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Preface
The grooving importance of formaldehyde as a commercial chemical,
its many unique characteristics, and its varied applications have created a
definite need for a svstematk and critical account of formaldehvde chemistry.
This Monograph is presented in the hope of fulfilling this need.
Previously no single book dealing with this subject has been available in
the English language. In 1908 a book on formaldehyde by Grlov was
published in Russia and appeared in a German translation by C. KietabI in
1909 {/'Formaldehyde by J. E. Orlov, translated by C\ KietabI, Verlag
von Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig, 1909). More recently, Arthur
Menzel edited and revised a treatise on formaldehyde by Vanino and
Seitter which was apparently first published in the early years of the
twentieth century ("Der Formaldehyde by A. Menzel, Hartleben's
Yerlag, Wien und Leipzig, 1927j. Both of these books are now inadequate
because of the rapid scientific advances of the last fifteen years.
In presenting this Monograph, the writer wishes to express his gratitude
to a host of friends without whose help and cooperation its preparation
would have been impossible. Special thanks are due to his associates in
the Electrochemical* Department of the du Pont Company for their help
and inspiration in the initiation, planning, and prosecution of the work.
Thanks are also due to Dr. G. C. Bailey and Dr, B. S. Lacy for their
assistance in preparing the section dealing with formaldehyde manufacture.
The author is also grateful to Dr. Lacy for his aid in clarifying
the problems involved in the analysis and interpretation of physical,
chemical and thermodynamic data. It is with pleasure that he acknowledges
the help and assistance of Mm. Ruth Goodrick and Miss Janet
Searles for their loyal aid in editing the manuscript and collaborating in the
search for source material.
Special thanks for comment, advice, and supplementary information
are gratefully acknowledged to J, F. T. Berlinger, T. L. Davis, A. D*
Gilbert, AY. k Gordon, J. W. Hill, E. F+ Izard, F. L. Koethen, E. R.
Laughlin, H, A. Luba,A. M. Neal.R. X.Pease,J. R. Sabina, G. L. Schwartz,
Y. B. Sease, and J. R. Weber.
Niagara Falls, X. Y.
April 4, 1944
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