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A Unit Process is a step in manufacturing in which chemical reaction takes place, e.g, the oxidation of paraxylene to terephthalic acid is a unit process, the hydrogenation of vegetable oil to ghee is a unit process. In 1930 P.H. Groggins introduced Unit processes in order to classify and standardize chemical reactions.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Austen, George (1984). Shreve's Chemical Process Industries. Mc-Graw Hill. pp. 1. ISBN 0-07-066167-7.