Commercial Solvents Corporation
Encyclopedia
Commercial Solvents Corporation (CSC) was an American
chemical and biotechnology
company created in 1919.
as early as 1917 to convert corn and other grains into ethanol
by fermentation
. They later produced riboflavin
by microbial action.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
chemical and biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
company created in 1919.
History
The corporation started in Terre Haute, IndianaTerre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
as early as 1917 to convert corn and other grains into ethanol
Ethanol
Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs. Best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, it is also used in thermometers, as a...
by fermentation
Fermentation
Fermentation may refer to:* Fermentation , the use of fermentation in food preparation* Fermentation , a metabolic process whereby electrons released from nutrients are ultimately transferred to molecules obtained from the breakdown of those same nutrients* Fermentation , the process of...
. They later produced riboflavin
Riboflavin
Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2 or additive E101, is an easily absorbed micronutrient with a key role in maintaining health in humans and animals. It is the central component of the cofactors FAD and FMN, and is therefore required by all flavoproteins. As such, vitamin B2 is required for a...
by microbial action.
Presidents
- Theodore J. Walker 1938 to ?.
- William Davis Ticknor, Sr.William Davis Ticknor, Sr.William Davis Ticknor, Sr. was president and chairman of the board of Commercial Solvents Corporation. He was also president of Commercial Pigments Corporation.-Biography:...
? to 1938, was president and chairman of the boardChairman of the BoardThe Chairman of the Board is a seat of office in an organization, especially of corporations.Chairman of the Board may also refer to:*Chairman of the Board , a 1998 film*Chairmen of the Board , a 1970s American soul music group...
.