Lorin B. Sebrell
Lorin Beryl Sebrell (19 Nov 1894-5 Aug 1984) was a scientist at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. noted for isolating mercaptobenzothiazole, among the first vulcanization accelerators.
In 1942, Sebrell received the Charles Goodyear Medal.
Personal
Sebrell was born on 19 November 1894 in Alliance, Ohio. In 1918, he married Ruth Ellen Tullis. Sebrell died in Delaware on 5 August 1984 at the age of 89.
Education
Dr. Sebrell received his BS Chemistry from Mount Union College. After completing his MS, he served in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I.[1] He obtained his Ph.D. in 1922 from Ohio State University after starting work at Goodyear in 1919.[2]
Career
In 1920 Sebrell isolated Mercaptobenzothiazol, a rubber vulcanziation accelerator, and he devised ways of making it commercially pure. The new accelerator was named Cap tax. Cap-tax proved was vital in achieving durable truck-tire compounds, and was placed on the market in 1926.
While at Goodyear, Sebrell held positions including Head of Org Chem section, and Manager of Research (1928).
In 1933, Sebrell served as Chairman of the Rubber Division, ACS.
During World War II, Sebrell worked on bullet-sealing fuel tanks.
In 1949, left Goodyear to take a job as Director of R&D at International Latex Corp. He retired from this position in 1959.