July 31, 1 D S

CHEMISTRY AXD IXDUSTltP

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Ihc very ninny misprints thnt occur nrc gcnernlly
REVIEWS
ALLESS COMXERC~AL
ORGANCAXALYSIS,VOL. 111. rcndercd cvidcnt by thc coiitex.-, but this is not so
Etlitcd by S. S. SADTLER,
E. C. Lt\Tinior and in tlic clcscription of WiIkies proccss of determining

c. 8. BtlTCZIELL. Fifth cdition, rcvkcd and in

p a r t re-n-rittcn. Pp. isf732. London : J.
ant1 A. Churchill, 1925. Pricc 30s. net.
Tlic third volunic of tlic ncw nllcn lins now
appcnrcd and so much ncw innttcr has bccii introtlucetl as to constitutc prncticnlly n IICW work.
It is f idly up-to-dntc, rcfcrcnccs cstcntliiig WCII
into 1!)P4 bcing inclurlc(1, nntl notwithstnnding thr
tr;insfrrcncc of tlic section on I b n z o l t o a lntcr
rolnmc, n hundrcd pngcs liaw bcen ncldcd. without,
howcrcr, niiy incrcasc in bulk.
Nroni tlic Ihgli..li point of ricw, tlic most serious
criticisiu t h a t ctin be Icvellctl is the occnsionnl prctloininnncc of Anicrican mcthotls, oftcn .mntcrinlly
rlifrcrcnt from tliosc prcvniling in this country.
Thus, in tlic case of crcosotcs, tlic csccctlingly
niinnte dctails of thc Aiiicricnii tcsts cstcntl o w r
ciglit pngcs, whilc t h e fully ndcqunto 13.E.S.A.
spccifcation is just mcntioncd ; tlic Ahcl flashpoint nppnrntus, nltliougli fully dcscribcd in tlic
prcvious edition nntl still t hc lcgnl instrumcnt in
this country, is now riicrcly rccordcd as csisting.
Ilc scopc of the voluinc rcinnins pnicticnlly
unrlwng,etl ; tlic first two scctioiis, dealing with tlic
rcliitcd subjects of Hytlrocnrhons nntl I J3ituincns
11;ivc liccn complctcly rcmotlrllcd. Thc ~vclconic
ntltlition of tnblcs of factors for tlic intcrconvcrsi~n
of viscositics on tlic Redwood, Saybolt, nntl I~nglcr
scnlcs woultl I i n w Iiccn rcntlcrctl still marc uscful
liiitl tlic . uncorrcctcd nbsolatc equivalents .also
bccn inclutlcil : 110~\.cwr,Ncritts chnrt is rcfcrrctl
to, hut with botli volunic nnd pngc qiiotctl incorrrctly. Tlicrc is 110 rcfcrcncc t o tlic nictliotl of
clctcrniiniiig tlic nronintic contcnt of gnsolinc by tlrc
critical solution tcnipcrnturc of tlic spirit in tinilinc.
lhc brief sections on Xaplltllnlcnc iind
r\ntllracene nrc follo\\.ctl by thc part on (.lhcIlols~
somewhat sliortcr tliiiii bcforc. Full r1ct:iil is givcn
for dctcriiiining t h o gcrniicitlnl valuc of clisinfcctiints,
by I J O t l l tlic Hiclcnl-\\ull~cr nntl tlic U.S.Hygicnic
I ~ b o r n t o r y methods, but tlie Cliick-l\Inrtin niotlificntion of thc forinci., also used in tliibr country, is
oniittctl. Phcnolic * Shccp Ilips must bc soriglit
in this cditioii unclcr tlic iiiorc gencml tcrni * Eniulsifying Ilisinfcctnnts. Hytlroquinonc, n substnncc
of great iniporttuicc, i s tlisniisscd with tcn lines ant1
11 bricf table of propertics.
llic largest indivitlunl section of ilic \~olunicis
tlcvotctl to * t\romutic Acitls, tho term bcing uscd
in its broiitlust sciisc t o incluclc siicclltlriii, . various
nldcliydcs, couinnrin, ctc. 13cnzoic ncid, sncclinrin
niid snlicj~lic noicl nrc consitlcrctl in great dctnil,
with pnrticulnr refcrciicc, us bcforc, t o their dctcction
nnd cstinintion in food products. Thc potnssiuni
s d t of gunincol sulplionic ncitl is n commotlity tlirit
lins cscapcd mcntion. Gnllic niid plitliiilic ncids
arc, ns previously, allocntcti sopnmtc scctioiis.
The ovcnts of (I fcw ycnrs ngo nrc fully rcflcctccl
i n tho chaptcr of l~splosivcs wliich lius bccn
rewrittcit and cspnndcil t o doublu its prcvious bdlc.
lh11section of tlic book now conclutlcs with n bricf
bibliogiyhy.

