It made possible the exploitation of extensive sulfur deposits otherwise obtainable only at prohibitive expense. Years were spent trying to solve this problem and finally, in 1890, herman frasch, a german engineer who had emigrated to the united states, found a solution to it. American freighter, 1910 possibly photographed around the time of her inspection by the third naval district circa 1917. Im very glad to have done so as the story of herman. Herman frasch was educated in the city of halle, passing through the successive grades of the public and latin schools and the gymnasium. It is one of the greatest masterpieces of historical fiction and it is in two parts. Frasch process academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Metode ini merupakan satusatunya metode penambangan sulfur yang murah. Herman fraschthe sulphur king english edition ebooks. Proses frasch wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. The frasch process is a method to extract sulphur from underground deposits. Links to pubmed are also available for selected references. Frasch process, method of mining deeplying sulfur invented by the germanborn american chemist herman frasch.
Once an employee of standard oil of new jersey, the chemist was quickly rehired by john d. Herman frasch was a german immigrant to america who eventually settled. Poems, stories, and science activities capture childrens imagination and curiosity as they explore the science in the world around them. Written with a playful automotive theme, this book is. He then made a contract with the owners of the sulfur deposit. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Marie beth jones is a published author and freelance writer based in. Ervin boarded the frasch in new york, but the voyage was illfated.
William ralph sutton, louisiana state university and agricultural. On october 20, 1890, he took out three patents for the frasch process. Sulphur extractions gets a frasch start in brazoria. Within a decade of the success of his process at sulphur. As squires wealth grew, and he made business connections through his standard oil work, he began to develop a wide range of other business interests. Through a series of transactions, the union texas division eventually became part. German inventor herman frasch applied to patent his process for eliminating sulfur from skunkbearing oils. So let us meet a german immigrant named herman frasch.
Water heated under pressure to a temperature well above the melting point of the sulfur is conducted down the outer pipe, and air under pressure down through the. Chemical engineer herman frasch was hard at work on a process to remove sulfur from sour crude oil. He had the ingenious idea of applying to the extraction of sulfur a method similar to that used in oil fields for petroleum. Herman frasch german immigrant chemist, standard oil. Herman frasch bought the surrounding area, but the sulfur containing area was not on his property.
Sulfur industry the handbook of texas online texas. He was the son of john and frieda henrietta bauer frasch. Fraschlovis wedding off cleveland girl changed her mind. Many attractions, concerts, events, and festivals have either been postponed or canceled activities until that time. Each letter of the alphabet features a cartoon creature, a poem, and a related science activity that adults and children can do together. With the drive and entrepreneurial spirit of people like herman frasch himself, as well as others like the brady brothers, a large industry grew from nonexistence to dominance of global sulphur production in a. The sporting novels by surtees robert smith abebooks. Chemcom covers the traditional chemistry topics in the context of societal issues and realworld. Is a method of converting pig iron to steel by blowing air through the molten metals to oxidize impurities such as carbon, silicon. The process involves superheating water to about 170 c 340 f and forcing it into the deposit in order to melt the sulfur melting point of about 115 c, or 240 f, which is lifted to the surface by means of compressed air.
I purchased this book simply because the lead researcher and coauthor, billy sutton, is an old friend. Herman frasch 18511914 invented the hotwater process for mining sulphur that. Rockefeller, who owned oilfields near lima, ohio, that produced a thick, sulfurous oil. He began the practice of pharmacy in 1868, and after his arrival in the united states entered the laboratory of professor maisch at the philadelphia college of pharmacy. His original invention is the basic patent which modern oil companies today use to bring up more oil from wells formerly considered exhausted. All attempts to get to the sulfur with conventional mining shafts ended in disaster. At the age of sixteen he entered upon his work as a pharmacist in halle, but about one year later came to the united. We collect and match historical records that ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. Herman frasch or hermann frasch was a chemist, mining engineer and inventor known for his. Most of his novels center upon or have sport in the narrative.
