Acetate Silk and Its Dyes

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Van Nostrand, 1927 - Dyes and dyeing - 473 pages
 

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Page 17 - And I have often thought, that probably there might be a way found out, to make an artificial glutinous composition, much resembling, if not full as good, nay better, than that Excrement, or whatever other substance it be out of which, the Silk- worm wire-draws his clew.
Page 17 - If such a composition were THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY OF CELLULOSE 159 found, it were certainly an easie matter to find very quick ways of drawing it out into small wires for use. I need not mention the use of such an Invention, nor the benefit that is likely to accrue to the finder, they being sufficiently obvious.
Page 17 - I have often thought that probably there might be a way found out, to make an artificial glutinous composition, much resembling if not full as good, nay better, than that Excrement, or whatever other substance it be out of which, the silkworm wire-draws his clew. If such a composition were found, it were certainly an easie matter to find very quick ways of drawing it out into small wires for use.
Page 17 - ... mollified by keeping in water, as I found upon trial, had imbib'd, and did remain ting'd with a great variety of very vivid colours, and to the naked eye, it look'd very like the substance of the Silk.
Page 87 - Viscose rayon will be stained a brown or reddish brown color. This reaction will also produce a brown stain on nitrocellulose rayon. NOTE. — Preparation of Test Solution. — Dissolve the silver nitrate and sodium thiosulfate separately. Add the first to the second and the cloudiness will disappear. Add the previously dissolved sodium hydroxide. Make up to correct volume, bring to a boil, and filter.
Page 61 - ... similar to the mosaic disease of many other plants. It causes a mottling of the foliage which, in some cases, is very beautiful. In severe cases it causes a dwarfing of the plants or a curling and dropping of the foliage. There is no satisfactory treatment. ROOT ROTS. These diseases are very common and may be due to any one of a number of causes, the most prevalent one being known as THIELAVIA ROOT ROT ( Thielaina ba-sicola Zopf).
Page 17 - If such a composition were found, it were certainly an easy matter to find very quick ways of drawing it out into small wires for use. I need not mention the use of such an invention, nor the benefit that is likely to accrue to the finder, they being sufficiently obvious. This hint therefore, may, I hope, give some ingenious inquisitive person an occasion of making some trials, which if successful, I have my aim, and I suppose he will have no occasion to be displeased.
Page 218 - ... 30 years reduce this to half a degree, 50 years to one third, and 100 years to one quarter of a degree. Before leaving this part of the subject, it may be well to point out that, while no period is too long for obtaining a good average, yet a secular change may be occurring, and hence the present average is not of necessity the mean value of the whole period. If...

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