ORIGINS
What is the name of the Institute founded in 1908
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE)
Which chemical company developed the production of methanol by hydrogenation using a catalyst
BASF
When began the commercial-scale production of peniciline by fermentation
1944
Which country produced the first birth control pill
Mexico
Who produced soap in 600 B.C
Phoenicians
What process was used to produce synthetic ammonia in Germany
Haber-Bosch Process
Who developed the entropy-concentration diagram for distillation calculus
Ponchon and Savarit
When was the Chemical Institute in Mexico created?
1941
Which substance was synthesized in 1979
Insulin
What happened in June of 1938
Pemex was founded
Name one example of a solvent that Silliman obtained from the distillation of petroleum.
Naphtalene OR gasoline OR tar
Name one of the two men who became the first industrial chemists to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Carl Bosch OR Friedrich Bergius
How many chemical plants were registered in 2009
332
What is the desired product from sea salt in the Leblanc process
Soda
In which year did the mechanization of the textile industry developed
1730
What produced the first petrochemical unit
Isopropyl alcohol
Where was the first nuclear reactor
Chicago
What marked the beginning of the Petroleum industry
The first oil-well drilled in Pennsylvania
From which equipment the production of the sulfuric acid began
Leaden Condensing Chamber
Who developed the production of polyvinyl acetate
Fritz Klatte
Which company developed a catalytic reformation to obtain higher octane rating
Standard Oil Co.
Briefly describe what does the Fischer-Tropsh process does.
Hydrocarbons are obtained from synthesis gas
What Middle Eastern artisans used to refine to produce glass
Alkali and limestone