The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-26
A Strange New Use for Cotton Seed Oil.

A Strange New Use for Cotton Seed Oil.
From the Scientific American
In suitable metallic vessel of some
thing more than one gallon in capacity
is placed one gallon of pure cotton seed
oil. There are now melted in furnace
in a suitable crucible or ladle twenty
pounds of pure lead metal, care being
taken that the entire quantity of the
lead is in the molten state, which will
insure temperature thereof Of not less
than 33440 33440 Of heat Centigrade. III this
molten state the lead is then poured
gradually in the one gallon of cotton
seed oil, care being taken that the mix
ture is we'll stirred during the process
Of pouring, in order that, as far as pos
sible, each molecule of the molten lead
will be exposed to the action Of the cot
ton seed oil. In this process of pouring
the molten lead, as soon as the hot and
molten metal strikes the surface of the
oil it follows the law common to all
molten metal when thrown in liquid
and separates into very minute glo-
bules, the bright and pure surfaces Of
which are brought in immediate con
tact with the cotton seed oil, and by
the heat therefrom impart such affinity
to the cotton seed oil in imm ediate
contact Herewith that certain part of
the lead will be absorbed by the cotton
seed oil, which, when removed from
the influence of the heated globule OF
lead, will immediately cool sufficient to
retain therein the lead thus absorbed.
When the entir, twenty pounds OF
molten lead have been thus poured in
the gallon of cotton seed oil, it is
allowed to remain some little time to
cool off, after which the oil is drawn
off, and there will be found remaining
in the bottom of the vessel in various
forms about seventeen pounds of the
pure lead, thus showing that in this
one process of pouring about three
pounds of lead have been absorbed by
the one gallon Of cotton seed oil. The
remaining seventeen pounds of lead is
now removed from the vessel, and the
gallon of cotton seed oil, that has now
about three pounds of lead therein, is
returned to the vessel. The remain
ing seventeen pounds of pure lead is
again heated and brought to the mol
ten state, in which condition it is again
poured in the cotton seed oil contained
in the vessel, the same care being OBJ
served in stirring the mixture during
the process of pouring as in the first
pouring of the metal.
After this second process Of pouring
the molten lead in the cotton seed Oil
the mixture is allowed to cool suffi-
GENTLY when the oil is again drawn
from the vessel, and there will now be
found remaining about fifteen pounds
of pure lead, thus showing that in this
second process of pouring the molten
two pounds of lead combined there
with. This process of remelting the
remaining lead and again pouring and
mixing it with the same cotton seed oil
is continued with advantage up to the
fifth time of pouring the molten.metal,
after which the cotton seed oil will be
found to have absorbed about ten
pounds of the lead, after which there
seems to be no further affinity of the
oil for the metal. After the cotton
oil has been brought to this stage it is
allowed to thoroughly cool, when its
consistency will be about that Of ordl-
nary paint. The compound is now in
condition to be applied to those sur
faces that it is desired to protect against
corrosive or deteriorating influences,
and may be applied with sponge or
brush, as in the application of ordin-
ary paint. In applying the compound
its adhesiveness will cause it to adhere
tightly to the surface coated Herewith.
1t is preferred to apply one coat, and
then allow it to remain about forty
eight hours, during which time it will
have become sufficiently hard to resist
ordinary abrasion, and after which
second cost may be applied with ad-
vantage.
Philip Helbig and Hermann Bert
ling Of Baltimore, Md, are the authors
of this new article and process. They
say: It has been found in practice
that no other Of the known oils, other
than cotton seed oil, possesses the quail
ity Of absorbing the lead when treated
as herein described, and that the cot
ton seed oil possesses the quality OF
absorbing certain proportions of other
metals when poured IN the molten
state in the manner herein described.
AS stated, the compound may be en-
ployed to protect metallic surfaces of
any kind, and is claimed to be partic-
ulrrly useful for coating the bottoms of
iron or steel ships to protect the sur
faces thereof from rust and the adher-
ence thereto Of barnacles and other
marine life. 1t is likewise of equal
benefit for the protection of wooden
surfaces that are to be buried in the
earth or exposed to the action Of water,
such as fence posts, piles, &c.
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