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T.O.M. Microfilm Reel 146

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General Subject   Catalytic Cracking

Source of Documents: Griesheim I. G. Farben Central Library, Griesheim, Germany

Folder No.:         S1-I-D-9
                                       S1-I-D-11
                                       S1-I-D-12
                                       S1-I-E-2

Filmed by: JIOA
            Date: December 28, 1945.

Section I.   Catalytic cracking experiments of I. G. Farben:  Summary reports 1937 – 1938.

1.                Results of catalytic cracking experiments.  July 20, 1937.  Frame 0001.  2 pages.

2.               The present status of the catalytic cracking.  February 22, 1938.  Frames 0002-0004.  4 pages.   

3.               Catalytic cracking: preparation of the synthetic aluminum silicate catalyst.  By Dr. Michael.  February 22,   1938.  Frames 0005-0007.  4 pages.

4.                    Report on catalytic cracking.  March 2, 1938.  Frames 0008-0013.  7 pages.

5.                   Cracking with SiO2 – MgO catalysts prepared by different methods - small examination with kogasin (Fischer-Tropsch synthesis paraffin).  March 28, 1938.  Frames 0014-0017. 5 pages.

6.                Additives to SiO2 – MgO catalysts.  March 30, 1938.  Frames 0018-0018C.  4 pages.

7.                Status of the cracking experiments.   July 13, 1938.  Frames 0019-0019B.  4 pages.

8.               Status of the catalytic cracking experiments.  By Dr. Michael.  August 31, 1938.  Frame 0020.  2 pages.

9.               A brief report on patent protection for aluminum silicate catalysts.  By Free and von Funer.  August 31, 1938.  Frames 0021-0022.  3 pages.

10.                Remarks concerning status of cracking experiements.  September 5, 1948.  Frames 0023.  2 pages.

                11.                Proposed investigations.  By Free.  September 8, 1938.  Frames 0024.  2 pages.   

12.                Types of magnesium silicate catalysts.  September 20, 1938.  Frames 0025-0027.  4 pages.

13.                Brief summary on cracking catalysts.  By Free.  October 3, 1938..  Frames 0028-0030.  4 pages.

14.               Hydrogenation experiments with bleaching earths and cracking catalysts at 600 atm.  October 3, 1938.     Frames 0031-0032.

Section II.   Experiments and reports on catalytic cracking - November 1938 to November 1942.

1.             Cracking of SO2 Raffinate from Leuna sumpphase strippers (middle oil up to 300° C.B.P.).  By Free.  November 22, 1938.  Frames 0033-0035.  4 pages.

2.             Cracking of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis products (Dr. Michael).  By Free.  February 14, 1939.  Frames 0036-0037.  3 pages.

3.             Cracking of Kogasin II (Fischer-Tropsch synthesis product) at various temperatures at gauge pressures between 0 and 20 atm.  By Free.  Feburary 22, 1939.  Frames 0038-0042.  6 pages.

4.             Cracking of Kogasin II (Fischer-Tropsch synthesis product) at normal pressure.   By Free.  March 6, 1939.  Frames 0043-0052.   11 pages.

5.                Synthetic cracking catalysts.  By Schneider.  March 27, 1939.  Frames 0053-0068.  17 pages.

6.             Cracking of hydrogenated residual oil by the catalytic cracking process.   By Free.  April 25, 1939.  Frames 0069-0077.  10 pages.

7.               Production of aviation gasoline by catalytic cracking.  By Free.  June 14, 1939.  Frames 0078-0084.  9 pages.

8.                Cracking of Panuco oils.  By Free.  May 16, 1939.  Frames 0085-0088.  5 pages.

9.                Cracking of Poza Rica oils.  By Free.  May 16, 1939.  Frames 0089-0092.  5 pages.

10.              Cracking of Austrian petroleums. By Free.  June 13, 1939.  Frames 0093-0100.  9 pages.

11.            Cracking of bituminous middle oil previously hydrogenated with Catalyst 5058.  By Schneider.  October 11, 1939.  Frames 0101-0103.  4 pages.

