Joseph C. Krejci (December 19, 1910 – August 23, 1991) was an American chemical engineer known for his pioneering work in the industrial production of carbon black, particularly the development of the oil furnace production process. He spent the majority of his career at the Phillips Carbon Black Research facility in Borger, Texas.
Personal
Krejci was born on December 19, 1910, in Galveston, Texas, the second of nine children. He married Fay Deen Yarbro on January 29, 1938, in Mineral Wells, Texas. He died on August 23, 1991, in Borger, Texas.
Education
Krejci earned his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Texas.
Career
Krejci worked as a chemical engineering associate and manager of the Pyrolysis section at the Phillips Carbon Black Research facility in Borger, Texas. He retired in 1971 after 34 years of service.
He was the inventor of 31 patents in the carbon black field, many of which were also patented outside the United States. His earliest patent was for a process for producing furnace black. His most cited patent was for a process for improving yield and quality in the manufacture of high-reinforcing carbon black.
Awards and Recognition
- 1974 – Charles Goodyear Medal from the ACS Rubber Division
References
- "125 People and innovations that Shaped the Rubber industry". Rubber World. October 2014.
- Morris, Peter J. T. (2017). The American Synthetic Rubber Research Program. University of Pennsylvania Press. doi:10.9783/9781512818161-005. ISBN 9781512818161.
- Krejci, Joseph C. "US2375795A Carbon black process". patents.google.com. US Patent Office.
- Krejci, Joseph C. "US Patent US2564700A Production of Carbon Black". patents.google.com. U.S. Patent Office.
- "Rambling Around". Arlington Citizen Journal. April 25, 1974.
