Industrial organic chemicals /

• Main Author: Wittcoff, Harold
• Other Authors: Reuben, B. G., Plotkin, Jeffrey S.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2013]
• Edition: 3rd ed.
• Subjects: Organic compounds > Industrial applications.; Chemistry, Organic.; Industrial chemicals.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Chemical & Biochemical.; Electronic books.

"Providing 95 percent of the 500 billion pounds of organic chemicals produced in the world, the petroleum and natural gas industries are responsible for products that ensure our present quality of life. Products as diverse as gasoline, plastics, detergents, fibers, pesticides, tires, lipstick,...