Sulphuric acid
One of the most important chemicals used in the industrial revolution was sulphuric acid (H2SO4), as it had many different uses in textile and metallurgical industries. Due to its importance, it was in high demand and the amount which could be produced was constantly trying to be improved.It was during this period that a scientist by the name of John Roebuck discovered that this chemical could be produced at a much larger scale than once thought. He did this by making small changes to the production method.
Up until now the chemical had been produced in glass bottles by reacting sulfur with potassium nitrate, or saltpeter as it was more commonly known, with steam. The potassium nitrate acted as an oxidizing agent, oxidizing
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A chemist, Nicolas Leblanc began producing sodium carbonate using salt, suphuric acid, limestone and coal.
Prior to this process, known as ' The Leblanc Process' the main source of sodium carbonate was Natron, which is a naturally occurring mix of sodium carbonate decahydrate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate and sodium sulfate,from Egypt, however this was very expensive to import, and therefore the whole process was very costly.
The Leblanc process greatly reduced the production costs with the use of the chalky substance, limestone. This was both inexpensive and much more readily available.
Although this chemical process made improvements to the industry, its products were a huge source of air pollution to the surrounding areas, in particular, the hydrochloric acid produced in the reaction caused major air pollution.
There was much controversy over the pollution caused by the process and it was partly this reason why the leblanc process became obsolete when a new method was found by the Belgian chemist, Ernest Solvay.(bad
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The chemicals used in the textile, glass, medicine and many other industies meant that products could be manufactured on a much larger scale, greater than ever before thought possible.Not only was the scale much bigger, the materials were less expensive, this meant that the public had access to products once much too expensive to purchase, different coloured clothing for example, and medicines.
There was however one major downside to the use of these chemicals on such a large scale, pollution. This was a huge problem in the mid nineteenth century, especially in densely populated cities.The air pollution generated by the Leblanc process began to concern many of the people who had to live in the presence of the big industrial factories responsible for emitting the unwanted fumes. According to one of the most important figures in the chemical industry during the industrial revolution James Muspratt, the fumes given off from the process were so dense that the visibility in the area was less than ninety meters.[Reference, lecture
The Industrial Revolution was a period between both the seventeen as well as eighteen hundreds, and was mainly acknowledged as a time of immense change. Throughout the numerous years, various inventions were shortly to be developed such as the refined Newcomen steam engine, the cotton mill machine, and most importantly, the water frame. These modern developments certainly affected the revolution positively, though after several years however, factories for these inventions were eventually to be manufactured. The factories in particular were privately operated by wealthy factory owners who required others to complete the complex tasks. According to the wealthy operators, the less fortunate of mankind were required to complete these hazardous duties.
The new factory system allowed products to be more widely available to the public. The price dropped due to the increase of production and now even the lower classes in society could afford these mass produced products. “You are surrounded… with an infinite number of comforts and conveniences which had no existence two or three centuries ago and those comforts are not used only by a few, but are within the reach of almost all men.” (Document 4) Document 4 demonstrates the idea of how things products that didi’t exist previously was able to be in the hands of whoever wanted it. Another positive affect of the Industrial Revolution was how there were many more jobs available within society.
The Industrial Revolution, which was a global shift in the use of more methodical manufacturing processes, brought prosperity to the nation in the sense of economic success and technological advances. However, due to the widespread use of industrial machinery, many forms of pollution had started to affect the welfare of the American environment. The heavy machinery adapted in the period of the Industrial Revolution forced excessive amounts of air and water pollution, due to the exponential increase in the use of fossil fuels. An overuse of a process called coal burning additionally allowed for the development of these types of pollution, depleting the welfare of the environment to a drastic extent. Due to the seemingly evident effects that
This almost immediately led to mass production, or making as many items quickly at a low labor cost. Each worker made a single part of the whole product, and workers could be less skilled and still work faster than a craftsman. In the steel-making industry, Henry Bessemer came up with the Bessemer process, which removed impurities from iron and steel. This enabled factories to mass produce lightweight steel that was demanded for construction. Mass production of steel gave the United State's an edge on the world market, passing Britain as the world's largest producer.
