkali process? Old does not mean bad. China’s chemical industry started relatively late, and we still have a certain gap in basic research compared to countries such as Russia and Japan. Personally, I feel that the quality of writing and the level of rigor in certain chapters of the second edition of \"Soda Ash Engineering\" are not as good as those in the first edition. Just my personal opinion!