A mixture of vapourised acetic acid and 0.25 percent triethyl phosphate is fed into a tubular reactor. Pyrolysis takes place at 7500C under a pressure of 200 mmHg. The cracking furnace exit gases containing acetic anhydride, ...

Propylene, steam and air are fed at atmospheric pressure to two tubular reactors in series. In the first, propylene is oxidised to acrolein at 3700C. In the second, the acrolein is almost completely oxidised at 2700C ...

Adhesives have been closely related to the daily life of human beings to the extent of having been used by ancient Egyptians. In early days, the jelly-like glue, prepared by making use of leather or bones of animals was ...

The Aerosol type insecticide first made its appearance during World War II when the U.S. Army, fighting in tropical jungles and faced with-the need to cope with malaria, developed a pocketable type of pressurized ...

Though limited in its use depending upon regions and seasons, the room air conditioner is can be used anywhere in tropical and subtropical areas. With the improvement in the living standard, the demand for adjusting ...

The aluminum industry in Japan has made a rapid advancement in the past few years. The production and demand are second only to the U.S.A. among free nations. Aluminum is used in all sorts of ways, old and new, but ...

Soils subjected to modern agricultural intensive usage require .the frequent addition of a number of mineral nutrients. Nitrogen is the most important among them. Ammonium Nitrate (AN) is a pure nitrogenous fertilizer ...

It is generally known that the quantity of steel consumed in a country can be utilized as a barometer for judging the economic growth 0 level of development of that country. In other words, this means that the iron ...

While researching on the staphylococcal variants in 1928, A. Fleming found that the propagation of bacteria being suppressed in culture media stained with mildews. It was named penicillin after the nomenclature of ...

Banana is grown in tropical countries all the year round at a low cost compared with its price in developed countries with temperate or cold climates. Banana puree began to be marketed in developed countries when the United ...