1855 ⟶ Benjamin Silliman Jr. pioneers petroleum cracking
Benjamin Silliman, Jr. pioneers methods of petroleum crackin...
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1856
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🛢️ Benjamin Silliman Jr. pioneers petroleum cracking
Benjamin Silliman, Jr. pioneers methods of petroleum cracking, which makes the entire modern petrochemical industry possible.⟶
Petroleum CrackingPetrochemical IndustryBenjamin Silliman Jr.Oil RefiningIndustrial Revolution19th CenturyChemical Engineering
United States of America🎨 William Henry Perkin synthesizes Perkin's mauve, the first synthetic dye
William Henry Perkin synthesizes Perkin's mauve, the first synthetic dye. Created as an accidental byproduct of an attempt to create quinine from coal tar. This discovery is the foundation of the dye synthesis industry, one of the earliest successful chemical industries.⟶
Synthetic DyePerkin's MauveWilliam Henry PerkinDye IndustryChemistryIndustrial Revolution19th Century
United Kingdom🏭 Robert Forester Mushet develops steel production process
Robert Forester Mushet develops a process for the decarbonisation, and re-carbonisation of iron, through the addition of a calculated quantity of spiegeleisen, to produce cheap, consistently high quality steel.⟶
Steel ProductionDecarbonisationRobert Forester MushetMetallurgyIndustrial Revolution19th CenturyEngineering
United Kingdom🏭 Eugene Houdry develops industrial catalytic cracking of petroleum
Eugene Houdry develops a method of industrial scale catalytic cracking of petroleum, leading to the development of the first modern oil refinery.⟶
Chemical EngineeringPetroleum RefiningEugene HoudryCatalysisOil Industry20th CenturyIndustrial ProcessesEnergy
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