12.            Preparation of aviation gasoline by cracking.   By Scneider.  September 22, 1939.  Frames 0104-0105.  3 pages.

13.            Remarks on bleaching earths.  By Scheider.  August 26, 1939.  Frame 0106.  2 pages.

14.           Supplementary hydrogenation and cracking of catalytically cracked gasoline from petroleum.  By Schneider.  September 20, 1939.  Frames 0107-0113.  8 pages.

15.           Cracking of kogasin (Fischer-Tropsch synthesis paraffin) over magnesium silicate and superfiltrol.  By Schneider.  November 22, 1939.  Frames 0114-0122.  11 pages.

16.           Cracking of paraffin base gasoline over superfiltrol and magnesium silicate.  By Schneider.  December 14, 1939.  Frames 0123-0131.  11 pages.

17.           Cracking with aromatization catalysts, etc.  By Schneider.  March 19, 1940.  Frames 0132-0133.  3 pages.

18.           X-ray investigation of cracking catalysts.  By Schneider.  February 26, 1940.  Frames 0134-0136.  4 pages.

19.           Preparation of synthetic cracking catalysts.  By von Funer and Free.  April 29, 1940.  Frames 0137-0138.  3 pages.

20.           Summary of oils suitable for catalytic cracking and of the probable yields.  By Free.  October 8, 1940.               Frames 0139-0142.  5 pages.

21.           Cracking of paraffin-like products for the preparation of middle oils.   By Schneider.   July 27, 1940.  Frames  0143-0145.  4 pages.

22.           Working up of gasoline over catalysts containing SiO2 with and without pressure.  By Free.  January 28, 1941.  Frames 0146-0159.  15 pages.

23.           Cracking experiments with AlF3 Catalysts.  By Free. February 21, 1941.  Frames 0160-0162.   4 pages.

24.           Effect of the method of operation and the catalysts on the degree of isomerization.  By Free.  February 22, 1941.  Frames 0163-0171.  10 pages.

25.           Cracking of gasolines and light oil under H2 pressure.  By Nonnenmacher.  April 2, 1941.  Frames 0172-0188.  18 pages.

26.           Cracking Experiments with Terrana and Terrana KF at various pressures.  By Free.  April 1941.  Frames 0189-0210.   25 pages.

27.           Process of the Ruhrchemie for the production of aromatic aviation gasoline.  By Oettinger.  June 16, 1941.  Frame 0211.  2 pages.

28.           Ruhrchemie for the production of aromatic Aviation gasoline.  By Horing.  June 10, 1941.  Frame 0212.  2 pages.

29.           Cracking of products of the CO-H2 (Fischer-Tropsch) Synthesis over Si-Al catalysts.  By Free.  July 2, 1941.  Frames 0213-0217.   6 pages.

30.           Cracking of intermediate products of the lubricating oil synthesis.  June 25, 1941.  Frames 0218-0220.   5 pages.

31.           Cracking of middle oils over various catalysts at normal pressure and 45 atm in H2.  By Free.  July 31, 1941.  Frames 0221-0226.   8 pages.

32.            Meeting on AlCl3 cracking.  By Free.  August 14, 1941.  Frames 0227-0230.  5 pages.

33.            Cracking of Estonian shale oil.  By Free.  September 30, 1941.  Frame 0231.  2 pages.

34.           Comparison of variously treated terrana catalysts.  By Free.  October 8, 1941.  Frames 0232-0233.   3 pages.

35.           Knocking value of upper fractions of cracked gasoline.  By Schneider.  November 5, 1941.  Frame 0234.   2 pages.

