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Styrene finishing stills at Dow Chemical Company

  • 1952

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Close-up view of the underside of the styrene finishing stills at a Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan. An organic compound derived from benzene, styrene is a precursor to polystyrene and was popularized in the 1940's as a feedstock for synthetic rubber.

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  • Box Oversized Plants 1

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Dow Chemical Company. “Styrene Finishing Stills at Dow Chemical Company,” 1952. Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box Oversized Plants 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/cz30pt11j.

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