Industrial Organic Chemicals, Wittcoff, Reuben, Plotkin 9780470537435 HB^+

Industrial Organic ChemicalsAuthor(s): Harold A. Wittcoff, Bryan G. Reuben, Jeffery S. Plotkin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780470537435, 978-0470537435\nSynopsis\nAn essential introduction to the organic chemicals industryin the context of globalization, advances in technology, and environmental concerns 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, shampoo, and sunscreens are based on seven raw materials derived from petroleum and natural gas. In an updated and expanded Third Edition, Industrial Organic Chemicals examines why each of these chemical building blocksethylene, propylene, C4 olefins (butenes and butadiene), benzene toluene, the xylenes, a.