After World War II, petroleum and natural as have been closing up as objects for materials in organic chemical industry throughout the world.Hereto- fore, these materials have been obtained from coal tar and agricultural products, how-ever, continuous wars and increasing tendency of populations have led the manufa-ctures of organic chemicals turned attentions to the petroleum and natural gas.In the technical point of view, it is presumed that during World War II, all of institu- tes and refineries in every country concentrated their efforts to obtain high octane fuel, but after the war their studies and techniques have changed toward the petro-chmicals.
As the petrochemical products and their semiproducts are now being imported into this conutry, it would be also necessary for us to study on the line of petrochemical and then into practice for production.Such being the case, the writer have explained the history and the present situation of petrochemical in Europe and U.S.A.and on the materials, namely, refinery gas and natural gas, on the planning and purity of gas.Regarding petrochemical reactions and processes which are now being indu-strialized, the writer explained in details, showing examples on oxidation, ethylene manufacture, arornatization, alcoholization and especially processing of Shell Chemical Company's“Teepol”.
In conclusion, petrochemical industiy is progressing day by day at the top level of technique in petroleum.refining and require extremely much amount of capitals to be invested and also much amount of crude oil, cracking gas or natural gas.It would also be necessary to take into consideration for market of products.Under the circumstances and in view of the nature of the business, the writer has concluded that it would be wise to introduce western techniques into this country.Another idea is that intermediate materials would be imported for actual production of finish products and, having had succeeded the enterprize, then the manufacturing of intermediates would also be set up.
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