William Merriam Burton

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William Merriam Burton
Born November 17, 1865
Cleveland, Ohio
Died December 29, 1954
Miami, Florida
Field Chemistry
Institution Standard Oil

William Merriam Burton (November 17, 1865 - December 29, 1954) was a U.S. chemist who developed the first thermal cracking process for crude oil.

Burton was born in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1886, he received a Bachelor of Science degree at Western Reserve University. He earned a PhD at Johns Hopkins University in 1889.

Burton initially worked for the Standard Oil refinery at Whiting, Indiana. He became president of Standard Oil from 1918 to 1927, when he retired.

The process of thermal cracking invented by Burton, which became U.S. Patent 1,049,667  on January 7, 1913, doubled the yield of gasoline that can be extracted from crude oil.

Burton died in Miami, Florida.


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NAME Burton, William Merriam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION U.S. chemist who developed the first thermal cracking process for crude oil
DATE OF BIRTH November 17, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleveland, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 1954
PLACE OF DEATH Miami, Florida
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