hiː səpˈoːɹɾᵻd ɪn klˈoʊs kəlˌæbɚɹˈeɪʃən wɪð hˈɛnɹi fˈoːɹd ænd ˈʌðɚz ɐ fˈɑːɹmbˈeɪst pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv ˈɛθɐnˌɑːl ˈælkəhˌɑːl, wˌɪtʃ fˈaɪnəli hˈɛlpt tə səplˈaɪ sɪnθˈɛɾɪk ɹˈʌbɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
He supported in close collaboration with Henry Ford and others a farm-based production of ethanol (alcohol), which finally helped to supply synthetic rubber during World War II.