Joseph C. Krejci (December 19, 1910 – August 23, 1991) was a chemical engineering associate and manager of the Pyrolysis section at the Phillips Carbon Black Research facility in Borger, Texas. He is known for his work in developing the oil furnace production process for carbon black.[1][2]
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| Born | Dec. 19, 1910 Galveston, Texas, US |
| Died | Aug. 23, 1991 Borger, Texas, US |
| Alma mater | University of Texas |
| Known for | Carbon black |
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| Fields | Polymer science |
| Institutions | Phillips Carbon Black Company |
Personal
editKrejci was born on 19 December 1910 in Galveston, Texas, the 2nd of 9 children. He married Fay Deen Yarbro Jan. 29, 1938 in Mineral Wells. He died on 23 August 1991 in Borger, Texas.
Education
editDr. Krejci obtained his Bachelor of Science, master's of science and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Texas.
Career
editHe was a chemical engineering associate and manager of pyrolysis at the Phillips Carbon Black Research facility in Borger. He retired in 1971 following 34 years of service.
Krejci was the inventor of 31 patents in the carbon black field, many of these were also patented outside the United States. His earliest patent was a process for producing furnace black.[3] His most cited patent was for a process for improving yield and quality in the manufacture of high-reinforcing carbon black.[4]
Awards and recognitions
edit- 1974 - Charles Goodyear Medal from the ACS Rubber Division[5]
References
edit- ^ "page":36,"issue_id":227982} "125 People and innovations that Shaped the Rubber industry". Rubber World. October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ Morris, Peter J. T. (2017). The American Synthetic Rubber Research Program. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 32. doi:10.9783/9781512818161-005. ISBN 9781512818161. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Krejci, Joseph C. "US2375795A Carbon black process". patents.google.com. US Patent Office. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Krejci, Joseph C. "US Patent US2564700A Production of Carbon Black". patents.google.com. U.S. Patent Office. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Rambling Around". Arlington Citizen Journal Newspaper Archives. Citizen Journal, Inc. April 25, 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2022.