Synthetic Products of Petroleum (The Science of Petroleum, Volume 5, Part 2)

Authors: Brooks, B.T., and Dunstan, A.E.

1953 first edition Oxford University Press (London), 8 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches tall x 1 1/4 inches thick blue embossed cloth hardbound, gilt lettering to spine, illustrated (including folding maps and diagrams), 329 pp. Ex-oil company library volume, with white call numbers to spine, bar code sticker to front pastedown, embossed stamp to half title page and card pocket to rear pastedown. Covers rubbed, bumped and edgeworn. Otherwise, apart from slight age toning, a very good copy - clean and unmarked. 

Sections of this comprehensive resource - which collects articles from more than thirty scientists - include

• Polymerization of Hydrocarbons,
  
• Catalytic Polymerization of Olefines,
  
• Polymers and Coploymers of Isobutylene,
  
• Chemicals for Synthetic Rubbers,
  
• Manufacture of Organic Chemicals from the Hydrocarbond of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
  
• The Nitro Alkanes,
  
• Carbon Black,
  
• Surface Active Agents from Petroleum,
  
• Distillation,
  
• Refinery Processes,
  
• Cracking,
  
• Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation, and
  
• Alkylation