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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.

See also

• Chemical process

References

• Review of What are Unit manufacturing processes from the National Academies Press