AbstractsChemistry

The properties of the fire clays used for the manufacture of zinc retorts

by Adolph Harmon Kuechler




Institution: Missouri University of Science and Technology
Department:
Year: 1925
Record ID: 1576166
Full text PDF: http://hdl.handle.net/10355/17926


Abstract

"The ultimate object of this refractories investigation is to develop a body for zinc retorts, or changes in the method of their manufacture, that will result in better retorts than the ones now in use. In doing this, the question of permissible cost must, at all times, be kept in mind. The immediate object of the present phase of this investigation, of which this thesis covers only a part, is to determine the physical and chemical properties of the refractories (fire clays, grogs, bodies, etc.) now used for the manufacture of zinc retorts. This will be a basis for later investigations of raw materials or body mixtures that offer promise of being better than the ones now in use" – Object of the Investigation, p. 3.