P-naphthol whcrc both tlic w i g h t t o bc tnkcn and,

inorc ritnlly, tlic strength of soda to bo uscd, nre
incorrectly quotcd. Having rcgnrd to its sninll
size, thc hidcs is eflicicnt, but it might with ndvniitngc
h a r e bccii cstcndctl. A t thc snmc time, i t is not
clcnr wliy thc iinincs of Acker~nnnn,Jlnbcry nnd
otlieis should hnvc bccn pnrticolnrly sclcctctl for
inclilsion in a subject indcs.
All things considcrctlt the dcfccts thnt hnvc bccn
notctl arc not sullicicnt to tlctrnct from thc t-nluc of
a \-oliinic fully worthy t o rcplnrc its prcdccessor
of thc fourth edition.

B. A. ELLIS

LA I~AIIRICATIOS
DE LACII)ES~;I.IWIUQIJE
PAR LE
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Price
15 fr.
Tliis volume rcprcsciits a collcctioii of R scrics
of nrtic1i.s which Iinvc np1)cnrctl froin I~cbrunry,1972,
to No\-cnibcr, ln2-4, in L l n d i r ~ ~ r iChitiuquc.
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Its
nplmraiicc within R few w r h of tlint of F. I).
Jlilcss book (TAIII~C nntl Cuniniing scrics) on the
sniiic suljjcct is n circuiiistnncc wliicli inust not bc
orcrlookcd. It is rcniorkcct in the Prefncc tlint
scvcral books csist which dcnl with gcncrditic~s
bcciriiig upon thc ninnufncturc of olciini, but tlint
thrrc is no rcnl prncticnl trmtisc. IS\-itlciitly
JIonsicur 13rnitly \\.as iinnwnrc of tlic rsistciicc of
* 3lilcs on olcuni wlicn hc pcnncd this stntcnicnt.
It woolti be iniprudcnt to judgc one book by COIIIpnrison with tlic other. It is, ho\vcvcr, interestbig
t o obsrvvc t h n t tlicrc nppcnrs to bc n tcntlcncg on
tlic pnrt of tcclinicinns of cIiITcrcnt nntions to publish
tlicir own ninnunls on subjects sricli ns thc one
i i n t l c ~ consiclcration. For csn~nplc, in 1331, n
book on *. Aniwicnn Sulphiiric Acid I?ncticc, by
Pliilip I)c JYolf, nnd E. L. Lnrison (Xnacondn Copper
>lining Conip~iiiy), wns publidictl, in whicli f ir e
clinptcrs wcrc tlcvotcd t o tlic contact proccs~. I n
tlic cnrly pnrt of this ycnr thc lhglisli colitribution
on this subject nppcnrcd, nntl no^' n I+cnch one k
bcforc tlic piiblic. It would be invidious to ntteIIipt
n tletnilcd coiitrnst of tlic tlirec boolis. Bcsiclcs
tlic ircntnirnt bcing sonicwhnt tlidnctivc, cnch
IIO\\.C\*CI*,
book posscs.sc~sonic pcculinr merit. SOIIC,
tlcnls wit11 tlic funclnniciitnl plissico.cliciiiico1 p i i t ciplcs, nor, indcctl, with tlw innjor prficticnl COIIsitlcriitions in thc unique wng i n wliicli 3Lilcs C~OCS.
Xonsicnr .Srnitlys book tlivitlcs itself into three
pnrts ; tlic first dcnls with thc iIicorJr of the contnct.
proccss n ~ i t l cinbruccs four clinptcrs, in iv11icJi tho
production of sulphurous nnhytIritlc, its purificntion,
its cntnlytic ositlntion, nnd thc nbsorption of tho
resulting sulpliur triositlc arc briefly tliscussctl.
Ihu sccond part tlcnls with the olcuni process,
p l i i i i t and otlicr prncticnl considcratiotis, nrid elnbodics iiinc chapters. Indccd, it is tlus section,
covcring 232 pages, which, according to Nonsicw
Brnicly, constitutcs t h o rcal clnilll t o rccognition.
Uscful iiifornintion is nfYordcd in tlic fir& poption of
t h i , Rcotioii coilcaning tlic production nnil trcntinciit

