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Petrochemicals — viable raw materials for tomorrow’s soap and detergent industry?
Author(s) -
Haupt D. E.,
Schwin P. B.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02673384
Subject(s) - petrochemical , raw material , soap , petroleum industry , business , petroleum , natural resource economics , resource (disambiguation) , commerce , waste management , natural resource , engineering , economics , computer science , chemistry , environmental engineering , biology , computer network , ecology , organic chemistry , world wide web
Abstract This paper attempts to address the complex question of petrochemical raw materials’ future role in supplying the soap and detergent industry. The following points are emphasized: (a) The basic resource oil and natural gas, although not in unlimited quantities as in the past, will be available in the future, (b) The petrochemical industry will continue to receive its required share of the available petroleum resources, and the detergent industry will continue to receive the feedstocks they require, (c) The cost pressures which will be impacting the surfactant manufacturers will be similar to the overall inflation rates affecting the entire economy.