Included among the gases, ammoniacal liquor, and tar, the compounds which are known to be formed by the destructive distillation of coal already reach to nearly one hundred and fifty in number.
Of the by-products of gas-making, ammoniacal liquor was, until recently, the only commercial source of ammonia.
As the process advances, and the heat is increased, the quantity of ammoniacal liquor lessens, and that of oil increases, and towards the end of the distillation the product is chiefly oil.
The first product that distils over is principally a brown ammoniacal fluid, mixed however with a good deal of oil.
The properties of the ammoniacal liquor, which accompanies the tar, and which is deposited in the tar-cistern, has not yet been fully investigated.
The tar cistern has a small hole at the top, to allow the air which it encloses to escape, as it becomes filled with tar and ammoniacal liquor.
There is disengaged at the same time, a large quantity of an aqueous fluid, contaminated with a portion of oil, and variousammoniacal salts.
The oil and ammoniacal water which distil over do not mix, so that they may be easily separated by decantation.
The filtrate is evaporated down on the water-bath, and the ammoniacal salts are expelled by carefully raising the temperature to dull redness.
Two fluids, one of which is a solution of nitrate of silver in ammoniacal water, and the other a solution of pyrogallic acid.
Ammoniacal stimulants applied to the nostrils, and spirituous liquors injected into the stomach, with general friction of the body, and free access to pure air are the best remedies.
Ammonia fails to precipitate trioxide of gold from solutions which are not tolerably concentrated, and in those containing free acid or ammoniacal salts the precipitate only forms upon boiling the solution.
In Carre's machine the same end is accomplished by means of ammoniacal gas, a solution of calcic chloride being used for absorbing the cold instead of common salt.
In order that the ferment or fungus should grow it is essential that, in addition to the cellulose and fat, it should be supplied with ammoniacal salts and soluble phosphates.
It may be said there are other ingredients in urine besides ammonia, and these are what make it valuable; and in reply to this I would ask what is it that makes the ammoniacal liquor from gasworks so valuable?
A phenomenon of an obscure and mysterious character is presented in the formation of the “ammoniacal amalgam,” as it is called.
Of or pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas.
Ammoniacal engine, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force.
If a small quantity of ammoniacal nitrate of copper be wrapped in paper, or in a piece of tin foil, and struck with a hammer, a detonation will ensue.
When triturated with quicklime, it exhales ammonia, which is a characteristic of all ammoniacal salts.
Nitrogen,) observes, that the mechanical force of this compound, seems superior to that of any other known substance, not even excepting the ammoniacal fulminating silver.
All fulminating ammoniacal compounds are analogous; and fulminating platinum, being composed of oxide of platinum, ammonia, and water, is decomposed in the same manner as these compounds.
The experiment, showing the formation of sal ammoniac by a direct union of its component parts, may be made by bringing in contact, in a glass receiver, muriatic acid gas and ammoniacal gas.
Some gases are destitute of smell, as oxygen, azote and its protoxide, and carbonic acid; while others have a strong and characteristic odour, as ammoniacal gas.
An oily film will now appear on the surface of the ammoniacal solution, which, as it increases, will form globules and fall through the liquor.
In order to prevent the decomposition of the chloride by the ammoniacal salt, a thin stratum of muriate of soda, put into the bottom of the vessel, is recommended.
If ammoniacal gas be formed, the hydrogen must proceed from decomposed water, and the azote from the nitric acid.
The noted mineral-waters containing iron, sulphur, carbonic acid, supply nutritious or stimulating materials to the body as much as phosphate of lime and ammoniacal compounds do to the cereal plants.
It rather took the wind out of the stable-keeper, and set a most ammoniacal fellow, who stood playing with a currycomb, grinning at his expense.
Similar ammoniacalsolutions from other sources have received the same name.
Ammoniacal fermentation, the conversion of the urea of the urine into ammonium carbonate, through the growth of the special urea ferment.
Negroes have a rank ammoniacal odor, unmitigated by cleanliness; according to Pruner-Bey it is due to a volatile oil set free by the sebaceous follicles.
There was not a drop of urine passed during this time, but there were discharges through the mouth of alkaline waters with a strong ammoniacal odor.
The hexammine salts are formed by the oxidizing action of air on dilute ammoniacal solutions of cobaltous salts, especially in presence of a large excess of ammonium chloride.
The ammonium cobalto-cobaltisulphite is prepared by saturating an air-oxidized ammoniacal solution of cobaltous chloride with sulphur dioxide.
The latter are best removed by a partial precipitation with ammonia, either in the shape of gas or of concentrated ammoniacal liquor.
The pentammine purpureo-salts are formed from the luteo-salts by loss of ammonia, or from an air slowly oxidized ammoniacal cobalt salt solution, the precipitated luteo-salt being filtered off and the filtrate boiled with concentrated acids.
They are formed by the action of nitrous fumes on ammoniacal solutions of cobaltous salts, or purpureo-salts, or by the mutual reaction of chlorpurpureo-salts and alkaline nitrites.
Many of the ammonium salts are made from the ammoniacal liquor of gas- works, by heating it with milk of lime and then absorbing the gas so liberated in a suitable acid.
Large quantities of ammonia and ammonium salts are now obtained from the ammoniacal liquor of gas-works.
It possesses a strong ammoniacal smell, and on digestion with alcohol the carbamate is dissolved and a residue of ammonium bicarbonate is left; a similar decomposition taking place when the sesquicarbonate is exposed to air.
In the case of Scenedesmus acutus it is said that the alga is unable to take up nitrogen in the form of a nitrate or ammoniacal salt, and requires some such substance as an amide or a peptone.
The former needs only grinding to constitute the final product, ammonia- soda ash; the latter is again employed in the process of treating the ammoniacal salt solution with carbon dioxide.
Either at certain intervals, or continuously, a portion of the contents of the tower is withdrawn and fresh ammoniacal salt solution is introduced higher up.
It has a strong ammoniacal smell, burns readily and is exceedingly soluble in water.
The ammoniacal salt solution is now saturated with carbon dioxide.
An ammoniacal blister, if the symptoms are urgent, may be applied to the left side; but in mild cases, a strong embrocation will answer every purpose.
Stimulating applications to the abdomen should be employed, an ammoniacal blister, from its speedy action, being to be preferred.
From one to four leeches to the chest, sometimes, are of service; but small ammoniacal blisters applied to the sides, and frequently repeated, are more to be depended upon.
In an isolated condition it has the property, in virtue of its ammoniacal acids and its carbonic acid bases and, therefore, of both combined, its salts, of producing chemical fixation.
As the compounds of fatty acids with ammoniacal blood gelatine and sodium carbonate, the ingredients of the bile also, develop into a peculiar soap.
It is generally prepared from the ammoniacal liquor obtained as a by-product on distilling coal.
The alkalinity required to split off formaldehyd from anhydromethylencitric acid is greater than exists in the urine, even in advanced ammoniacal fermentation.
Even if any formaldehyd were liberated in ammoniacal fermentation, it would at once become inactive by combining with ammonia.
The alkaline solution reduced Fehling solution and ammoniacal silver nitrate, indicating the presence of a sugar.
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