Word: carbone
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...these instruments carbon monoxide is oxidized to carbon dioxide by means of a contact catalyst. The heat of this reaction is transformed by a thermocouple into electric current which operates the needles of a dial...
...industrial fact. Finely powdered coal is made into a paste by mixing with tar or a tar derivative, the mixture fed into a heavy steel cylinder. At 840° F, hydrogen gas is brought in under 3,700 Ib. per sq. in. pressure. The hydrogen combines with the carbon or carbon compounds in the coal...
...Cortin maintains the potassium, sodium and urea balance of the blood; without it man develops Addison's disease and dies. Last week the Mayo researchers announced isolation of a pure crystalline substance which seems to be a close cousin of cortin. The crystal molecule contains 21 atoms of carbon, 28 of hydrogen, five of oxygen. It seems to have the same effect on animals as impure concentrations of the natural hormone, although more of the crystals are required...
...necked dresses in winter without catching cold because warm blood is sent coursing through her skin by a sex hormone called theelin. Principal function of theelin (Greek theelis, female) is to make a woman womanly. It is elaborated by the ovaries.* The theelin molecule contains 18 atoms of carbon, 22 of hydrogen, two of oxygen...
...airconditioning, based on a new system. Previous sleepers have had cooling apparatus which never succeeded because it was too heavy. The new lightweight system, installed by Dry-Ice Appliance Corp. of Mount Vernon, Ill., consists of a chemical refrigerant piped around the girth of the bus after passing over carbon dioxide. A 12-hr, run in 100° temperature requires 100 lb. of dry ice. Cost...