The Technology of Wood Distillation (Classic Reprint)

Max Klar

ISBN 10: 1390928926 / ISBN 13: 9781390928921

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This book is one of the most famous works on the production of materials obtained by the distillation of wood, including charcoal, wood-tar, pyroligneous acid and acetone. It is the outcome of the author's long and arduous experience in this field, during which time he has both owned factories and worked as a consultant for other companies. Destructive distillation of wood has been practiced since ancient times to produce charcoal, one of the book's main subjects, and has evolved from simple forest-based methods to the complex industrial processes of today. The volume also covers topics such as the chemical changes which occur during destructive distillation (pyrolysis) of wood, the products thereof (such as non-condensable gas), the preparation of wood for carbonization, carbonizing apparatus, treatment of the wood-gas, and the production of acetate of lime from crude pyroligneous acid. The author also explores the manufacture of acetone from calcium acetate and formaldehyde using methanol as a base material. The volume includes extensive analytical information and is a goldmine of knowledge on the practice of wood distillation in the early 20th century. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: The Technology of Wood Distillation (Classic Reprint)
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1390928926
• ISBN 13: 9781390928921
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Chemistry

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Excerpt from The Technology of Wood Distillation: With Special Reference to the Methods of Obtaining the Intermediate and Finished Products From the Primary Distillate

The first edition of The Technology of Wood Distillation, which appeared in 1903, was exhausted in 1907, and the preparation of a second edition became necessary.

In the meantime striking progress had been made by the industry, both in the process of carbonisation and in the methods of working up the volatile products. Accordingly I recognised that not only was a complete revision of my book required, but that the field which it covered must be consider ably widened.

In the first edition I had restricted myself essentially to the presentation of a series of monographs on the methods-of manufacture then in use, without, as a rule, entering into details regarding the laws on which the various methods were based. At the same time, I expressed the Opinion that these methods were capable of improvement; and in this direction the industry, during the period 190 3 - 1909, made great advances.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.