Perkin medal award

✍ Scribed by Keyes, Frederick C.

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1931
• Weight: 150 KB
• Volume: 50
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0368-4075
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5000501002

✦ Synopsis

By FREDERICK C. KEYES Wc incct on this occnsion to nwnrd tlic Pcrkiii Jtcclnl to n tlistinguisltcd clicniist ivliosc cnrccr lins Iiccn ninrkcd by :in unnsunl vnricty of cffort witliin tlic cnpncity of fcw. It gocs witliontp saying tliiit onc lionourcil by t,hc Iicstownl of this nicdnl Iins contrihutctl csccptionnlly, iibuntlnntly, nnd pcrninncntly to tlic progress of oiir brnncli of scicncc. Aftcr Icnving t l ~c Jrnssilcllusctts Tnstitutc of 'I'cchnology, otir collcngttc bccitnic t.lic clicinist iintl latcr supcrintcntlcnt of t,ltc first sulpliitc wood pulp inill in the Unitrtl States, tlint of tlic Riclitnond Pit1)Cr C'o. 'l'his ivns R 10-ton plnnt n t liuinfortl, R.I., instiillcd in 1SSi nt n timc wlicn orgnnisctl I;no\rlctlgc of clicinicnl cngiiiccring \ m s non-csistcnt. JtI1iigiIic ii iligcstcr, with n tissuc lining of fivc pound lcntl crnalillg r i m y froln its shcll, crficliing, I.)ttcliling, nntl ntltling, for digester rcpnirs, $15.00 pcr ton to tlic cost of tlic product, :itid you will scc good rcilsoli for t,lic chcniist's initial loss of cinbonpoint nt thc rntc of 4 Ib. per week. For rCiiSoliS that iirc nppnrcnt, ~I J C lnttcr rntc must Iiiivc tlecrcnscd--lct us hope, csponcntiiilly. l'lic ~) ~O C C S S \viis inltcrcntly riglit, but tlic yoI1lig sit~~criiitciitlctit's tiisk \viis t o niiike riglit thc cngnccrtng, inlicrcntly rind coinplctcly rill irrong. Tlic tlisiihilitics ol tlic originti1 digester clcsigii inspirctl,