Ji; L Y 2 0 , 1935
NKWS EDITION
Manufacturers 9
309
Publications
Publications mentioned in these columns will be sent free, unless otherwise noted, by t h e firms issuing t h e m , to rreaders of INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY who request them on their bvusiness stationei-y. In writing it will be appreciated if you will mention INDUSTRIAL AND E N G I NEERING
CHEMISTRÏ.
C-I-; HEXT Tt'BE Hoii.KR. This bulletin describes t h e V M boiler, which e m 1 joilips a c o m p a c t eflieient design for medium-size a n d small plants, p a r t icularly w h e r e head room is limited, raizes r a n g e from 1359 to (>300 sq. ft. ( >f heat ing surface and full information i s given on all essential boiler and setting ( iiincnsions for t lie numerous sizes within t his rtmgc. Uluopriiit reproductions ; re included, ^howinjç typical settings with u n d e r f e e d chain and traveling finite s t o k e r s , a s well as with pulverized coal. Fusion-welded d r u m s a r e furnished regularly, with riveted d r u m s optional.
COMKI'STION"
KNOIXEERIXC.
C o . , I.V(\,2O0 Madison Ave., New York, IN'. Y. DitY A\'i> W E T PANS. T h e equipment (described in t h i s bulletin is extensively used b y clay p l a n t s , by-product plants, tantl ot hci indiLstrial establishments for t he crushing of canister rock, old firebrick, and similar materials, a n d for mixing these materials with new clay. Heavy rigid construction makes them particularly valuable f o r this type of work. The bulletin carries the usual p h o t o g r a p h s o f equipment, together w i t h specifications on the different t ypes of m a c h i n e s . T H E PATTERSON F O U N D R Y ase m e t a l , b a t h control, analytical methods, etc. T H E R. & H . C H E M I CALS D É P A R T A I E N T , Κ. I . D U P O N T D E NEMOURS & C o . , I x c , Wilmington,
Del. INDUSTRIAL COM: PRESSORS AND VACUUM
E?UMPS. Catalog No. 7502-D covers a range of e q u i p m e n t from 0.25 to 15 hiorsepower. O n e of t h e valuable feat ures of this bulletin is t h e liberal use of t a b u l a r m a t t e r giving important a n d essential facts on size, revolution p e r minute, horsepower, c a p a c i t y of t h e receivers, a n d over-all dimensions, a s well as net a n d shipping weights. T h e iDidletin contains valuable information o n the selection of the proper equipment, as* well a s o n th.e type of regulation a n d control.
INTGERSOLL R A N D ,
11 B r o a d
way, Ν ew Y o r k , Ν . Ύ. LABORATORY E Q U I P M E N T .
PAUL 0. ABBE,
Γ NC, Little Palls, N.'J. MERIAM-MADE
M I X E R S . Patter.-on mixers are featured in a recent illustrated bulletin of t h e PATTERSON FOUNDRY & M A C H I N E C O . .
Hast Liverpool. Ohio. N E W TAC; DIAPHRAGM YA.LVE.
wav.
Bulletin
1117.
C. J . TACSLIABUE
M KG. Co., Park & Nostrand Aves., Brooklyn, Ν . Υ . OXYDATOR. a 10-page illustrated bulletin which describes an apparatus for t h e determination of the oxidability of oils, paints, printing inks, etc. HERMAN A. HOLZ, li)7 Hast 33rd St., New York, X . Y. SILICATE OF S O D A .
An interesting little
booklet has been issued on the chemical grades, properties, a n d principal uses of silicate of soda. The bulletin d e scribes the specific properties of t e n different grades and contains a gravity table giving specific gravity degrees Baume.
A r n e r i c a n C h e m i c a l Society 90TH
SOLVENT R E C O V E R Y S T I L L S .
MEETING.
San
Francisco,
92ND M E E T I N G .
P i t t s b u r g h , Pa., fall of
1936. 93RD
MEETING.
Chapel
Hill,
N.
C,
spring of 1937. MIDWEST
REGIONAL
MEETING.
Louis
ville, Κ ν . , October 31 to November 2. 1935. SIXTH
NATIONAL
ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY
SYMPOSIUM. Rochester, Ν . Υ., Decem ber 30, 1935, to J a n u a r y 1, 1936.
O t h e r Scientific Societies AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF C H E M I S T S AND COLORISTS.
TEXTILE Read
House, Chattanooga, Tenn., December 6 and 7, 1935. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL E N G I
NEERS. Hotel Dreschler, Ohio, November, 1935.
