Volume 2

Chemistry, theoretical, practical, and analytical : as applied and relating to the arts and manufactures / by Dr. Sheridan Muspratt.

  • James Sheridan Muspratt
Date:
[1860]
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Credit: Chemistry, theoretical, practical, and analytical : as applied and relating to the arts and manufactures / by Dr. Sheridan Muspratt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ii.—CHARCOAL. . Bartbier. Winkler. Species of Charcoal. Pounds of lead reduced by one pound of charcoal. Pounds of water he jilt'd from 3-'* to 2\‘£* by one pound of charcoal. Pound* of lead reduced by one j*ound of chamoai. P/sund* of water heated trow 3if* to IIX9 by one pound of charcoal Air required for jterfa't ootnbutetion. f Poplar charcoal, 30-60 ] On an 33-50 . Commercial. Sycamore 44 30-60 33-23 Ash, t Aspen, 29-60 29-50 > average 68 33-23 t— O Enclosed in bottles immediately after - being made. Fir Alder, 32-30 32-40 31-40 On an l average 72 33-51 33-71 U. o & fi-i w i- ^ * ,Oak, 31-30 33-74 C p a? Beech, — 33-57 « 1 •£ Elm, — 33-26 3 > t- Lime-tree, — 32-79 z< Willow, — 33-49 5 3 Pine, — 33-53 Jr Scotch fir, — 33-62 m.—PEAT. Pounds of Source of Peat. i0d, if0'1. by one pound of peat. Peat from Troyes, 8-0 “ Ham, dep. de la Somme,.... 12-3 . “ Passy, ddp. de la Marne,.... 13-0 .. “ Framont, ddp. de la Vosges, 15-4 .. 11 Ischoux, ddp. Landes, 15-3 . “ Konigsbrunn, Wirtemberg,.. 14-3 .. Among twenty-four sorts from Hartzj „ Mountain, the worst gave j The best gave 18-8 .. From Allen in Ireland. Upper peat, 27-7 . Lower peat, 25-0 Pressed peat, , 13-7 ., IV.—PEAT CHARCOAL. Pounds of Source. >oa<l TO,UCC<* by one pound of charcoal. Crony sur 1’Ourcq, depart. Seine etl 17_ Marne, j1*’' Seine et Ham, 18-4 Essone, much used in Paris, 22-4 Framont, and peat from Champ de Fue, 26-0 .. Pounds of wator heated from S.° to 212° by one pound of charcoal. 40 ■‘1 W 41.7 >• 50-7 58-9 V.—BROWN COAL. Pounds of Locality. ,Ic,Kl reduced by one pound of coal. Gemiende Dauphin, Basses Alpes, 25-3 . St. Martin de Vaud, Canton de Vaud,.. 22-6 . Minerme, department de l’Aude, 22-8 . Gardarme, Bouches du Rhone, 22-0 . Fuveau, 21-0 . Enfant Dort, 21-0 . Koep Fuarch, lake of Zurich, 20-7 . St. Lon, Basses Pyrenees, 20-3 . Val. Pineau, ddp. Sarthe, 19-25 . Common German,..;... 18-40 . Edon, ddp. de la Charente,,. 17-0 . Alpheus, Greece, . . . . . ... ’. 16-3 . Triphilis, “ , 16-3 . Kum, “ 15-8 . Elbogen, Bohemia -... 18-2 . Brown coal from Meissner, 20-1 . Pitch coal “ 15-g . Ringkulh, 16-9 . “ Habichtswahl, ..... 10-0 . Glance coal from Ringkuhl, 19-3 . Pitch coal from Habichtswald, 19-0 Lowest stratum, Ringkuhl, 19-0 Middle stratum, jq-0 Stillberger coal, 44.4 Lignite from Meissner,.... j4.7 Laubanch, 17-5 Pounds of water heated from y~'° to 212° by ono pound of coal. .. 57-3 .. 51-2 ,. 51-6 .. 49-8 .. 47-6 . . 47-6 .. 40-9 .. 46-0 ,. 43-6 .. 41-7 . . 38-5 .. 36-9 .. 36-9 .. 38-8 . . 41-2 .. 58-9 .. 40-f> .. 49-5 . 46-9 ,. 50-5 ,. 43-0 .. 43-6 . 43-9 ,. 41-3 . 43-1 . 51-3 Pounds of Locality. 7 by one pound oiootL Earthy coal from Dax, 21-38 .. “ “ Bonches du Rhone,.. 18-89 .. “ “ Lower Alps, 16-69 .. “ “ Greece, 17-84 ., “ “ Cologne, 18-24 .. “ “ Usnach, 15-90 .. Helmstadt, Prinz Wilhelm’s mine, 20-17 .. “ other mines, 21-83 .. Schdningen, Gr. Irene, 18-76 .. “ other mines, .. 18-60 .. VI.—MINERAL COAL. Pounds of Locality and Species ol CoaL tJTliJjJSli of coal. CAKING COAL. Coal from Dowlais. Wales, 31-8 .. Glamorgan, 31-2 .. Eschwiller, near Aix-la-Chapelle, 31-0 .. Lippe-Schaumburg, 30-9 .. Newcastle, 30-9 .. Carmeau, near Alby, 30-1 .. Rive-de-Gier, Grand Croix, 29-6 .. Mons, Bouleau-Fontaine-Madame, 29-0 .. Canal coal, Wigan, 28-3 .. Mons, Grand-Gaillet, 28-1 .. Rochebelle, near Alais, 27-6 .. Bonchamp, Haute Saone, 27-3 .. Bessbges, Aveyron, 27-0 .. St. Pierre la Cour, near Meyenne, .... 27-0 .. Epinac, Saone and Loire, 26-8 .. From Oviedo in Asturia, 26-1 .. Freuil mine, near St. Etienne, 25-4 Bellestat, Aude—called jet, 24-4 .. Jet—locality unknown, 23-3 .. SINTER COAL. Cherry coal, Derbyshire, 27-2 .. Soft coal, .’ 26-3 .. Oviedo in Asturia, 26-1 .. Cannel coal from Glasgow, 24-9 .. St. George's de Lavencas, Aveyron,... 24-0 .. Cannel coal from Lancashire, 23-5 .. Ombrowa, Silesia, 21-2 .. Salin, Jura, 214) . Vagas, Slavonia, 19-4 .. SAND COAL. Durham, 31*6 .. Rolduck, near Aix-la-Chapelle, 31-0 .. Zinsweyer, near Offenberg, 22-2 .. vii.—coke. Pounds of Specie* of Coke. *®*d wdutwl by one pound of coke. A la Garre, from coal of St. Etienne,.. 28-5 .. From coal of Bessbges, 28-4 .. “ Rive-de-Gier, 26-0 .. Gas coke from Paris, 22-0 .. 2 Pounds of water heated frum J.* to nr* by one pound erf coaL 72-0 70-7 70-2 70-0 70-0 68-2 67-0 65-7 641 63-6 62-5 61-8 61-1 61-1 60-7 59-1 57-5 55-2 52-8 61-6 59-5 59-1 56-4 54-5 53-2 48-0 47-5 43-9 71-6 70-2 50-3 s? > Er rounds of water heated fh«m J;* to bv ono pound of coke. . 65-6j « - P*'3 l I • 58-9 (if . 50-3 I -5