Petroleum

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVNewsNEXTPETROLEUMSource of Raw Materials for Chemical IndustryTransportable hydrocarbon intermediates from petroleum offer wealth of raw materials for organic synthesis . . . Insistence on high purity increases cost...Seventeen hydrocarbons now being produced and shipped in commercial quantities—all but three of high commercial purity...Many synthesized to meet needs of aviation gasoline and synthetic rubber war programs...Other products available postwar.J. H. BOYD, JR.View Author Information Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, Okla.Cite this: Chem. Eng. News 1945, 23, 4, 345–348Publication Date (Print):February 25, 1945Publication History Published online4 November 2010Published inissue 25 February 1945https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v023n004.p345Copyright © 1945 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYArticle Views9Altmetric-Citations23LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (472 KB) SUBJECTS:Fossil fuels,Hydrocarbons,Mixtures Get e-Alerts