RT Book, Section
A1 Riggan, Morgan A. A.
A1 Gummin, David D.
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Smith, Silas W.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1163014944
T1 Hydrocarbons
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259859618
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163014944
RD 2024/04/25
AB The  modern  world  could  not  exist  without  hydrocarbons.  Virtually  everything  we  touch  is  either  coated  with  or  made  up  primarily  of  hydrocarbon  products.  Organic  chemistry  originated  during  the  Industrial  Revolution,  largely  as  a  result  of  advances  in  coal  tar  technology.  In  the  coking  process,  bituminous  (soft)  coal  is  heated  to  liberate  coal  gas.  This  gas  contains  volatile  hydrocarbons  that  are  captured  and  separated  into  a  variety  of  natural  gases.  The  viscous  residue  left  over  from  the  coking  process  forms  coal  tar,  which  is  distilled  into  kerosene  and  other  hydrocarbon  mixtures.  Over  the  years,  petroleum  replaced  coal  tar  as  the  principal  source  of  commercial  organic  compounds.