Eugene Houdry — Eugene Jules Houdry (* 18. April 1892 in Domont bei Paris; † 18. Juli 1962 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania) war ein französischer Ingenieur, der 1942 die US amerikanische Staatsbürgerschaft erlangte. Er erfand u.a. ein Verfahren zur Spaltung von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Eugene Houdry — Eugène Houdry Eugène Houdry (1892 à Domont, Val d Oise, France 1962, Pennsylvanie) fut ingénieur et inventeur. Il fut l inventeur de plusieurs procédés fondamentaux liés à la fabrication des carburants à la fin des années 1920. Biographie… … Wikipédia en Français
Eugène Houdry — (1892 à Domont, Val d Oise, France 1962, Pennsylvanie) fut ingénieur et inventeur. Il fut l inventeur de plusieurs procédés fondamentaux liés à la fabrication des carburants à la fin des années 1920. Biographie Ingénieur de l école nationale… … Wikipédia en Français
Eugene Houdry — (April 18, 1892 July 18, 1962) was a French mechanical engineer who invented catalytic cracking of petroleum feed stocks. He originally focused on using lignite (brown coal) as a feedstock, but switched to using heavy liquid tars after moving to… … Wikipedia
Fluid catalytic cracking — (FCC) is the most important conversion process used in petroleum refineries. It is widely used to convert the high boiling hydrocarbon fractions of petroleum crude oils to more valuable gasoline, olefinic gases and other products.cite book|author … Wikipedia
gas-turbine engine — Introduction any internal combustion engine employing a gas as the working fluid used to turn a turbine. The term also is conventionally used to describe a complete internal combustion engine consisting of at least a compressor, a… … Universalium
Pew, J. Howard — ▪ American industrialist in full John Howard Pew born Jan. 27, 1882, Bradford, Pa., U.S. died Nov. 27, 1971, Ardmore, Pa. American industrialist who expanded, with his brother Joseph N. Pew, Jr. (Pew, Joseph N., Jr.), the Sun Oil Company … Universalium
Catalytic reforming — is a chemical process used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high octane liquid products called reformates which are components of high octane gasoline (also known as petrol). Basically, the process … Wikipedia
ACS National Historical Chemical Landmarks — The ACS National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program was launched by the American Chemical Society in 1992 and has recognized 60 landmarks to date. The project is part of the ACS Division of the History of Chemistry and has the aim of compiling… … Wikipedia
National Historic Chemical Landmarks — Plaque noting National Historical Chemical Landmark status at the Joseph Priestley House. The National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program was launched by the American Chemical Society in 1992 and has recognized more than 60 landmarks to date.… … Wikipedia