The Catalytic Preparation of Mercaptans (Classic Reprint): A Dissertation: A Dissertation (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Kramer, Richard L.

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ISBN 10 : 1333730209 ISBN 13 : 9781333730208

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how a catalytic process converts alcohols into mercaptans using thorium oxide on pumice, with practical details you can apply in research or teaching. This volume presents experimental setups, catalyst preparation, and results that highlight how temperature, flow rate, and reactant ratios influence yield and product quality.

The discussion centers on real laboratory methods: preparing and testing thoria catalysts, running fixed-bed reactions, and analyzing the products to quantify mercaptans, aldehydes, and by-products. It shows how to manage purification and separation when dealing with different alcohols, including methyl, ethyl, propyl, and higher alcohols.

• How catalysts are prepared and evaluated for mercaptan formation


• How temperature and contact time affect product yields


• Techniques for purifying and quantifying mercaptans and by-products


• Practical considerations for choosing alcohols and carrier materials

Ideal for readers of advanced organic chemistry or chemical engineering texts who want a rigorous, experiment-based look at catalysis and product analysis.

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Excerpt from The Catalytic Preparation of Mercaptans: A Dissertation

While the furnace was heating, the rates of flow of hydrogen sulfide and alcohol vapor were adjusted, the products, being run out through a 3-way cock placed between the condenser and receiver. When the desired conditions were attained one gram molecule of the alcohol was placed in the dropping funnel, the stopcock turned so as to connect with the receiver and the time taken. As the last of the alcohol ran in, the receiver was disconnected and the time taken again.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333730209
• ISBN 13: 9781333730208
• Reliure: Tapa blanda
• Nombre de pages: 24
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible