Abstract
THE important part played by liquid fuel, both for steam raising and in the internal combustion motor, has focussed a large amount of attention upon the examination of hydrocarbon oils for commercial use, whilst the many “cracking” processes that have been introduced to supplement the supply of the lighter fractions of petroleum for motor purposes have considerably increased the interest felt in the somewhat involved actions, partly analytic and largely synthetic, that under the influence of heat and pressure bring about such profound changes in the characteristics of the oils.
The Examination of Hydrocarbon Oils and of Saponifiable Fats and Waxes.
By Prof. D. Holde. Authorised translation from the fourth German edition by Prof. E. Mueller. Pp. xv + 483. (New York: J. Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1915.) Price 21s. net.
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The Examination of Hydrocarbon Oils and of Saponifiable Fats and Waxes . Nature 96, 1–2 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/096001a0
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