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Application of Physico-Chemical Theory to Technical Processes and Manufacturing Methods. Dr. R. Kremann. Translated into English and Edited by H. E. Potts, M.Sc. Demy 8vo. 9/- net.
Contents.—The Two Fundamental Laws of the Mechanical Theory of Heat. Reaction-Velocity and Catalytes. Other Special Applications of the Law of Mass Action. The Influence of Temperature on the Equilibrium-Constant. Dissociation Pressure. Application of the Phase Rule. The Application of the Phase Rule to Solid-Liquid Systems. Transformation Phenomena in Hydraulic Binding Agents. Other Applications of the Phase Rule. The Distribution Law. Adsorption Compounds. Reciprocal Pairs of Salts.
Chemistry of the Oil Industries. J. E. Southcombe, M.Sc., Lecturer on Oils and Fats, Royal Salford Technical Institute, etc. 9/- net.
Contents.—Preface. Introductory Organic Chemistry. Mineral Oils. Petroleum and Shale. Mineral Oil Refining. Natural Sources and Methods of Preparation of the Saponifiable Oils and Fats. Impurities occurring in Crude Oils and Fats and the Technical Methods of Removing them. Composition and Properties of the Saponifiable Oils and Fats in General. Composition and Properties of the Individual Oils and Fats of Commercial Importance. The Natural Waxes, their Composition and Properties. Analytical Methods. Industrial Applications of Fats and Oils. Burning Oils. Edible Oils and Margarines. Polymerised, Boiled and Blown Oils. Turkey-Red Oils. Saponification of Fats and Oils on a Technical Scale. The Distillation of Fatty Acids. Oleines and Stearines. Candle Manufacture. Soap-Making. Glycerine. Conclusion: Scientific and Technical Research on Problems in the Oil and Related Industries. Literature.
Linseed Oil and other Seed Oils. An Industrial Manual. William D. Ennis, M.E., M.Am.Soc.M.E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Medium 8vo. Illustrated. 37/6 net.
The Production and Treatment of Vegetable Oils. Including Chapters on the Refining of Oils, Hydrogenation of Oils, Generation of Hydrogen, Soap Making, Recovery and Refining of Glycerine, and the Splitting of Oils. T. W. Chalmers, B.Sc., A.M.I.Mech.E. Crown 4to. 164 pages. 9 Folding Plates. 95 Illustrations. 21/- net.
Contents.—Introductory. Principal Vegetable Oils. Preparatory Machinery for Copra and Linseed, Palm Fruits and Palm Kernels, Cotton Seed and Castor Seed. Special Forms of Reduction Machinery. Meal Kettles, Receiving Pans and Moulding Machines. Oil Presses. Anglo-American and Cage Type. General Arrangement of Oil Mills. Extraction of Oils by Chemical Solvents. Refining of Oils. Hydro-generation or Hardening of Oils. Generation of Hydrogen for Oil Hardening Purposes. Manufacture of Soap. Glycerine Recovery and Refining and the Splitting of Oils.
Cotton Seed Products. A Manual of the Treatment of Cotton Seed for its Products and their Utilization in the Arts. Leebert Lloyd Lamborn, M.Am.C.S., M.S.C.I. With 79 Illustrations and a Map. Demy 8vo. 31/6 net.
Paper Making and its Machinery. T. W. Chalmers. Imperial 8vo. 200 pages. Illustrated. 26/- net.
Contents.—Introduction. Cutting, Cleaning and Boiling. Washing, Breaking and Bleaching. Purifying and Pulping. Beating. Refining. The Fourdrinier Machine. Fourdrinier Driving Arrangements. Details of the Fourdrinier. Pulp Strainers. Tub Sizing. Calendering, Cutting and Winding. Wood Pulp. The Coating of Art Paper. The Finishing of Coated Art Paper. The Coating of Photographic Paper.
The Manufacture of Paper. R. W. Sindall, F.C.S. 2nd Edn. Extra Crown 8vo. 8/6 net.
Contents.—Preface. List of Illustrations. Historical Notice, Cellulose and Paper-Making Fibres. The Manufacture of Paper from Rags, Esparto and Straw. Wood Pulp and Wood Pulp Papers. Brown Papers and Boards. Special kinds of Paper. Chemicals used in Paper-making. The Process of “Beating.” The Dyeing and Colouring of Paper Pulp. Paper Mill Machinery. The Deterioration of Paper. Bibliography. Index.
Wood Pulp. Charles F. Cross, B.Sc., F.I.C.; E. J. Bevan, F.I.C., and R. W. Sindall, F.C.S. New and Revised Edition. 8/6 net.
