Technical Progress And Profits: Process Improvements In Petroleum Refining

Pt. I. History -- 1. The Fluid Catalytic Cracking Innovation, 1938 To 1942 -- 2. Process Design And Construction, 1942 To Mid 1950s -- 3. Era Of Extensive R & D, Mid-1950s To Mid-1960s -- 4. The Introduction Of Zeolites, 1961 To 1966 -- 5. The Cracking Of Heavy Oil, 1967 To 1987 -- 6. Conforming To Environmental Regulations, 1988 To 2000 -- Pt. Ii. Analysis -- 7. Changes In Technology And In Rates Of Technical Advance -- 8. Product Yields, Revenues And Costs -- Pt. Iii. Conclusions -- 9. The Sources Of Improvements -- 10. Improvements And Progress -- 11. Improvements And Profits -- 12. Conclusions. J.l. Enos. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [302]-311) And Index.