Columbus,
AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION.
Portland, Ore., week of August 5, 1935. ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY,
INC.
Wil-
lard motel, Washington, D . O , October 10 to 12, 1935.
This 0-page
bulletin gives illustrations of various types of stills being used o n solvent re covery work ranging from turpentine recovery to decreasing solvent recovery in chemical plants. I n addition there is a detailed description of t h e stills. T h e Barnstead Soxhlet extractor is also illustrated. I t is serving as a n eco nomic means of continuously extracting oils, fats, essences, a n d other valuable materials from solids by means of sol
Calif.,
August 19 t o 23, 1935. 91ST M E E T I N G . Kansas City, Mo., April 13 to 17, 1936.
STANDARD S I L I C A T E C O . , H o p
pers Building, Pittsburgh, P a .
vents.
Meeting Calendar
T h e latest
T a g valve development is a long-range throttling t o p . This construction in corporates several new features of de sign. Particularly noteworthy is t h e arrangement for adjusting the spring pressure. The 1 member in contact with t h e bottom of the spring does not turn when t h e adjusting feed screw is turned but, guided b y the two vertical fins of t h e spider a r m s , merely moves up or down. T h u s spring adjustment does not tend to wind up the spring or dis t u r b its normal characteristic in a n v
FIFTEENTH
EXPOSITION
OF
CHEMICAL
INDUSTRIES. Grand Central Palace, New York, Ν. Υ., December 2- t o 7, 1935. SOCIETY OF RHBOLOGY.
Bell Telephone
Labs., New York, Ν . Υ., October 11 and 12, 1935. TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION O F T H E P U L P AND P A P E R INDUSTRY. Ambassador
Hotel, Atlantic City, N . J . , September 18 to 2 1 , 1935.
BARNSTEAD S T I L L & STERILIZER
Co., I N C . , 53 Lanesville Terrace, Forest Hills, Boston, Mass. STERLING
O I L SECTIONS.
This
36-page
bulletin describes both oil sections a n d accessories designed for use in refinery a n d absorption plant work. Draw ings a n d photographs are liberally used to show features of design, space oc cupied, a n d t h e necessary details of fitting. These sections are in success ful operation in a wide variety of applica tions in oil refineries a n d absorption plants. R o s s H E A T E R & M F G . C O . , INC., 1407 W e s t Ave., Buffalo, Ν". Υ.
Ne^vs o f t l i e M i l w a u k e e
Section
r
I^HE following is a list of newly elected 1 officers for the ensuing year: Chairman, Curtis E. N o r t o n ; Vice Chairman, W . Μ . Higby; Secretary, Chauncey C . Hale; Treasurer, Geo. M. Buffett; Councilors, Walter McCrory and J o h n R. K o c h ; Trustees, C . B . Dickey and August C . Orthmann.
A new 6-page
folder describes t h e porcelain jar mills, rotary cutters, jaw crushers, mass a n d paste m i x e r s , a n d sifters and mixers for t h e testing laboratory.
pay particular attention to testing and standardization of glandular preparations, investigations of the effect of poisons and impurities present in foods, a n d testing the effects of new synthetic chemicals used in foods a n d medicines. This will include the pressing question of spray residues on fruits and vegetables.
INSTRUMENTS.
A
series
o f bulletins ha.s been b o u n d together, giving detailed information o n t h e instruments manufactured b y this com pany. These include manometers, flow meters, draft gages, and indicating flowmeters. T h e 3G pages contain a great d e a l of information on the opera t i o n a n d construction of these different Instruments. T H E MERIAM C O . , S405 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
F. & D . A. C r e a t e s N e w Divisions w o new divisions have been created in t h e Τ Food and D r u g Administration, U. S. D e p a r t m e n t of Agriculture—the Vitamin Division and t h e Pharmacological Divi sion. T h e Vitamin Division, of which Ε. Μ . Nelson h a s been m a d e chief, will check claims a n d help establish standards for food and drugs for which claims of vita min potency a r e made. T h e Pharmaco logical Division, with Erwin EL Nelson a s chief, in addition to more comprehensive testing of certain medicinal products, will
A b s t r a c t s of S a n Francisco Meeting Papers T H E A. C. S. News Service, 706 Mills Bldg., Washington, D . C , can supply abstracts of papers pre sented at t h e San Francisco meeting a t SI .00 a set. Mimeographed sets, not guaranteed to be complete, b u t containing abstracts from all divi sions as furnished by authors, will b e mailed soon after t h e meeting. Please send remittance with order.