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CIIEJLISTRS AND INDUSTRY

of pyrites. The intcresting iiinp 011 pngca 5s-59

shows tlic principnl pyritcs iniidig cciitrcs (Spain
and Portugal csccpted) and ports of import at'6011.
Ncwvpoi-tis s1ion.n t o lic bctwccn Berwick ant1 Duiidcc,
ns \wll as on tlic Bristol Clianncl. In tlic foriucr
case evidently Lcitli is intcntlctl.
Thc combust.ion of sulj)liur-coiitoiiiiiig iiiatcrinls
and tlic various typcs of furiinccs hi ~vliicli tlus
operation ir ncliic\-ccl arc bricfly clcalt with. Rcfcrciicc is ninclc t o oiic or two iiicclinnicnl buriicrs
(notnbly tlic KnufTniniin, type N, nnd IUcpko),
of \v&cli little lias bccn licnrd in tllis country. It is
suggcstcd thnt the ioriiintioii of criists on t,hc beds
of nicchnnicnl furnnccs is proiiioteil hy tlic iisc of
\vet pyrites..
Proccsscs and npprntus Iinving rcfcrciicc to tlic
purificnt,ioii of sulpliiir tliositlc nrc u.cll dcscribetl
axid illustrutctl, but niniiy of tlic pliysico-chemical
I)roblciii~-pnrticiiInrI~ t hosc wlntiiig to thc cntrninmcnt of sulpliuric acid ns a iiiist., inist particles, ctc.
-nrc
disrcgartlcd. Tlic osidation of SO, to SO,
calls for n tolerably full timtmcnt, niicl thc GrilloSclirocdcr, Badischc, Tniitclcw, Frcibcrg, Rnbc,
Hiiclist a i d 3Ianiihcini proccsscs niitl nppnratus arc
tlcscribctl and illustrnted, niitl uscful inforinntion is
givcii coiiccriiing tlic prepanition ant1 rcgciicrntibii
of tlic plntiniiin iiinss, tlic control of convcrtcrs,
tho iicccssity for ciutoinatic tcinpcraturc rccords,
nitd tlic iiiiportaiicc of hcnt intcrchniigc. Thc
ditlcrciit typcs of nbsorbcrs all rcceiw brief t.rcntiiieiit,,
and tlie ~)ruparntionof acids othcr thnn PO pcr cciit.
oleu111 is discusscd.
r q
lira rcinaiiiiiig cliaptcrs bi this scction rclntc t o
tlic charnctcristics of sulphuric ncid ol vnrying
StrCligthS, iiiatcriab required ht the coiistruct.ioii
of plniit, various typcs of acid elevators niitl punips,
and tho storage of the fiiiut product. Chcinical
control aiid organisation arc dcnlt with, ns arc tlie
instnllat.ion nntl working of nil olciiiii unit.
r ?
ll i c iiiiiil p r t tlcnls with suppleiiiciitary inforinntion bemi~ig upon the physico-clicmical prO1)ci.tic.s
of sulphuric nnhydriilc, sulphuric acid, niid thc
possibility of iinprovitig tlic contact proccss.
lhero are ninny w y s in wliicli the book could b;
itiipro\wl. Sonic of tlic illustratioiis nrc noiic
too clcar, uiid tlic nbsciicc of nil iritlcs oftcii involvcs
0110 in nn iitincccssary search. Thc pricc placcs
the book witluii tlic rcacli of all, and it can bc rccoiumciidecl froiu more points of vicw t.liaii one. 'Unfortunntcly an insularity is rc\-caletl ~vhiclicnniiot
but bc rebpttcd in tlicso dnys, wlicn thc tcchilicnl
work niid proccctlings of one iintioii nrc iiivnriably
abstracted a i d recorded in the principal journals
of the other. No iiieiitioii is inado of Technical
liccords of l~splosivcsSupply, 1915-1918, No. 5,"
dcding with tlic contnct process, for wbicli A h .
BIncNab wns lnrgcly rcspoiisiblo. Such n book sliould
by ~ i o w liavu beconic rcnowncd througliout t.ho
world, and it is sontowlint surprisiitg t,lint Noiisieiir
Brnidy lins iiot had occasion to niako rcfcrciicu to
it. It is tlic eiiibodiniciit of souiid . clioiiiicnl eiighiccring priiiciplcs and 11rnct,icc,niitl no tccluiiciaii,
of wlintcvcr nntioimlity, should tlcinur to tnko
adraiitngo of it.
P. P,tllnrsrr
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July 31, 10%

