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Pyrochemical Changes In Missouri Halloysite, Frank Joseph Zvanut

Doctoral Dissertations

"For centuries it has been known that the application of heat to a clay or a clay body produces changes that make it an entirely different substance from the original raw clay. Ever since the earliest civilizations produced crude building brick by baking formed clay bodies in the sun's rays, mankind has been speculating on the nature of the changes that convert soft, friable, plastic clays into hard, strong, non-plastic, rock-like masses. It has been only within the last two decades, however, that progress has been made in the solution of problems dealing with the resultant products in fired clay …

A Study Of The Temperature Of Gelation And Solubility Range For Paraffin Waxes In Several Solvents, Stanley Francis Gebarski

Bachelors’ Theses

In organic literature and text books a certain melting point of paraffin is taken as indicating a certain range of paraffin hydrocarbons and the discussion terminated at that point.

A Comparison Of Ths Digestive Powers Of Trypsin And Papain On Casein And The Effect Of Certain Mild Antiseptics On These Powers, Joseph E. Steker

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to study the effect of certain mild antiseptics, such as Benzoic acid, Boric acid, salicylic acid, Phenol, Cresol, Thymol, on the digestive action of the enzymes Trypsin and Caroid (papain). A thorough perusal of the literature reveals only a small amount of data dealing with the influence of common antiseptics on enzyme action. Because of the important uses of enzymes in industry and the need of antiseptics for protective action, this problem is of great importance. The author wishes to acknowledge the kind cooperation of Dr. John R. Koch, Head of the Department of …

A Study Of The Decomposition Potentials Of A Commercial Gluconic Acid Bath, Roman L. Pozorski

Bachelors’ Theses

The study of electrochemistry is not only fascinating and worthwhile, but essential to the student of chemistry in the understanding of many theories and chemical phenomena. Though electrochemistry is still in its infancy, numerous substances are prepared electrolytically in industry. It is reported that about 15% of all the chemical goods manufactured are prepared by electrochemical industries. Of the various types of studies, in electrochemistry, the one which appears to be most appealing is the analysis of chemical reaction sin which electrochemical methods are used. The determination of decomposition potentials is one of these methods. A knowledge of decomposition values …

The Influence Of Ph On The Activity Of Trypsin And Papain (Caroid) As Measured By A Modification Of The Northrup Gravimetric Casein Method, Frank W. Dragan

Bachelors’ Theses

Hydrogen ion concentrations have long been recognized as an essential factor in many biochemical processes.

The influence of hydrogen ion concentration upon enzyme activity has been of especial importance as proteolytic enzymes are rapidly gaining in use in various industries, principally the tanning industry.

The Vitamin D And Provitamin D Content Of Some Varieties Of Utah Wheat, Harold M. Nielsen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Cereal grains were known to be notably deficient in the anti-rachitic principle even before the discovery of vitamin D. Clinicians had associated a type of rickets of infancy, characterized by an over-weight, flabby, bowlegged condition, with a diet consisting mainly of cereals. Mellanby (1) in 1921 concluded that this type of rickets is induced by overfeeding with carbohydrates. He also showed in the same report, however, that oatmeal, although it contains less carbohydrates than the other grains tested, possesses a special tendency toward rachitogenesis.

Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 31, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore

WKU Administration Documents

Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This show included Kelly Thompson, Norma Lagura, C.P. McNally, Karl Beyer, Virginia Fortenberry, Helen Albritton, Paul McDaniel and B.T. Towery.

Nuclear Chemistry, J. William Buchta

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Semi-Commercial Distillation Of Ternary Mixtures : Paper I. Glycerin-Ethyl Alcohol-Water, Rochus Cornelius Stahl

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Review Of The Bromination Of Intermediate Compounds In The Preparation Of 4 - Bromo - 2 - Sulphimide Benzoic Acid And The Preparation Of 4 - Iodo - 2 - Sulphimide Benzoic Acid., Robert E. Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Into The Bromate Method Of Manganese Determination, Ray A. Bunday

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Throughout the history of research in the science of Chemistry the problem of the quantitative determination of manganese has always been a perplexing one. The results have usually fallen short of the theoretical value and has necessitated the application of an empirical factor(1) which is always undesirable to the true research scientist, if not to the commercial analyst.

A Study Of Furoyl Chloride., Luella Shehan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Anti-Oxidant Influence Of Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins On The Drying Of Linseed Oil., Walter William Rinne 1909-1974

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Methods Of Determining The Rate Of Acid Hydrolysis Of Wheat Gluten, Angus V. Honrickson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Because of the nutritious value of sodium glutamate and its meat-like flavor, which is very pleasing to most people, and hence its demand if it were properly promoted, and because of the abundance of protein in accessible form for its manufacture, it is only reasonable to assume that if the optimum conditions of protein hydrolysis were found, the manufacturing could be made a highly successful enterprise. it was the purpose of this research to investigate the methods by which the hydrolysis of wheat glutes can do conveniently followed in order to determine the efficiency of reactions run under specific conditions.

The Determination Of The Deuterium Oxide Content Of Various Samples Of Water, Douglas R. Macintyre

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the deuterium oxide content of various samples of water by a precise and sensitive method based upon the compressibility of water. These samples were gathered from as many different locations as were deemed necessary.

A Study Of The Products Of The Reaction Between Stannous And Arsenate Ions In Silicic Acid Gels, Frank K. Thompson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The fact that characteristic crystalline products result upon the diffusion of arsenate ions into silicic acid gel which has been impregnated with stannous ions has been known by the Pacific Chemistry Department for some time. The optimum conditions with regards to heat and hydrogen ion concentration have been determined. The purpose of this investigation was to study the products of the reaction. First to determine whether or not the silicic acid itself combined with the stannous and arsenate. ions in the formation of the crystalline product, and second to determine its chemical composition.

A Study Of The Oxidation Of Aqueous Sulfide Solutions By Chlorine., Lester Cole Faulkenberry

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Explosive Property Of Aluminum Powder Liquid Oxygen Mixture, David S. Bruce

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the optimum conditions for explosion of a mixture of aluminum powder and liquid oxygen when fired without the use of a fixed detonator.

A Study Of Certain Physical And Chemical Effects Of Aromatic Halides, Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids, Saturated Ketohydroxy Acids, And Saturated Ketone Alcohols Upon Hydrocarbon Oils, Clyde Aubrey Crowley

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Lime Content Of Rocks Of The Upper Cretaceous System Of Ellis County, Kansas, G. Lawrence Rarick

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The report which is being submitted here is the result of several weeks of field and laboratory work investigating the rocks of the Upper Cretaceous System of Ellis County, Kansas. The writer has attempted to consider the subject primarily from a chemical viewpoint although much of the background for the work has been of a geological nature. There has been no attempt to give a complete chemical analysis of the rocks of the Upper Cretaceous System, but rather a more or less thorough analysis in regard to the percentage of lime that the rocks of the various formations and members …

The Effect Of Sodium Fluoride On The Bright Plating Range Of Chromium, Ernst Curschmann

Bachelors’ Theses

Chromium is used very extensively at the present time as an exterior plate over other metals. It has found favor not only because of its brilliant blue, untarnishable lustre, but also because of its extreme hardness. The great increase in the demand for chromium plate in recent years, rapidly relegating nickel plate into the background, has resulted in increased research and experimentation .in the field of chromium plating, in the endeavor to provide a lasting, beautiful plate at a minimum of expense.

Present chromium plating baths containing sulphuric acid as the active agent of deposition leave much to be desired …

Conductivity Applications, Henry W. Koch

Bachelors’ Theses

Since the introduction of Arrhenius’ theory of electrolytic dissociation more than forty years ago, many applications of the chemistry of electrolytes have been formulated. Of the many uses of conductance measurements, conductivity titrations have lately assumed the theoretical and technical importance which they rightfully should have. Conductance measurements enjoy prominence both in practice and in research, and the almost unlimited field provides a wealth of material for the ardent electrochemist. There is no doubt that many of the old analytic methods will soon be largely supplanted by this newer procedure which even at the present finds such varied usefulness.

The Preparation Of Calcium And Barium Gluconate, Ronald Anthony Plzak

Bachelors’ Theses

The privilege of working on this subject is one which the author has sincerely appreciated, as it has given him the opportunity of incorporating many of the more recent contributions along the line of oxidizing aldose sugars. In reviewing these contributions, he has abstained from conveying an impression of finality and has attempted to show the many possibilities which the free sugar acids offer for the future. The experience of the last few years has proved that even long-cherished conceptions and apparently well-established facts may at any time undergo drastic revision. For this reason, the author has referred directly to …

An Investigation Of The Methods Used In The Preparation Of Acid Amides, Everett Stats

Bachelors’ Theses

Much work has been done on the preparation of acid amides, but there are few sources where one may find the methods tabulated. It has been the purpose of this Thesis, therefore, to try out various methods and conditions for the preparation of the aliphatic and aromatic amides and to record them.

A Comparison Of The Caffeine Content Of Various Coffees, Emil J. Petrusek

Bachelors’ Theses

Coffee must be rated as one of the most important commodities in the commercial world due to the statistics or output and consumption. There are various brands and kinds of coffee produced by the different growers and roasters. Now to sell the brands, the various concerns base their advertising upon the flavor and price of the coffee. It is a fact that the flavor of coffee is in some way affected by the caffeine present. One popular brand is advertised as decaffeinated, that is, the caffeine has been removed. Confronted with these facts, it occurred to the author to test …

The Extraction Of Tantalum And Columbium From Tantalite, Stanley P. Wisniewski

Bachelors’ Theses

In the summer of 1932, the Milwaukee Public Museum, sent an expedition to the Bad Lands and Black Hills of South Dakota, under the direction of Dr. Ira Edwards, Curator of Geology in that institution. It was at this time that the author, a member of this group, while studying the pegmatites of the Black Hills, became interested in the tantalum-columbium bearing minerals of that region, namely tantalite and columbite. At that time the writer made a detailed mineralogical study of these two minerals, as well as a thorough investigation of their occurrence in that region. In the fall of …

Sensitivity Of Curcumin As An Organic Reagent In Testing For Beryllium, James W. Bookhamer

Bachelors’ Theses

For many years the analytical chemist avoided by design or more probably by accident the general use of organic chemicals in his work. Some few of them he accepted as a matter of course, and perhaps without much thought of their organic nature. In qualitative analysis he used chloroform as a solvent in testing for bromine and iodine. A few indicators were in common use, but organic chemicals were used but little in analytical work. It was not until the twentieth century that their use in analytical procedures received any worthwhile attention. Since then they have rapidly come to the …

The Purification Of Coffee Wax By Means Of A Special Extractor Followed By A Dialysis Process, John Dobrojevic

Bachelors’ Theses

This work was performed with the intention of devising a method where-by true wax could be isolated from a conglomerated mixture called coffee wax.

The Grignard Reagents: Their Preparation, Flora Cooke

Chemistry Honors Papers

This 14 page thesis examines various methods for the preparation of the Grignard reagent.

Chemical And Physical Considerations Of Carbohydrates, Flora Cooke

Chemistry Honors Papers

This 13 page thesis examines chemical and physical considerations of carbohydrates.