... immersion; but this practice was soon abandoned and injection by pressure substituted. In 1838 Sir William Burnett, formerly Director General of the Medical Department of the English Navy, made known to the public his new process for treating wood.... Transactions - Page 1131890Full view - About this book
 | 1771 - 432 pages
...fully described and ascertained in and by the following description thereof, (that is to say) : — The invention consists in destroying the tendency...submitting them to the action of chloride of zinc. In preparing wood, canvas, cordage, sail-cloth, hemp, flax, wool, and other vegetable and animal matter,... | |
 | William Newton, Charles Frederick Partington - Industrial arts - 1840 - 542 pages
...decay.— [Sealed July 26th, 1838.] THIS invention consists in destroying the tendency of certain vegetable substances to decay, by submitting them to the action of chloride of zinc. In preparing wood, canvas, cordage, sail-cloth, hemp, flax, and other vegetable matter, or articles... | |
 | William Newton - 1840 - 540 pages
...decay.—[Sealed July 26th, 1838.] THIS invention consists in destroying the tendency of certain vegetable substances to decay, by submitting them to the action of chloride of zinc. In preparing wood, canvas, cordage, sail-cloth, hemp, flax, and other vegetable matter, or articles... | |
 | 1840
...— [Sealed July 26th, 1838.] THIS invention consists in destroying the tendency of certain vegetable substances to decay, by submitting them to the action of chloride of zinc. In preparing wood, canvas, cordage, sail-cloth, hemp, flax, and other vegetable matter, or articles... | |
 | 1840 - 908 pages
...decay-— [Sealed July 26th, 1838.] This invention consists in destroying the tendency of certain vegetable substances to decay, by submitting them to the action of chloride of zinc. la preparing wood, canvas, cordage, sail-cloth, hemp, flax, aud other Tegetable matter, or articles... | |
 | Timber - 1856 - 32 pages
...fully described and ascertained in and by the following description thereof, (that is to say) : — The invention consists in destroying the tendency...submitting them to the action of chloride of zinc. In preparing wood, canvas, cordage, sail-cloth, hemp, flax, wool, and other vegetable and animal matter,... | |
 | Samuel McMath Rowe - Wood - 1904 - 476 pages
...success. 101 Bnrnettizing was introduced by Sir William Burnett, in 1838. The invention consists of destroying the tendency of certain vegetable and animal...recommended by Burnett is one part by volume to fifty pans of water. The method of impregnating tbe wood under a pressure of seven to eight atmospheres,... | |
 | William Francis Goltra - Railroad ties - 1912 - 272 pages
...to the public his new process for treating wood. The invention consists of destroyng the tendencies of certain vegetable and animal substances to decay...chloride of zinc. The degree of dilution recommended by Mr. Burnett is one part volume by fifty parts of water. At first the method of impregnation was by... | |
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