| RefNo | PP/23/8 |
| Previous numbers | PP/55/9 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'The action of heat upon ethylene' by Vivian B Lewes |
| Creator | Lewes; Vivian B (1852-1915); British chemist |
| Date | 1893 |
| Description | Lewes writes: 'The decompositions of the simpler forms of hydrocarbons at an elevated temperature have always been recognised as a question of the greatest importance, as upon them is dependent a true conception of many of the actions taking place in the manufacture of coal gas and other kindred processes of destructive distillation. Ethylene has in most cases been chosen as the hydrocarbon which would lend itself most readily to experimental researches upon this point, as, besides being one of the simplest, it is easily prepared, and is moreover found as one of the products in nearly all cases where organic compounds are subjected to distillation at high temperatures.'
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Chemistry
Received 6 December 1893 / 26 January 1894. Read 1 February 1894. Communicated by Thomas Edward Thorpe.
A version of this paper was published in volume 55 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The action of heat upon ethylene'. |
| Extent | 28p |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1894.0017 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7855 | Thorpe; Sir; Thomas Edward (1845 - 1925); chemist | 1845 - 1925 |