Abstract
More than 370 fluid catalytic crackers (FCCs) are in use worldwide, with the capacity to produce more than 460 million gal of gasoline a day—approximately 50% of all the gasoline used each year. In addition, FCCs are used in the commercial synthesis of acrylonitrile, phthalic anhydride, aniline, and maleic anhydride and in the production of 45% of the world's propylene. On Nov. 3, at a ceremony held at the Louisiana Arts & Science Center in Baton Rouge, the first commercial fluid-bed reactor using catalytic cracking was designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark by the American Chemical Society. ACS Baton Rouge Section Chair William H. Davis Jr., Baton Rouge Mayor Tom Ed McHugh, Exxon Research & Engineering Co. Research Vice President Alfredo M. Lopez, and ACS President Paul H. L. Walter spoke at the ceremony. Walter presented plaques to be displayed at the Exxon Research & Development Laboratories; the Exxon refinery ...
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