Book
Green Chemistry Avant La Lettre : The Pine Institute And Resin Chemistry In Aquitaine (1900-1970)
ISBN : 9789811252853
Author : Marcin Krasnodebski
Publisher : World Scientific
Year : 2024
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : Long before the foundations of the concept of sustainability were laid down and green chemistry became a hot topic, chemists had already been looking for alternative feedstocks hoping to liberate the industry from its dependency on fossil fuels. This book examines one such story. Near the largest French forest in the southwest of the country, in Aquitaine, a network of entrepreneurs of chemists established in the early 20th century the Pine Institute. This curious institution, working at the interface of academia and industry explored new uses for pine resin. It is used to produce not only solvents, glues, and paper, but also rocket fuels. The pine resin has been one of the most versatile raw materials known to humanity. This book not only explains the success of the material itself but also of the scientific-industrial network that made it possible to exploit
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