Many of the organic chemicals discussed in the previous chapters were already being made before World War II. They were made by fermentation or from coal by "traditional" organic chemistry in batch processes. The advent of cheap olefinic feedstocks derived from oil and natural gas led to a switch to
Industrial Organic Chemicals (Wittcoff/Organic Chemicals) || Sustainability and Green Chemistry
โ Scribed by Wittcoff, Harold A.; Reuben, Bryan G.; Plotkin, Jeffrey S.
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- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- 2004
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- 2
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- 0471443859
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