Pines, Herman
Published: August 18, 2006, 6:27 pm
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Herman Pines (1902-1996), an American chemist who jointly discovered the catalytic alkylation and isomerization of hydrocarbons in 1938 with Vladimir Ipatieff. This discovery proved to be a major breakthrough in the production of gasoline. The most important application is the synthesis of isooctane from n-butene and isobutane. Isooctane improves the quality of gasoline and airplane fuel; it played a decisive role in the victory of the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain in 1941. The catalysis of converting paraffins to isoparaffins is one of the cornerstones of the petroleum industry.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Pines, Herman". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 18, 2006; Last revised Date August 18, 2006; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Pines,_Herman>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Herman Pines (1902-1996), an American chemist who jointly discovered the catalytic alkylation and isomerization of hydrocarbons in 1938 with Vladimir Ipatieff. This discovery proved to be a major breakthrough in the production of gasoline. The most important application is the synthesis of isooctane from n-butene and isobutane. Isooctane improves the quality of gasoline and airplane fuel; it played a decisive role in the victory of the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain in 1941. The catalysis of converting paraffins to isoparaffins is one of the cornerstones of the petroleum industry.
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