The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-12
the place chemistry is taking in the industrial

'ne pace tncmlstty Is TAXING IN tne lnuusti''
world
The dairy business is one of the industries with
which the chemist is busying himself. and the
results 20 far have been most satisfactory, al.
thought much broader Acd for the use OF
cdSein is prophesied. Tho large creameries, nav
ing TUNED out their cream and butter, were
confroncl by great quantities ot skim mlk
for whi'h there was apparently no use. SKIM
milk Va drug on the market, and in many
cases vas Grained of into neighhoring streams
The chemist steppcd IN and changed all that
The milk is curdcd with alkali and dried
product produced which is soluble in water
This casoin has been used for paper sizing, kalso'
mining. etc., and successful experiments have
been made with 1t in the manufacture Of ARTIFICIAL
/ foods, Mostcncd with water to gcatnous coa'
| sistenoy, put under a hydraulic press and then
| washed in acid. it forms hard and indisoluoie
substance, Of which buttons and similar articles
| arc made Chemists Say that the casein powdcr'
which is like fnc ta,tcess -four. may he sub
! stitued Tor milk in cooking, and has great
future in this respect.
| Chemistry applied IN the sugar industry las
| been invaluable, and, particularly in connection
| with the beet sugar manufacture, has recently
| effected wonderful saying The waste in the
! making of beet sugar vas at hrst enormous, be-
cause the molasses was ahsc Lutte waste. II con-
tains products from the beet roots which give
| II very bitter t'sta, and is also rich in an
alkali which spoil' IT, favor. So, although more
| than half NJ the weight of the mOlasses was
| sugar, II was una, ailabe save for fermentation
| and alcohol. Experiment proved that dry lime,
| mixed with the nolasscs. combined with the
| sugar, formed a product inSoluble in water.
| Washing the molasscs would then separate tins
| product from all the other elements. The lime
| and sugar product being heated with carbonic
| acid, the lime combined with the carbon. form
| ing an indissoluhle product, and leaving the
| sugar free in oe easily separated. BY this pro-
| cess today ~ per cent ~ the sugar is recovered
| from beet mo-, sses and " ere is practically no
| moasses in the beet sugar factories In the man
| ufacture ~ cane sugar the molasses is about as
| valuable as the amount Of sugar contained in II
| would be. 50 there is no use for the process
| adopted in beet sugar making but there is less
! weight Of sugar in tho inoiassns IL ali there was
formerly. This fact. AID the fact that the mo-
lasses is now made in vacuum pans and can not
| he burned thckaned as il was in the odfash
toned open pans. a 'codn.s for the fact that there
is no moro bl,'C rlolasscs and no more ginger
bread sueh as iIo'hsr wed to make.
The glucose manufacturers have called in chem.
| lists, and found now source of profit. The corn
| grain has. in addition to its starch product. q
| tiny germ in which lies its life principle. This
| germ was formerly crushed with the starch, sep.
arated and thrown aside waste. Very lately
II has been shown that this germ is rich in oil
which can he utilized The germ is now serarsted
from the starch and crushed. The oil gathered
finds ready market and within the last Ave
years millions of dollars worth ~ this oil has
| been exported 10 Europe. where all corn products
| are in great demand. After The oil is taken
from the germ the gluten left in the cake is
used for varnish and the residue is used for ca tie
food. The corn stalk also is ground and use
for cattle food, but fist the pith Of the stalk is
| cd f,r bp n
theory being that II Assure occurs in the frame.
work ~ the vessel the pith lining, becoming wet,
with swell and TO some extent close the assure.
The cottonSced oil industry has eliminated its
waste almost entirely, although twenty years ago
every part OF the cottonseed save the oil was
waste product. In the cottonseed oil factory
now the seed is collected after coming through
the cotton gin. and is fist stripped Of its lint,
which is used in the manufacture of certain
kinds ~ paper, felts etc, Next the she'll Of the
seed is removed and either ground for cattle
food or used for fuel In the latter case tho
ashes are collected Tor potash. The kernel Of the
seed is ground and pressed to extract the oil, and
the residue is used for cattle food The oil in
process NJ refining gives of a waste which enters
into soap.making and the making OF oleomar.
garine.
Glvccrine. used in such great quantities al
present. was for years waste product. MI
waste from fatty oils contains compounds NJ an
acid with glycerine. The acid will combine with
| an alkali. leaving the glyCerine in watery
solution. from which il is collected by evarora
tion and dstilston. Immense quantities Of thi:
reclaimed waste product used in the making
Of explosives.
When steel is melted in Besscmer converter
| the phosphorus. which used To he nuisance
| is soparated from the steel hv tho Introduction