chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Viscosity, Pour Points, Boiling Points, and Chemical Structure -- chapter 3 Development of the Viscosity Index Concept and Relationship to Hydrocarbon Composition -- chapter 4 Compositional Methods -- chapter 5 Oxidation Resistance of Base Stocks -- chapter 6 Conventional Base Stock Production: Solvent Refining, Solvent Dewaxing, and Finishing -- chapter 7 Lubes Hydrocracking -- chapter 8 Chemistry of Hydroprocessing -- chapter 9 Urea Dewaxing and the BP Catalytic Process -- chapter 10 Dewaxing by Hydrocracking and Hydroisomerization -- chapter 11 Technical and Food Grade White Oils and Highly Refined Paraffins -- chapter 12 Base Stocks from Fischer-Tropsch Wax and the Gas to Liquids Process.