Julian Banzon. Filipino chemist, Julian Banzon researched methods of producing alternative fuels. Julian Banzon experimented with the production of ethyl esters fuels from sugarcane and coconut, and invented a means of extracting residual coconut oil by a chemical process rather than a physical process. BS in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines - 1930 and Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry from Iowa State University - 1940.