Contents.—The Structural Elements of Wood. Cellulose as a Chemical. Sources of Supply. Mechanical Wood Pulp. Chemical Wood Pulp. The Bleaching of Wood Pulp. News and Printings. Wood Pulp Boards. Utilisation of Wood Waste. Testing of Wood Pulp for Moisture. Wood Pulp and the Textile Industries. Bibliography. Index.
Commercial Paints and Painting. A Handbook for Architects, Engineers, Property Owners, Painters and Decorators, etc. Arthur Seymour Jennings. 224 + xii pages. 47 Illustrations. Extra Crown 8vo. 7/6 net.
Glass Manufacture. Walter Rosenhain, D.Sc., F.R.S. Superintendent of the Department of Metallurgy in the National Physical Laboratory. 2nd and Revised Edition. 12/6 net.
Contents.—Physical and Chemical Properties of Glass. The Physical Properties of Glass. The Raw Materials of Glass Manufacture. Refractories. Furnaces. The Process of Fusion. Processes Used in the working of Glass. Bottle Glass. Blown and Pressed Glass. Rolled or Plate Glass. Sheet and Crown Glass. Coloured Glasses. Optical Glass. Miscellaneous Products.
Decorative Glass Processes. Arthur Louis Duthie. Extra Crown 8vo. 8/6 net.
Contents.—Introduction. Various Kinds of Glass in Use. Their Characteristics, Comparative Price, etc. Leaded Lights. Stained Glass. Embossed Glass. Brilliant Cutting and Bevelling. Sand-Blast and Crystalline Glass. Gilding. Silvering and Mosaic. Proprietary Processes. Patents. Glossary.
The Manufacture of Leather. Hugh Garner Bennett, M.Sc., F.C.S., Member of the International Association of Leather Trade Chemists. Demy 8vo. 18/- net.
Contents.—Historical and Introductory Outline. The Nature of Skin. Fermentation. Hides and Skins. Water. Soaking. Unhairing. Deliming. The Tannins. The Vegetable Tanning Materials. The Analysis of Tanning Materials. The Preparation of the Tanning Liquors. The Principles of Vegetable Tanning. The Tannage of Sole Leather. The Tannage of Belting, Harness and Upper Leather, etc. The Tannage of Moroccos and Light Leathers. The Tannage of Chrome Leather. Alum and Combination Tannages. Fat, Oil and Aldehyde Tannages. The Drying of Leather. The Finishing of Sole Leather. The Currying and Finishing of Dressing Leather. Leather Dyeing. The Finishing of Light Leathers. The Finishing of Chrome Leather. The Finishing of the Alum- and Combination-Tanned Leathers. The Finishing of Fat- and Oil-Tanned Leathers. Japanned and Enamelled Leathers. The Dressing of Wool Rugs. The Analysis of Leather. Index.
Mineral and Aerated Waters, and the Machinery for their Manufacture. C. Answorth Mitchell, B.A. (Oxon.), F.I.C. Demy 8vo. 9/- net.
The Chemistry and Technology of Printing Inks. Norman Underwood and Thomas V. Sullivan. Medium 8vo. 12/6 net.
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Materials Used in Sizing. W. F. A. Ermen. 6/- net.
Contents.—The Starches and other Agglutinants. Weighing Materials. Softening Ingredients. Antiseptics. Analysis of Sized Warps and Cloth. The Preparation of Normal Volumetric Solutions. Tables.
The Nitrocellulose Industry. Edward Chauncey Warden, Ph.C., M.A., F.C.S. 2 Volumes ([See p. 44.]) 50/-.
Oils, Gums, Waxes and Allied Substances. F. S. Hyde, Ph.B. Demy 8vo. 12/6 net.
India-Rubber and its Manufacture. With Chapters on Gutta-Percha and Balata. H. L. Terry, F.I.C., A.I.M.M. Extra Crown 8vo. 8/6 net.
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Glues and Gelatine. A Practical Treatise on the Methods of Testing and Use. R. Livingston Fernbach. Demy 8vo. 14/- net.
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The Chemistry of Dyeing and Bleaching of Vegetable Fibrous Material. Julius Hübner, M.Sc.Tech., F.I.C. ([See p. 44.])
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History of the Frozen Meat Trade. J. C. Critchell and J. Raymond. Demy 8vo. 12/6 net.
The Potter’s Craft. A Practical Guide for the Studio and Workshop. Charles F. Binns, late Superintendent Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester. With 42 Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 7/6 net.