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Petrochemicals: The Rise Of An Industry

ISBN: 978-0-471-85985-7
Hardcover
624 pages
March 1988
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Partial table of contents:

The German Chemical Industry: Chemicals From Coal.

Early Petrochemical Production in the United States.

Cat Crackers: Wartime Fuels - and Petrochemical RawMaterials.

Aromatic Feedstocks From Petroleum: Universal Oil Products Company(UOP).

The Old Order: Cooperation and Cartels.

Plastics: The Engine for Growth.

From Cellulosic to Synthetic Fibers.

The Rush into Petrochemicals.

International Development and Growth.

Winners and Losers: The Case of Vinyl Chloride.

Large Plants: The New Economics.

The 1970s: Discontinuities and Uncertainties.

The Once and Future Industry.

Appendix: Description of Technical Terms.

Subject Index.

Chemical Index.
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