TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hydrocarbons 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. PY - 2019 T2 - Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11e 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. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163014944 ER -