UNit Processes Our sixth annual review of current developments in Unit Processes i s presented this month. Kinetics and Equilibria, formerly a part of this review, is now included in the Chemical Rate Processes section of the review of Chemical Engineering Fundamentals, inaugurated this year as an annual May feature of I&EC. The review of Combustion, which was not presented in 1952, covers developments of the last two years, Friedel-Krafts Reactions, Hydration and Hydrolysis and Isomerization are not being reviewed this year.
THE EDITORS
Esterification Unit
CCURTEBY CARBIDE AND CARBON C H E M I C A L S CORP
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ALKY LATlON 1903
AMINATION B Y REDUCTION 1912
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R. NORRIS SHREVE, professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University since 1930, i s a graduate of Harvard University. H e i s consultant to a number of chemical companies and has been chairman of the Divisions of Medicinal and Industrial and Engineering Chemistry of the American Chemical Society and of the Unit Processes Symposia since 1937. H e i s a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi.
JESSE WERNER (born i n N e w York City i n 1916) received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1938. H e i s director of Commercial Development, General A n i l i n e & Film Corp., General A n i l i n e Works Division, N e w York, N. Y. Werner i s on the Board of Editors of Chemical Formulary, a contributor t o Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, and a member of ACS, AIChE, AAAS, A A T C C , CCDA, CMRA, N. Y. Academy of Science, Pi M u Epsilon, Phi Lambda Upsilon, and Sigma Xi.
GERALD H. COLEMAN (born in Cleveland, O h i o ) received his bachelor of arts degree from O h i o State University i n 1922. H e took his master of science degree (1926) and his doctor of philosophy degree (1928) at the University of Illinois, Since 1 9 2 8 Coleman has been with the D o w Chemical Co. and at present i s assistant director of the Edgar C. Britton Research Laboratory at Midland, Mich. His fields of interest include organic synthesis, medicinals, antimicrobials, insecticides, plastics, and patent matters.
COM BUST I 0N 1921
BERNARD LEWIS
i s chief of the Explosives and Physical Sciences Division,
U. S. Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, Pa.; he attended MIT, Harvard, and Cambridge, where he received his Ph.D. in 1926. Lewis is coauthor of "Combustion, Flames and Explosions of Gases" and author of other publications in this field. H e has served on international combustion committees, as consultant t o the Defense Department and N A C A , and is a member of the ACS, American Physical Society, N. Y. Academy of Science, and Sigma Xi.
GUENTHER von ELBE (born 1903, Germany) received his Ph.D. from the University of Berlin. V o n Elbe is chief, Physical Sciences Branch, Explosives and Physical Sciences Division, U. S. Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, Pa. In addition to his book (with Lewis), von Elbe has written many articles i n the Fields o f explosives, kinetics, and thermodynamics. Following W o r l d War 11, he served as a member of theTechnical Oil Mission to Germany; he i s a member of the American Chemical Society and Sigma Xi. ESTERIFICATION 1936
FERMENTATION 1944
E. EMMET REID is professor emeritus at The Johns Hopkins University where he received his Ph.D. i n 1898. H e has been interested i n esterification since 1909 and was the first to make dibutylphthalate for use as a plasticizer. In 1947 he was awarded the Herty M e d a l for his contributions to research and chemical engineering i n the South. Reid i s a consultant t o the D u Pont Co., Hercules Powder Co., Thiokol Corp., Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., and the Chemical Corps.
DAVID PERLMAN was
born i n Madison, Wis., i n 1920. H e attended the University of Wisconsin where he received his Ph.D. i n 1945. Since 1947 Perlman has been a member of the staff of the Squibb Institute for Medical R e search. H e i s a member of the American Chemical Society, the Society of American Bacteriologists, and the Society for General Microbiology; his publications include papers i n the field of microbiological physiology and biochemistry.
FERMENTATION (Continued) 1944
ARTHUR E. TEMPEL, Jr., was born i n Chicago, Ill., i n 1920.
H e received
his B.S. degree from Iowa State College in 1942. A f t e r the war and service with the A r m y Chemical Corps, he returned to Iowa where he received his M.S. i n 1948. In 1951 Tempel joined E. R. !jquibb & Sons as assistant to the superintendent of manufacturing at the N e w Brunswick plant, and since 1952 has been superintendent of fermentation and antibiotic bulk processing. Tempel is a member of the ACS.
WILLIAM E. BROWN
was born i n Kaslo, B.C., Canada, i n 1921. His M.Sc. was received from the University of Alberta i n 1945 and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin i n 1949. At present he i s i n charge of the Microbiological Pilot Plant at the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, previously he has been associated with the National Research Council, Ottawa (1945-46), Merck & Co. Ltd., Montreal, and Commercial Solvents Corp., Tone Haute, Ind. Brown is a member of the American Chemical Society.