36.           Best knocking values of cracked gasoline.  By Schneider.  November 3, 1941.  Frames 0235-0236.   3 pages.

37.           On the combination of catalytic cracking with hydrogenating splitting in the working up of petroleum middle and heavy oils.  By Reitz and Free.  November 1, 1941.  Frames 0237-0244.  10 pages.

38.           Working up of Reitbrook middle oil distillate to aviation gasoline.  By Free.  November 22, 1941.  Frames 0245-0249.   6 pages.

39.           Some remarks on catalytic cracking.  By Jackh.  November 29, 1941.  Frames 0250-0251.  3 pages.

40.           Cracking of Kogasin (Fischer-Tropsch synthesis product) over SiAl catalysts.  By Free.  December 3, 1941.  Frame 0252.  2 pages.

41.           Results of the kogasin (Fischer-Tropsch synthesis product) cracking with AlCl3.  December 5, 1941.  Frames 0253.  2 pages.

42.           Cracking in the 50 liter apparatus.  By Free.  December 15, 1941.  Frames 0254-0259.   7 pages.

43.           Cracking of previously hydrogenated bituminous coal middle oil.  By Donath and Heitz.  January 5, 1942.  Frames 0260-0262.  4 pages.

44.           Composition of cracked gasolines from H2 rich petroleum middle oil as a function of the cracking temperature.  By Free.  ? 20, 1941.  Frames 0263-0275.   15 pages.

45.            AlCl3 cracking.  By Free.  January 7, 1942.  Frame 0277.  2 pages.

46.           Catalytic cracking of Reitbrook middle oil.  By Free.  January 15, 1942.  Frames 0278-0280.   4 pages.

47.           Refining and dehydrogenation of cracked gasolines.  By Nonnenmacher and Free.  November 11, 941.  Frames 0281-0290.  11 pages.

48.           Cracking of Brachsaler gas oil in 50 liter reactor.  By Free.  January 16, 1942.  Frames 0291-0298.  9 pages.

49.           Cracking of middle oil residue of the AlCl3 cracking.  By Free.  February 11, 1942.  Frames 0299-0301. 4 pages.

50.           Comparison of activities of catalysts 6108 and 5058.  By Free.  February 11, 1942.  Frames 0302-0303.  3 pages.

51.           Experiments in the 40 liter oven with catalysts 6108 and 6752.       By Reitz.  March 18, 1942.  Frames 0304-0327.   33 pages.

52.           Comparison of qualities of hydrogenation and cracked gasolines from petroleum middle oils.  By Reitz.  April 23, 1942.  Frames 0326-0339.   17 pages.

53.           Production of olefinic hydrocarbons of 50° to 150°C boiling range by cracking.  By Free.  June 1942.  Frame 0340.   2 pages.

54.           List of oven types used for cracking experiments.  By Free, Schneider, and Donath.  November 1, 1942.  Frames 0341.  2 pages.

55.           Data for semi-technical cracking unit with Catalyst dust.  By Donath and Nonnenmacher.  November 5, 1942.  Frames 0342-0347.  7 pages.

 

Section III.  Information on catalytic cracking received by I.G. Farben from U.S. sources 1937-1940.

         

1.             Letter of Dr. F. Ringer (ChemNYCo) to Dr. Pier.   December 7, 1937 concerning American interest in the catalytic cracking process.  Frames 0348-0349.  3 pages.

2.             Brief report on natural and synthetic clay catalysts in Baton Rouge, Lousiana.   February 11, 1938.     Frames 0350-0352.   4 pages.

3.             Information on moving catalysts with comments of I. G. Farben personnel and correspondence/cables with Standard Oil regarding the same.  March 1938.  Frames 0353-0370.  17 pages.

4.             Minutes of meeting with American representative – Mr Sweeney of Standard Oil.  April 4, 1938.  Frames 0371-0380.  11 pages.

5.             Letter of April 7, 1938 with attached memorandum By E. V. Murphree (Standard Oil) of March 28, 1938 on catalytic cracking using powdered catalyst.  Frames 0381-0391.  12 pages.

