PART 1: The Markets of Aromatic CommoditiesThe Fossil-based BTX MarketThe Downstream Functional Aromatics MarketCrude Oil-to-Chemicals (COTC). Industry Development and Strategic ImplicationsPART 2: BTX, Naphthalene and Higher Aromatics from Fossil-based SourcesBTX from Light HydrocarbonsBTX Aromatics from Naphtha HydrocarbonsBTX from Heavier Material than NaphthaBTX Aromatics from Other Conversion ProcessesBi and Tri-nuclear Aromatic ProductionAromatics Extraction SystemThe Honeywell UOP CCR Platforming(TM) Process for BTX ProductionThe Honeywell UOP Parex(TM) Process : Fifty Years of Growth for the Petrochemical IndustryForty Years of Xylenes Isomerization Technology Deployment at ExxonMobilExxonMobil PxMax(SM) Process. Production of ParaxyleneBP/Amoco Paraxylene Crystallization TechnologyThe Honeywell UOP Tatoray Process: Maximizing Feed Utilization for Aromatics ProductionThe Honeywell UOP MX Sorbex Process: Enabling Growth of PET Resin ApplicationsPART 3: Aromatics from Methanol and Synthesis GasMethanol-to-Aromatic Compounds (MTA) ProcessCarbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide for Aromatics ProductionPART 4. The Chemistry of Downstream Functional Aromatics - 4.1. AlkylationHomogeneous Friedel-Crafts AlkylationHeterogeneous Friedel-Crafts AlkylationBadger Ethylbenzene TechnologyExelus Styrene Monomer (ExSyM) ProcessCumene Chemistry at INEOS Phenol GmbHLinear Alkylbenzenes: An Overview of the Commercial HF and Detal(TM) Process Unit Alkylation TechnologyDirect Methylation of Benzene with Methane Catalyzed by Metal-loaded ZeolitesPART 4. The Chemistry of Downstream Functional Aromatics - 4.2. Acylation and CarboxylationAcylation of Arenes and HeteroarenesCarboxylation Reaction Based on the Direct and Indirect Use of CO2: Sustainable Syntheses of C-CO2, O-CO2, and N-CO2 BondsPART 4. The Chemistry of Downstream Functional Aromatics - 4.3. Reduction of Aromatic NucleiHomogeneously-Catalyzed Aromatic ReductionHeterogeneously-Catalyzed Aromatic ReductionPartial Hydrogenation of BenzeneCyclohexane Process: An overview of the Axens TechnologyThe Fibrant Hydranone(R) and HPO(plusR) Processes for Cyclohexanone and e-Caprolactam ProductionHexamoll(R) DINCH, a Non-Phthalate Plasticizer by BASFStorage of Hydrogen in Reversible Aromatic Organic LiquidsPART 4. The Chemistry of Downstream Functional Aromatics - 4.4. OxidationCatalytic Aromatic OxidationsOxidation of o-Xylene and Naphthalene to Phthalic AnhydrideOxidation of o-Xylene and Naphthalene to Phthalic Anhydride ? Catalyst DevelopmentOxidation of Metaxylene to Isophthalic AcidEthylbenzene Dehydrogenation to StyreneBadger?s Styrene Monomer Production TechnologyBP-Amoco Mid-Century Process for Terephthalic Acid ProductionSpray Reactor for Terephthalic Acid ProductionPhenol Chemistry at INEOS Phenol GmbHThe MEXEO Bisphenol A (BPA) TechnologyDirect Hydroxylation of Benzene to PhenolAromatic Oxidation Technologies at Eni/VersalisPART 4. The Chemistry of Downstream Functional Aromatics - 4.5. Nitration/AminationThe NORAM Process for the Production of Mononitrobenzene (MNB)The Josef Meissner Process for the Manufacture of Nitroaromatics ? on the Way to SustainabilityThe Production of Aniline at Dow ChemicalMethylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) and Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) MonomersThe Production of Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) and Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) at Wanhua Chemical GroupPART 4. The Chemistry of Downstream Functional Aromatics - 4.6. SulfonationAlkylbenzene Sulfonation Technologies at Desmet BallestraSulfonated Aromatic Polymers and Copolymers for Membrane EngineeringGreen SulfonationPART 4. The Chemistry of Downstream Functional Aromatics - 4.7. HalogenationFluoroarenesChloroaromatics: Advances in Synthesis and ApplicationsBromo- and IodoaromaticsAromatic Halogenation at WeylChem GmbHPART 5. Sustainable Aromatics Production and Technology - 5.1. Biobased AromaticsBiobased BTX from LigninBiobased Aromatics from CarbohydratesBiobased Aromatics from Lipids and Fatty AcidsBiobased ParaxyleneBiobased Terephthalic AcidNaturally Occurring Phenolic Sources for Industrial ApplicationsPART 5. Sustainable Aromatics Production and Technology - 5.2. Recycling PolymersChemical Recycle of PETChemical Recycling of PET Polymers at Ioniqa TechnologiesUsed Plastics Recycling for the Production of Circular Aromatics and Olefins. The SABIC TRUCIRCLE(TM) TechnologyChemical Recycling of Polystyrene: From Post-Consumer Polystyrene Waste to High Quality Polystyrene Product