Herman frasch the sulphur king is the life story of the inventor of the ingenious process of mining for sulphur by melting the element underground and pumping it to the surface as a liquid. Henry 150 miles off the nova scotia coast, according to naval history. Bioenergetics and growth, with special reference to the. Proses frasch adalah sebuah metode yang digunakan untuk memperoleh belerang atau sulfur dari bawah tanah. Herman frasch goodreads share book recommendations. States postal services great scientist stamp series and the patent. Great book if you have a good knowledge of each single tycoon as it shows episodes in which they confronted linked with each other. He was the son of johannes and frieda henrietta bauer frasch. Bioenergetics and growth, with special reference to the efficiency complex in domestic animals samuel brody. Paraffin wax is a white or colorless soft solid derivable from petroleum, coal or oil shale, that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between twenty and forty carbon atoms. Within a decade of the success of his process at sulphur, louisiana in 1894, the united states became the worlds leading producer and frasch could dictate its world price.
Louisiana governor john bel edwards issued a stayathome order to combat coronavirus spread. Networking ahead for business by kathy mcafee is simply the best guide for building more mutuallybeneficial relationships to create more opportunities for personal, professional and business growth. Herman wouk is an american author of historical fiction novels. This week in petroleum history, february 17 to february 23. A former standard oil employee, frasch patented a process to mitigate the sulfur presence in the oil to sweeten it, thus increasing its value. The university of houstons college of engineering presents this series about the machines that. Historical person search search search results results frieda frasch 1879 1951 try free for 14 days try free for 14 days how do we create a persons profile. Wouk kept a daily journal ever since 1937, which he uses for research. Herman frasch was a renowned chemist, and invented the refining process still used for extracting sulphur from the deep mineral mines. The wedding of miss nancy lovis to george frasch, a son of herman frasch, a large stockholder in the standard oil company, has been postponed indefinitely. With the chemcom program, students are exposed to organic and biochemistry, they learn about environmental impacts through a chemistry lens, and they are taught to explain macroscopic observations by understanding the particulate nature of matter. Three pipes, one inside another, are sunk to the bottom of the sulfur bed.
The herman frasch is a twin screw steamer of about 4,494 gross, and 2,641 net, tons, and is 356 feet long with a 52. The story is told by the henry family of america and it is about world war ii. Herman frasch foundation for research in agricultural chemistry. Dow is a fourmasted schooner of 1,411 gross, and 1,280 net, tons, and is 225 feet long, with a 43. However, blocking first became a common practice in sulphur handling when the frasch method took hold along the gulf coast of the usa. Amazon pay best sellers mobiles customer service new releases pantry sell computers books amazonbasics baby gift ideas kindle ereaders free kindle reading apps kindle ebooks. Navy and served in the pacific theater of world war ii, which he bases much of his fiction on. The frasch process, patented in 1891, was first used successfully in louisiana and in east texas. Sulfur, one of the major natural resources of texas, occurs in important commercial quantities in the calcite caprock of some of the salt domes on the coastal plain, in the permian castile gypsum in numerous localities, and in secondary gypsite material in the toyah basin of culberson and reeves counties. Another great book by herman wouk is the winds of war that was published on 1st january 1971 by back bay books. Herman frasch february 25, 1851 may 1, 1914, american.
Id even dare to say that most of the book is focused on what was going around the tycoons, other than telling detailed experiences of each. Sebagian besar persediaan sulfur dunia diperoleh dengan cara ini hingga akhir abad ke19. Herman frasch 18511914 invented the hotwater process for mining sulphur. However, it is not a good account of every single tycoon. Royal navy log books of the world war 1era, includes references to usn ships escorting north atlantic convoys, river gunboat operations in china etc sources officers and enlisted men of the united states naval service who died during the world war, bureau of navigation of the navy department, 1920. Shortly after midnight on october 4, the frasch collided with the tanker uss george g.
Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 1. Herman frasch created a new technology that created the successful. The frasch left new york harbor on october 1, 1918, and sailed for sidney, nova scotia, where it was to join a convoy departing for europe on october 7. Kathy herman is one of the best known novelists from america, who is famous for writing books based on the literature.
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