6.                   Meeting October 5, 1938 for preliminary exchange of information – I. G. Farben, Standard Oil, Kellogg, and Standard Oil of Indiana.  Frames 0392-0393.  2 pages.

7.                   List of reports received by I.G. Farben from U.S. sources.  By Nonnenmacher.  December 6, 1938.  Frames 0394-0395.  3 pages.

8.                   Conference on catalytic cracking and related process.  Minutes (in English) of first point meeting November 30, 1938.  By B. C. Baldwin.  January 21, 1939.  Frames 0396-0434.  40 pages.

9.                   Method of manufacturer of synthetic SiO2-Al2O3-Cracking catalyst.  By Schneider.  January 12, 1939.  Frames 0435-0436.   3 pages.

10.                Conference on catalytic dehydrogenation in the presence of hydrogen and catalytic cracking, between I. G. Farben, Kellog, Standard Oil of New Jersey, and Standard Oil of Indiana.  January 18, 1939.  Frames 0437-0473.  38 pages.

11.                Conference on catalytic dehydrogenation of naphtenes, and of n-and i-C4H10 and catalytic cracking.  By Free.  January 25, 1939.  Frames 0474-0489.  17 pages.

12.                Report of Dr. G. Free on visits in Baton Rouge, La., etc.  August 18, 1939.  Frames 0490-0494.  6 pages.

13.                Report on catalytic refining project of Shell Vacuum.  By Free and Heller (?).  September 8, 1939.  Frames 0495-0504.  11 pages.

14.                Summary of the report of the Standard Oil Company, The Kellog Company and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company with special consideration of the work of I. G. Farben.  December 1, 1939.  Frames 0505-0536.   33 pages.

15.                Information on Mg-silicate cracking catalyst.  December 1, 1939.  Frames 0537-0538.  3 pages.

16.                Status and future of catalytic cracking judged from the impressions won in the United States. By Free.  June 7, 1940.  Frames 0539-0545.  8 pages.

17.                Memorandum on the America Trip of Messrs. Keinke, Brigl, Dr. Free and Dr. Kaufman from July 21 to August 25, 1939 to New York, Bayway, Baton Rouge, Baytown, Texas and Whiting, Folder S33-1-C-10.   By Kaufmann.  November 21, 1939.  Frames 0545A-0545I.  10 pages.

Section IV.  Reports on Catalytic Cracking, October 1941 – February 1944.  Folder No. S1-I-D-9.

1.             Contributions to Dr. Pier’s Lecture on Catalytic Cracking.  By Free.  October 29, 1941.  Frames 0546-0548.  4 pages.

2.             Concerning Dr. Pier’s Lecture on Catalytic cracking.  By Free.  October 17, 1941.  Frames 0549-0552.  5 pages.

            3.             Document of Russian Crude by Pressure Distillation, Catalytic and Thermal Cracking.  December 11, 1941.       Frames  0553-0554.  3 pages.

4.             Remarks of Dr. Kaufmann on catalytic cracking.  November 26, 1941.  Frames 0555-0556.  3 pages.

5.             The Development of the Cracking Process.  Lecture by Dr. Free.  January 10, 1942.  Frames 0557-0576.  23 pages.

6.             Catalytic Cracking of Middle Oils with AlCl3.  No author given.  February 9, 1942.  Frames 0579-0593.  16 pages.

            7.             Production of 20,000 ton per month aviation Gasoline at Gelsenberg by Catalytic Cracking.  By Free.  March 13, 1942.  Frames 0594-0597.   5 pages.

8.             Development and Present Status of the Cracking Process. By Schneider.  October 17, 1942.  Frames 0598-0605.  9 pages.

9.              Memo on Catalytic Cracking.  By Dr. Free. October 21, 1942.  Frames 0606-0607.  3 pages.

10.           List of Oven Types used for Cracking Experiment.  By Free, et al.  November 4, 1942.  Frames 0608.  2 pages.

