Presenting extensive, recent advances in the field of hydrocracking-including new catalytic materials, reaction mechanisms and pathways, as well as new hydrocracking processes and applications-this unified reference covers in detail both catalysts and processes. Analyzing every important area related to the subject, Hydrocracking Science and Technology describes the petroleum refining process and the history of hydrocracking catalyst composition, preparation, and manufacturing methods deactivation and reactivation the correlation between catalyst composition and performance catalyst characterization and reclamation techniques reaction mechanisms and much more

The subtitle of the book is: Growing up under Fascists and Communists. It is an autobiographical and historical narrative. It is the the story of the author's childhood, teenage years, and young adulthood in Central Europe under fascism and communism. It offers a vivid description of Jewish life in that part of the world before, during, and after World War II. The author grew up in a province that belonged to the Austrian Empire before World War I, was later annexed by the Kingdom of Romania, taken over by the Soviets, occupied by Romanian and German troops during World War II, and eventually reoccupied by the Soviets. The author and his family lived under these different rulers, and the narrative describes their life during those turbulent years. The author also describes life in communist Romania after the war.