The Industrial Revolution shaped the growing economy at the time in many positive and negative aspects. The Industrial Revolution took place during the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s and was considered to be the “New Industrial.” Many things were brought to the economy at the time due to this occurring; some in which being machinery, technology, production of goods, and even performance. The economy was not the only thing greatly affected by this revolution but the farmers, the working-class, and the middle-class were also affected to a deep extent.
“A painting showing an early factory plant shows that the smoke rising from the factory was black and full of coal ashes, affecting the air. Also, because the factory is next to water, it can be assumed that the factory has dumped into this water, causing it also to become polluted”(Document 3). Yes, wonderful products came from these factories; things like clothing and cars, but coal was being used to power these machines that produced. Black coal ash rose up into the sky and was being breathed in by the people and animals. Coal is not the best thing for people’s lungs.
Museum about WW1 By Mats Peletier V4A 1226 words Subject 1: Mustardgas Mustard gas, or sulfer mustard, was often used in ww1. It has the ability to form large blisters on exposed skin and in the lungs. Within 24 hours of exposure to mustard gas, victims experience intense itching and skin irritation, which gradually turns into large blisters filled with yellow fluid wherever the mustard gas contacted the skin. Mustard gas vapor easily penetrates clothing fabrics such as wool or cotton, so it is not only the exposed skin of victims that gets burned.
The Industrial Revolution was a very big part of our History. It brought lots of new inventions and products that society had never thought could be possible. The Industrial Revolution also brought in new medicine and medical equipment allowing people to live longer lives. Before the advancement in medicine if a person was in a coma then they were thought dead, and usually buried alive.
American Eagle Outfitters Working Conditions Many companies try to sell their products cheap so they are more appealing to buy. One side effect of selling products for cheap is making the products. This results in poor working conditions, long hours, and small wages. In this essay, conditions in American Eagle Outfitters factories will be portrayed.
As such this jump started the American industry by providing a large supply of cheap and plentiful labor.(Source;Document G/C) Inventors and their Inventions The Inventors and Inventions played a key role in the Industrial Revolution.
They began to have women and children work in factories instead of homes and farming because they less they get payed the more they save but for that happening it could cause protest or strikes. Child labor was very seductive and unfair because families couldn’t afford to buy food or provide care the children need which puts the children in sickness or even worst death. (Doc 3) Changes in the textile industry inventions were to use machinery, which was cheaper than products made by hand (which took a long time to create), therefore allowing the cloth to be cheaper to the consumer. The inventions were a flying shuttle that was helpful for increasing speed of weaving and that was created by John Kay and spinning jenny was for to spun 8-10 threads at a time; used at home which was invented by James Hargreaves and water frame was for large spinning machine driven by water in factories and that was create by Richard Arkwright. The power loom was created by Edward Cartwright and his invention was to water powered; automatically wove thread into cotton and cotton gin was to separate seed from raw cotton and that was created by
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Abstract: The purpose of this experiment was to identify given Unknown White Compound by conducting various test and learning how to use lab techniques. Tests that are used during this experiment were a flame test, ion test, pH test, and conductivity test. The results drawn from these tests confirmed the identity of the Unknown White Compound to be sodium acetate (NaC2H3O2) because there were no presence of ions and sodium has a strong persistent orange color. The compound then will be synthesized with the compounds Na2CO3 and HC2H3O2 to find percent yield.
Coal fuelled the steam engine, and the production of iron and steel took the world out of the biological old regime. Steam was also heavily utilized with characters like Newcomen and Watts in the 18th century creating steam engines to power steam machines, steam boats, and steam trains. The steam engine revolutionized transportation forever as well as the production of common goods like textiles. However, such a vast source of wealth was abused, hundreds of factories were made, and twelve million people (around six million were women and children) were working in these textile
Due to this a manufacturing revolution occurred. This helped the town grow and modernize. It shows Hugo’s great enthusiasm for the Industrial Revolution. This Revolution saw a complete change in the way goods were manufactured. Prior to this, manufacturing was often done in people’s homes with very basic machines.