11.           Data for Semi-Technical Cracking Unit with Powder Contact.  By Donath and Nonnenmacher.  November 5, 1942.  Frames 0609-0614.  7 pages.

12.           Catalytic Cracking of Various Middle Oils for Aviation Gasoline.  By Free.  December 2, 1942.  Frames 0615-0628.  16 pages.  Later text extremely awful, figures very good.

13.           New Combination Process for Increasing the Yield of available Gasoline in the Cracking      Process.  By Free and Bueren.  December 5, 1942.   Frames 0529-0531.  4 pages.

14.           Cracking in An Oven of 50-Litre Capacity with Regulated Throughput of Catalyst Pills.  By Free.  December 11, 1942.  Frames 0632-0634.  4 pages.

15.           Results of Hydrogenation at 30 Atmospheres at Reitbrook.  b-middle Oil Obtained from Catalytic Cracking.  By Free and Bueren.  January 16, 1943.  Frames 0635-0640.  7 pages.

16.           Concerning Catalytic Cracking at Moosbierbaum.  By Free.  January 18, 1943.  Frames 0641-0645.  9 pages.

17.           Meeting on Catalytic Cracking Unit in Moosbierbaun.  By Becker.  January 19, 1943.  Frames 0646-0647. 

18.           Experiments on the Substitution of HF by SiO2 for the activation of Bleaching Earths. By von Funer.  January 18, 1943.  Frame 0648.  2 pages.

19.           Cracking with Powder Catalysts.  Author illegible.  January 18, 1943.  Frames 0649-0651.  4 pages.

20.           Cracking Experiments in 50-Litre Oven with Regulated Throughput of catalyst pills.  By Free.  March 5, 1943.  Frames 0652-0657.  8 pages.

21.           Cracking Experiments with Powder Catalysts.  By Nonnenmacher and Donath.  March 8, 1943.   Frames 0658-0738.  84 pages.  Fairly poor quality, although mostly legible. 

22.            Cracking with Powder Catalysts.  April 28, 1943.  Frames 0739-0740.  3 pages.

23.           Cracking Experiments with Si-Al Catalysts (No. 6752) in 50-litre Ovens and Comparison of Results with the Powder Catalyst Methods Using Catalyst No. 6108.  No author given.  July 24, 1943.  Frames 0741-0777.   38 pages.

24.            Memo on Catalytic Cracking by Dr. Free.  June 28, 1943.  Frame 0778.  2 pages. 

25.            Letter to Dr. Kranepuhl.  June 29, 1943.  Frame 0779.  2 pages.

26.            Memo concerning Solid Bed versus Powder Catalyst.  July, 7, 1943.  Frame 0780.  2 pages.

27.           Meeting on Catalytic Cracking Unit Moosbierbaum.  By Free and Donath.  July 1, 1943.  Frames 0781-0783.  4 pages.

28.           Catalytic Cracking of Petroleum Middle Oils with end point exceeding 350°C to make aviation Gasoline.  By Free.  December 8, 1943.  Frames 0784-0794.  16 pages.

29.            Butadiene by Catalytic Cracking.  By Free.  December 17, 1943.  Frame 0795.  2 pages.

30.           Cracking Experiments with a-clay treated With H2SiF6.  By Free.  December 23, 1943.  Frames 0796-0800.   7 pages.

31.                The heating of cracking residues.  Frames 0801-0803.  4 pages.  Completely illegible.

32.                Development and present status of large scale catalytic cracking in the USA.  February 7, 1944.  Frames 0804-0808.  6 pages.  Almost completely illegible. 

33.                Literature on the cracking of hydrocarbon oils in the presence of olefins or carbon monoxide.  February 22, 1944 (?).  Frames 0809-0810.  3 pages.  Text mainly legible.


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