Primed for success : the story of Scientific Design Company : how chemical engineers created the petrochemical industry / Peter H. Spitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spitz, Peter H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scientific Design Company--History.

Scientific Design Company.

Petroleum chemicals industry--History.

Petroleum chemicals industry.

Corporations--History.

Corporations.

History.

Chemical engineering--History.

Chemical engineering.

Physical Description:

xv, 197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2019.

Summary:

This is the remarkable story of an entrepreneurial firm that helped to create the petrochemical industry as we know it today. The author also highlights the important role chemical engineers played in developing and commercializing new technologies based on the conversion of hydrocarbons into petrochemicals, which also led to the transfer of technological dominance from Germany to the United States. These developments are illustrated by the participants' personal histories, in the form of interviews and recorded oral histories. In addition, the book presents a highly relevant case study for engineers and managers in the chemical industry. .

Contents:

The global industry is poised for change

Fuels and Chemicals Research help win World War II

Three entrepreneurs join forces

Conditions are perfect: A new industry grows rapidly

Scientific Design becomes successful

The big breakthrough: Mid Century Process

More inventions: Nylon intermediates, Isoprene, Propylene Oxide

Other firms: A period of breakthrough inventions

The leading engineering firm for petrochemicals

Oxirane and the formation of Halcon International

A reach too far

An Ending

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783030123130

3030123138

OCLC:

1103606549