HALOGENA T ION 1969
OGDEN R. PIERCE
assistant professor of chemistry at Purdue university, was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., i n 1921. H e received his Ph.D. from Purdue in 1947. H i s principal research interests l i e in the preparation and reactions of fluorine-containing organic compounds. H e i s now directing research o n the applicability of these materials to dielectric and hydraulic fluids. Pierce i s a member of the American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, and Phi Kappa Tau.
EARL T. McBEE, head of the chemistry department at Purdue University and coordinator of the Purdue Research Foundation Projects i n chemistry, was born in Braymer, Mo., i n 1906. H e received his Ph.D. from Purdue in 1936. The Modern Pioneer A w a r d for original investigations into the chlorination of hydrocarbons and the Sigma Xi A w a t d for his contribution t o the field of fluorination during the war are among his honors. H e i s a member o f the American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, and Phi Lambda Upsilon. HYDROGENATION AND HY DROGENOLYSIS 1976
NITRATION 1998
OX IDATION 2000
KENTON ATWOOD was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, i n 1916. H e took his doctorate at the University of California i n 1941. Following his employment as a chemist with Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., A t w o o d joined the staff of The Girdler Co. i n Louisville, Ky., in 1944 and has worked on the development of catalysts for the water-gas shift, hydrocarbon-steam, and other reactions. H e holds memberships in Sigma Xi and the American Chemical Society.
WILLARD deC. CRATER was born i n Succasunna, N. J., in 1894. H e attended Lafayette College and since 1917 has been employed by the Hercules Powder Co. where his work has been primarily o n nitration. H e i s the author of many patents covering nitration processes, explosive compounds, smokelers powder, etc., and has been a consultant on the design and maintenance of nitration equipment. Crater i s a member of the American O r d nance Association.
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L. MAREK, vice president of Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., graduated from the University of Texas and received his M.S. from M.I.T. H e i s coauthor o f the American Chemical Society Monograph, "Catalytic Oxidation of Organic Compounds in the Vapor Phase") i s author of the chapter on oxidation in "Unit Processes i n Organic Synthesis", and the chapter on oxidation i n the 12th Report of the Committee on Catalysis of the National Research Council.
1901
CHARLES C. WINDING,
assistant director of the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at Cornell University, was born in 1908 i n Minneapolis. H e received his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota. Winding i s coauthor of a text on plastics and author of several patents on synthetic adsorbents; he i s a licensed engineer and a member of the American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Lambda Upsilon.
HERBERT F. WIEGANDT,
associate professor i n the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering a t Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., was born in Newaygo, Mich., in 1917. H e received his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University i n 1941. H i s interests also include petroleum refining, petroleum chemicals, and the unit operation of extraction. Wiegandt i s a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
PYROLYSIS OF COAL AND SHALE 2022
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PYROLYTIC AND -~ CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION HYDROCARBONS 2034
CHARLES H. PRlEN
i s head of the chemistry and chemical engineering division of the Denver Research Institute and associate proFessor OF chemical engineering at the University of Denver. H e attended Purdue University where he received his Ph.D. degree i n 1948. Prien has published papers on the teaching of unit processes and has done research on o i l shale; he i s a registered engineer of the State of Colorado and a member of the ACS, AICHE, ASEE, Sigma Xi, and Phi Lambda Upsilon.
MELVIN J. STERBA received his B S fiom the
University of Wisconsin i n
1932. In 1 9 3 5 he joined the Engineering Research Department OF Universal Oil Products Co. and engaged i n correlating laboratory, pilot plant, and commercial data o n thermal and catalytic cracking, reforming, and hydroForming. Recently he wa5 appointed head OF the Engineering Research and Development Department. H e i s a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
VLADlMlR HAENSEL received his B.S. 1935, his M.S. from M.I.T., and his Ph.D.
from Northwestern University in i n 1939 from Northwestern where he helped to sei up the lpatieff H i g h Pressure Laboratory. In August 1945, he was appointed coordinator of the Cracking Research Division of Universal Oil Products Co. after serving as a member of the Technical Oil Mission to Germany for the Petroleum Administration for War. H e i s a member of the American Chemical Society.
SULFONATION AND S U L F A T ION 2041
EVERETT E. GILBERT (born i n Ithaca, N. Y., i n 1914) received his A.B. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University i n 1935 and 1938, respectively. Since 1944 he has been supervisor of organic research for the General Chemical Division of A l l i e d Chemical and D y e Corp. Gilbert has several patents i n the field of organic sulfur chemistry and has devoted special attention to development OF improved sulfonation techniques. H e i s a member of the American Chemical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Xi. E. PAUL JONES (born i n Philadelphia, Pa., 1912) received his A.B. in chemistry from Temple University i n 1934. H e received his B.S. i n library science from Drexel Institute i n 1 9 3 6 and his M.S. from Columbia University i n 1948. AFter working in the libraries of Temple University and the Mineral Industries Department of Pennsylvania State College, he joined the General Chemical Division of A l l i e d Chemical and D y e Corp. as a literature searcher i n 1942. Jones i s a member of the Special Libraries Association.
