Penny Dreadfuls, 1927 · page 21 of 42
Doctoral Thesis Cover Page — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a scientific research page, not a Victorian penny dreadful. It contains a graph and detailed data table documenting the catalytic activity of metallized silica gels—specifically examining how temperature affects the combination of hydrogen and oxygen gases using silver and copper catalysts. The page presents experimental results showing the relationship between temperature (measured in degrees) and the percentage of oxygen removed from gas mixtures, with data points ranging from 100°C to 300°C.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Gas Mixture: 6.50% Oxygen, 50.00% Hydrogen, 43.50% Nitrogen. CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF METALLIZED SILICA GELS a SILVERICATAL BeAr ATALYS ae e 7s = S (50 ite ian E 100 ke 50% 757 /On fe ee (5 Bama. ar ser Bporront Oxygen Removed 3) (Dy Fig. I Effect of Temperature on Combination of H; and O, TABLE I Silver Catalyst I15 Temperature Rate of Flow, Percent Oxygen Percent Oxygen cc. per Minute in Residual Gas removed 300 24 0.00 100.00 260 24 0.00 100.00 230 24 0.00 100.00 226 24 0.20 97.00 225, 24 0.20 Q7.00 224 24 0.00 100.00 218 24 0570 97.00 202 24 O.4I1 94.20 200 24 0.60 90.80 187 24 0.80 87270 182 24 I.0O 84.60 5170: 24 E95 70.00 150 24 3.00 46.20 —32 24 4.80 26.20 122 24 4.87 Ze LO IIO 24 5.60 13.85 100 24 5.80 10.75 CoOMmmicoOoxS.conn