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Petroleum from Coal : A Century of Synthesis / by Anthony N. Stranges.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stranges, Anthony N.
- Series:
- History of modern science ; v.5.
- History of Modern Science Series ; v.5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Synthetic fuels industry--History--20th century.
- Synthetic fuels industry.
- Synthetic fuels.
- Petroleum, Synthetic.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (431 p.).
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, [2024]
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Permission Acknowledgements
- Illustrations and Tables
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1. Overview of the Synthetic Fuel Industry
- Chapter 2. Friedrich Bergius, Franz Fischer and Hans Tropsch: The Rise of the German Synthetic Fuel Industry
- Chapter 3. Germany's Synthetic Fuel Industry 1927-45
- Chapter 4. From Birmingham to Billingham: High-Pressure Coal Hydrogenation in Great Britain
- Chapter 5. Synthetic Fuel Production in Prewar and World War II Japan: A Study in Technological Failure
- Chapter 6. Canada's Mines Branch and Its Synthetic Fuel Program for Energy Independence
- Chapter 7. The United States Bureau of Mines' Synthetic Fuel Program 1920s-50s: German Connections and American Advances
- Chapter 8. Epilogue: Post-World War II Synthetic Fuel Development and the Emergence of Environmental Concerns
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 25, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: N. Stranges, Anthony Petroleum from Coal
- ISBN:
- 9789004690912
- 9004690913
- Publisher Number:
- 40032601171
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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