1930s

1934 – First nitroparaffin patent granted

On July 24, Hass, Hodge and Vanderbilt received a joint patent for a batch process and continuous-flow reaction to produce nitroparaffins.

1935 – Commercial Solvents Corporation (CSC) enters licensing agreement with Purdue

In 1935, CSC licensed the nitration process and hired Hodge to initiate production. Meanwhile, Hass and Vanderbilt carried out additional CSC-sponsored research at Purdue.

The potential paraffin hydrocarbons was finally realized through the derivatives developed in the Purdue laboratories.