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Title

[N317199], Technical Note, Thomas Alva Edison, April 16th, 1886

Editor's Notes

[paired entry; see N319127] "Mfr of Silk glue mixed with Bichomate Potash proper proportion & made in cylinder & placed in largerbody of Hydrocarbon solid-- soften & pull out. Afterwards disolved H Carbon-- expose fine filiment of gelatin to light. Bases-- Collodion-- Cupric amonia paper-- gutta percha--Balata-- Rubber disolved in Benqoil or Bisulphide Casrbon into which Rosin & various other Hydrocarbons dissolved until Resultant film Rubr has slight elasticity-- Exterior can be glue-- Licorice-- Molasses Candy-- Fibres not in continuous lenghts be made by working over & over the Candy with Rubber Rosin core & then dissolving what [made?] McQueens man says strong glacial acetic acid exchanges glue to ropy mass drawn out silk thread if so [action] surface with Bichrom [K & ?] Try Gum Chicle"; p. 201 "Seperator of solid matter in milk (drawing) Milk forced through fine hole with great velocity again roughened surface This breaks globule & unbreajkable ones pass down incline quickly"; p. 203 Seperation Cream from Milk Try Graham Dialysis-- use also electricity thro porous diaphms Use porous diaphms various thicknesses & substances & use vacuum underneath use air pressue on one reciprocation to free pores of globules & next reciptn use vacuum to draw water of milk through-- Evaporatein Vcauum-- Freeze the H2O-- Try filling through long tube filled with fine particles usse vacuum to draw-- Centrifugal through porous sustances"

Author

Edison, Thomas Alva

Date

1886-04-16

Type

Technical Note

Subject

Agriculture

Cellulose, resins, rubber, and related products

Folder ID

N317-F

Microfilm ID

43:102

Document ID

N317199

URL

https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/N317199

Rights

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University

License

CC0 1.0 Universal

Has Version

Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 43

Item sets

[N317-F] N-86-04-03.3 (1886)