The legal dispute surrounding this matter was eventually settled, although the decision primarily recognized Burton's contributions.
One crucial aspect of the process is that it significantly increased gasoline production from various types of oil, more than doubling the output.
The first large-scale implementation of these towers occurred when Standard Oil of Indiana made the decision to construct 120 stills using an authorized budget of $709,000 in 1911.
[2] Notably, this decision coincided with the US Supreme Court's ruling to dissolve the Standard Oil Trust.
[3] In 1937 the Burton process was superseded by catalytic cracking, but it is still in use today to produce diesel.