Title

Lead chambers for large-scale production of sulphuric acid, 1874. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Lead chambers for large-scale production of sulphuric acid, 1874. Sectional view showing the process from beginning to end from the furnace (left) to the denitrating (or Glover) tower (right), incorporating Gay-Lussac's (1778-1850) and John Glover's (1817-1902) refinements. Sulphuric acid (Oil of Vitriol or H2S04) was one of the most important of industrial chemicals. From The Popular Encyclopedia. (London, 1874).
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1874

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B66_093

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,8Mb) / 20,2in x 9,6in / 6062 x 2882 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings England technology industry manufacturing country metal science trade British English factory innovation chemicals chemical chemistry location century lead Britain chamber concept acid B&W furnace chemical industry MONOCHROME chemical reaction 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century Oxford Science Archive industrial chemistry oil of vitriol sulphuric acid engraving Unknown John Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac Gay-Lussac Joseph Louis John Glover Glover Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac John Glover engraving