Viscosity, Pour points, boiling points, and chemical structure -- Development of the viscosity index concept and relationship to hydrocarbon composition -- Compositional methods -- Oxidation resistance of base stocks -- Conventional base stock production: solvent refining, solvent dewaxing, and finishing -- Lubes hydrocracking -- Chemistry of hydroprocessing -- Urea dewaxing and the BP catalytic process -- Dewaxing by hydrocracking and hydroisomerization -- Technical and food grade white oils and high refined paraffins -- Base stocks from fischer-tropsch wax and the liquids process

1. Petroleum products
2. Petroleum -- Refining
3. Lubricating oils