Hydrocarbon Research Institute

I considered my role mainly to try to help my colleagnes while jealonsly safegnarding most of my time for research and scholarship. I proceeded in the same way in Cleveland and later in Los Angeles, when starting the Hydrocarbon Research Institute at USC. 1 have been fortunate never to have been bitten by the bug that makes many people feel important by exercising administrative power. ... 

The facilities for experimental work were poor, with inadequate wet laboratory space. In our discussions, I mentioned to Kaprielian my interest in significantly extending my previous work into the area of hydrocarbon chemistry. I felt that by establishing a strong program of basic research and graduate education in hydrocarbon chemistry, USC could become a leader in this important field. Because the memory of the first Arab oil embargo was still fresh, this struck a chord with Kaprielian, who felt that he could sell my research interest to the trustees and establish a Hydrocarbon Research Institute at USC that could accommodate me, as well as other chemistry faculty members whose interests could fit into its framework. 

The Lokers had no background or business interest in ehemistry. It was Carl Franklin who told them abont USC s effort to establish a hydrocarbon research institute, and he must have also told them some-... 

Physical facilities help, but do not per se make a research institute. It is the people who work there and their contributions and devoted hard work that is most important. We are nearing a quarter of a century since the Hydrocarbon Research Institute was started at USC. At the beginning in 1977, Sid Benson and I shared the scientific directorship of the Institute and Jerry Segal carried out the administrative responsibilities as executive director. When we moved into our own building in 1979, Bill Stephenson, a physical-organic chemist and a former colleague of mine in Cleveland who subsequently joined us at... 

The objectives of the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute have stayed the same since its inception in 1977. They are ... 

Toluene Hydrodeall lation. Benzene is produced from the hydrodemethylation of toluene under catalytic or thermal conditions. The main catalytic hydrodealkylation processes are Hydeal (UOP) and DETOL (Houdry) (49). Two widely used thermal processes are HD A (Arco and Hydrocarbon Research Institute) and THD (Gulf). These processes contribute 25—30% of the world s total benzene supply. 

Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089... 

G. A. Olah, D. A. Klumpp, D. N. Baek, G. Neyer, and Q. Wang, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1661. 

Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry... 

Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, USA Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, USA... 

I express my gratitude to all of the past and present members of my research team for their valuable contributions to this research program. Financial support by the National Institutes of Health (GM 45970) and the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute of the University of Southern California is also gratefully acknowledged. 

Department of Chemistry and Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 90089-1661 USA... 

Another route used to liquefy coal is the H-Coal process, which was developed by Hydrocarbon Research Institute. It differs from the SRC-II process in that a catalyst is employed in the liquefaction step. (1,2) Several recent upgrading studies on this material have again shown the importance of hydrotreating ... 

THE LOKER HYDROCARBON RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, CA 90089-1661, USA... 

HPST. See turbine, high-pressure, steam HPT. See turbine, high-pressure HRI. See Hydrocarbon Research Institute HT. See temperature, hemispherical HTFT. See Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis, high-temperature... 

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