A History of the International Chemical Industry

Ön Kapak
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991 - 411 sayfa

Unlike conventional histories written about the field of chemistry, this study presents an international perspective, integrating the story of chemical science with that of the chemical industry, and emphasizing the developments of the twentieth century.

 

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From Alchemy to Chemistry
3
The First Chemical Manufacturers
10
The Birth of Americas Chemical Industry
16
Avogadros Intuition
22
Rubber Becomes an Industrial Product
27
From Dye Extracts to Synthetic Dyestuffs
35
From Empirical Work to Systematic Research
42
The Birth of Switzerlands Chemical Industry
48
Hormones
164
The New Look of the American Market
170
The Particular Nature of Britains Chemical Industry
179
A Cumulation of Particularisms
189
The Development of Frances CoalBased Chemicals
195
The Prosperity of the Basel Chemical Companies
201
World War II and Its Consequences for World
207
IG Farbens Wartime Operations and How They Ended
213

The Solvay Ammonia Soda ProcessElectrolytic Alkali
57
The Adventure
64
The Birth of the Plastics Industry
70
Perfumes and Fragrances
77
The Quest for Fertilizer Raw Materials
84
Industrial Gases and Air Liquefaction
91
From the Study of Solutions to the Theory of Ions
99
The Unsatisfactory Situation in France
108
The Striking Progress of Americas Chemical Industry
115
Two World Wars 19141945
117
The Demand for Organic Chemicals
121
Innovative Trends in Postwar Industrial Chemistry
127
HighPressure Chemicals
133
The Situation in 1914
138
Frances Fragmented Chemical Industry
143
The Discovery of New Plastics
149
The Growth of Fluorine Chemistry
157
Japans Belated Involvement in Petrochemicals
219
Stereospecific Elastomers and EthylenePropylene Rubber
225
The Benevolent CircleIntermediates and High Polymers
232
Prosperity of the Chemical Industry Precedes the First
241
The Peak Years of Americas Chemical Industry
249
From Tire Manufacturing to Chemicals
258
The United States Fine Chemicals Industry
265
Restructuring Britains Chemical Industry
269
The Emergence of Italys Heavy Chemical Industry
299
The State Chemical Industry in Socialist Countries
313
The Nationalization of Frances Chemical Industry
326
The Craze for Biotechnology
340
Flavors Fragrances and Beauty Products
353
The Alliance of Chemicals and Electronics
367
Indexes
387
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