Joseph C. Krejci

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]

Joseph C. Krejci
BornDec. 19, 1910
Galveston, Texas, US
DiedAug. 23, 1991
Borger, Texas, US
Alma materUniversity of Texas
Known forCarbon black
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPolymer science
InstitutionsPhillips Carbon Black Company

Personal

Krejci 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

Dr. Krejci obtained his Bachelor of Science, master's of science and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Texas.

Career

He 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. He revolutionized the manufacture of carbon black.

Awards and recognitions

References
  1. "page":36,"issue_id":227982} "125 People and innovations that Shaped the Rubber industry". Rubber World. October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. "Rambling Around". Arlington Citizen Journal Newspaper Archives. Citizen Journal, Inc. April 25, 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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