5 Interesting Facts About Chemist Percy Julian

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5 Interesting Facts About Chemist Percy Julian
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A prolific and successful inventor, Julian obtained more than 130 patents over the course of his career. His pioneering work in the field of chemical synthesis led to the production of hormones and steroids.

Späth was impressed with Julian’s work ethic, musical talent, ability to learn languages, and humor. Späth died penniless in the wake of World War II, and Julian both paid for his funeral and commissioned a bust in his honor.

Julian’s work in Vienna sparked his fascination with soybeans and the possibilities of what could be done with their properties. Frustrated with the racism in academia that prevented him from securing a professorship, Julian turned to private industry - but not before he found a way to2. He Came Up With Many Clever Uses of Soybeans, a supplier of soybean oil products, as their director of research; essentially, he was tasked with finding new products that could be made from soybeans.

One of his successes was the development of a process for using soybean protein in the creation of cold water paints. He also discovered that soy could make a superb fire-extinguishing foam. Dubbed Aer-O-foam, a blend of soy protein and water was turned into foam by an aerating nozzle. The substance was used by the U.S. Navy to fight oil and gasoline fires on ships during WWII.

But his most influential discovery at Gildden was a new, more cost-effective way to synthesize the female sex hormone progesterone. When water accidentally leaked into a tank of purified soybean oil,

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