Penny Dreadfuls, 1927 · page 37 of 42
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This is a scholarly article conclusion page, not a penny dreadful. The text discusses the catalytic activity of metallized silica gels, reporting experimental findings about copper, platinum, and palladium catalysts and their reaction temperatures. It concludes with an affiliation to the University of Minnesota's School of Chemistry. This appears to be from a scientific journal, not Victorian sensation fiction.
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CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF METALLIZED SILICA GELS Z01 2. The copper catalyst is apparently oxidized to a considerable extent and then the copper oxide or the copper, copper oxide acts as the catalyst. The copper catalyst starts the reaction at a temperature as low as 200°. 3. The efficiency of the platinum and palladium catalysts depends upon the oxygen content of the gas mixture. 4. The platinized gel initiates reaction at a temperature as low as 240° while the palladium does not become active until about 330°. The platinized gel was found to be the most active of the catalysts in this reaction. School of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. COMMICLOOOKS @) (CO)