Chemistry for launderers by Townsend Charles F

Author:Townsend, Charles F. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Laundry, Cleaning, Chemistry, Technical
Publisher: Chicago, National laundry journal
Published: 1910-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

SOLVENTS

starting-point of nearly all the dyes used in modern industrial operations.

Alcohol.

Alcohol is a good solvent for sugar, and many stains of an organic nature caused by fruit, grass, or leaves, the alcohol dissolving the resinous matter which frequently accompanies them and renders then difficult to remove. Generally speaking, however, ether is better for removing green stains caused by grass or leaves. Fresh ink stains will frequently yield to alcohol. For the benefit of those who are interested in the chemistry of the different substances they are using, I may remark that an alcohol is a hydrate of a hydrocarbon, in almost the same way that sodium hydrate is a hydrate of sodium.

Amyl Alcohol, Glycerine and Ether.

Besides these alcohols, there are several others, known as the "higher alcohols," all formed on exactly the same plan. One of them is amyl alco-

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