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS
Anglo-Scottish Sugar Beet Corpomtlon

In reply to Jh. Thurtlc, Jfr. Wood snid that thc

avcrngc gross direct subsidy paid to tlic Corporntioii
per ton of srignr innni1f:ictured lnst ycnr wns f 10 0s. .Id.
.Dcduct.iny tlic Excisc Duty and allo\\4\ing for tlio
cliffcrcncc bctwccn tlic Customs Drity and Escisc
Duty, tlic totnl iict dircct nnil indircct sul)sidy pcr
ton of sugnr w u on tlic nrcrnge E l l 1 6 . - J u l y 20.
Superphosphates Inquiry

Rcplybig to Cnpt. IVcdgwootl Bellti, sir I?. C'UIliffc-Listcr snit1 t h n t lie was not in a position, a t
prcscnt, to iiinkc nny stntcniciit ns to \vhcthcr tho
lieport of tlic Coiiiiiiittcc of Inquiry on Stipcrpliosphntcs lint1 been considcrcd or wlict~hcrn tlccisioii
Iind bccn nyrivctl at.-July 31.
Wood-Pulp
111 a \vrittcii answer to Nr. Livinystonc, Siw

I?.

Cunliffc-Lister gavc tho following statcnicitt showing

tlic quantity niitl mluc of woocl-pulp iiiiportctl into
and esportcd froiii Grcnt Britain ciud Xorthcrn
Ircland during 1934. Imports : Cliciuicnl, Pi3,SSO
ton, \.alucd a t fG,2GI,SGi ; Jlcclinnicnl, 782,504 t.,
f3,X6,441. Eqiork-product
of Crcnt Britniii
and N. Irclniid : Pulp of wootl, 10 t., f2GB. Iixporfs
of Imporhl Produce : Chemical, 3129 t., f 4 3 , i X ;
JIcclinnicnl, 3 t., f l 4 . - J u l y 21.
Preservatives in Food

I n rcply to various qucstioiis JIr. Clinni1)crlnin

snid tlint thc trndc opposition t o tlic proliibitioii of
prcscrvativcs in food liad in somc caws tcllicn tlic
form of nti nllcgnt.ion that t,hc prohibition would
increase tlic cost of food. If, lio\\-cvcr, thc necessary
pcriod \vns nllowctl to ennblc Clic chnngcs to hc
effcctctl hc (lid not tliink t.lint thcrc wns any ntlcquntc
ground for supposing tlint priccs would iiicivnsc on
this account. Thc physiological cffcct of tlic us0
of prcscrrntivcs in food wns oiic of tlic niattcrs considcrctl Iiy tlic rccrnt Dcpnrtmcntnl Coiniiiittcc on
Ircservntivcs niid Colouring BIntters in 3'00t1, which
includcd n niiiiibcr of dist~inguishcrl physiologists
in no way conncctctl witli tlic Co\.criinient or tho
trndcs coiiccriicd.-July 23.
Rubber Production in lllaluy States

In rcply to Jlr. l'enny, Sir Orinsby-Gorc stntrcl

tlint lie Iind bccn iiifornictl by tlic Higli Comii~issioncr
tlint, acting uiulcr legnl ntlvicc, lie hnd rclcnscd soiiw
6000 toils of lion-couponed ruliber, consisting of
stocks licltl 1)y t1cnlcr.s prior to tlic iniposit,ion of
restriction. He iintlcrstootl t,lint tlic o\vncrs of this
ruhbcr woultl uiitlcr this decision bc n t libcrty .to
csport nil or iiny p r t , of i t n t tlic riitc of 4.2 cciits.
pcr 111. csp0r.t duty.-July 27.
Scientific Rcscnrch
I i t n \vrittcii aiis\vcr to Cnptain Nticniillnii, Blr.

C:uinncsu guw tlic following thtcnicnt, showing tho

tlihrc!iit i t e m of tlic tot.nl of X4,015,000provided
iii thc 1!J25-2(1 ISstiiiiutcs for sciciitific rosenrcli :Atlinirnlty, X!)SS,OOO ; Wur Oliico, f408,000; Air
Btinistry, J;1,373,500 ; ;\Iiiiist,ry of Agriculturc niid
Fishcrics, f34SJ786 ; I4onrd of Agriculturc, Scotlniid,