Friend, J. Newton (John Newton), 1881-1966 · London, New York : Longmans, Greens · leaf 182
time, nearly six units of oxygen were absorbed, making a total of seven. How is this to be explained ? A simple assumption meets the case. It is this : During the first few moments of contact the oxygen unites with the oil to form unstable organic com¬ plexes of the nature of per-oxides, which… … proportionately accelerated until the process nears completion, when of course it begins to slow up. Since the catalysers are formed from the oil itself, the process is known as “ autoxida- tion,” the prefix aut meaning “ self.” In view of this theory of autoxidation, it is interesting to inquire…
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