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Paul Emmett Papers, 1918-2001

4. Article Manuscripts and Research Materials. 1922-1982, undated.

Much of Emmett's scientific output is collected into the expansive Series 4. Included are manuscripts and typescripts of articles written by Emmett, materials related to grant-funded contract work conducted by Emmett, research notes and notebooks created by Emmett and a vast collection of glass plate negatives and lantern slides used by Emmett to present his work.


60 boxes

Boxes 4.001 - 4.010 (Page: 1 - 10)



4.001.
Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles. 1923-1941.
1.1.
Typescripts: The Reduction of Nickelous and Ferric Oxides by Hydrogen, P. H. Emmett and A. F. Benton. ca. 1923.
1.2.
Manuscript: The Crystal Structure of Barite, Linus Pauling and P. H. Emmett. 1925.
1.3.
Typescript, Notes: The Catalytic Synthesis of Water Vapor in Presence of Melting Nickel, Arthur Benton and P. H. Emmett. California Institute of Technology. 1926.
1.4.
Typescript, Notes: Kinetics of Ammonia Synthesis. February 1927.
1.5.
Typescript, Notes: Kinetics of Ammonia Synthesis: Data Summary. 1927.
1.6.
Typescripts, Notes: Rate of Ammonia Synthesis, P. H. Emmett, J. T. Kummer, et al. 1927.
1.7.
Typescript: Adsorption of Gases in Multimolecular Layers, P. H. Emmett, S. Brunauer and E. Teller. George Washington University. 1938.
1.8.
Typescript, Galley Proofs: The Measurement of the Surface Areas of Finely Divided or Porous Solids by Low Temperature Adsorption Isotherms, P. H. Emmett. 1941.

4.002.
Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles. 1942-1948, ca. 1940s.
2.1.
Typescript, Notes, Correspondence: Catalysis and its Industrial Applications, P. H. Emmett. ca. 1942.
2.2.
Typescript: The Carbides of Iron, Cobalt and Nickel. ca. 1943.
2.3.
Manuscript, Typescript, Notes: Iron Catalysts and the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, P. H. Emmett [?]. 1944.
2.4.
Typescript and Research Notes: The Hydrogenation of Ethylene Propylene and 2-Butene on Iron Catalysts, P. H. Emmett and J. B. Gray. ca. 1944.
2.5.
Typescript, Notes, Correspondence: Research on the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Over Iron Catalysts in Progress at Mellon Institute. April 22, 1946.
2.6.
Typescript, Notes, Correspondence: Adsorption of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen on Iron Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts, H. H. Podgurski, T. W. DeWitt and P. H. Emmett. ca. 1947.
2.7.
Typescript, Notes: Use of C14 and N15 in Studying Catalytic Reactions and Adsorption Processes on Iron Catalysts, J. T. Kummer and P. H. Emmett. 1947-1948.
2.8.
Manuscript: Critique of Paper by Smith and Pierce ["Heats of Adsorption," by R. Nelson Smith and Conway Pierce, The Journal of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Vol. 52, No. 7]. 1948.
2.9.
Outline: Surface Area Measurements on Metal Surfaces, P. H. Emmett. ca. 1940s.

4.003.
Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles. 1952-1955.
3.1.
Typescript, Notes, Reprints: Adsorption of H2, CO and Mixtures of H2 and CO on Iron Oxide Catalysts, H. H. Podgurski and P. H. Emmett. January 24, 1952.
3.2.
Typescripts: The Adsorption of Normal Olefins on Silica-Alumina Catalysts, D. S. MacIver, R. C. Zabor and P. H. Emmett. August 7, 1952.
3.3.
Typescript, Notes: Mechanism Studies of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. 1953.
3.4.
Manuscript, Typescripts, Correspondence: The Adsorption of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide on Iron surfaces, H. H. Podgurski and P. H. Emmett. 1953.
3.5.
Typescript: Critical Comments on the paper by Oblad, Hindin and Mills entitled "Dynamic Structure of Oxide Cracking Catalysts". 1953.
3.6.
Manuscript, Typescript: Hydrogen Exchange Between Isobutane and a Deuteriated Cracking Catalyst, R. G. Haldeman and P. H. Emmett. Prepared for American Chemical Society meeting, Chicago. 1953.
3.7.
Manuscript, Typescript: Surface Area Measurements on Carbon Black Produced by the Catalytic Decomposition of Carbon Monoxide over Iron, D. S. MacIver and P. H. Emmett. September 10, 1954.
3.8.
Manuscript, Typescripts: Summary of Recent Tracer Experiments Relative to the Mechanism of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, W. K. Hall, R. J. Kokes and P. H. Emmett. 1954.
3.9.
Typescripts: Specific Adsorption of Alkyl Orange Dyes on Silica Gel, R. G. Haldeman and P. H. Emmett. 1955.
3.10.
Manuscript, Typescript, Correspondence: Adsorption, article written for publication in Encyclopaedia Britannica. ca. 1955.

4.004.
Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles. 1956-1958.
4.1.
Typescript, Notes, Correspondence: A Study of the Water Content of a Silica-Alumina Catalyst and its Component Oxides, R. G. Haldeman and P. H. Emmett. 1956.
4.2.
Typescript, Notes: An Improved Microcatalytic Technique, W. Keith Hall and P. H. Emmett. ca. 1956.
4.3.
Typescripts: The Water Content of a Silica-Alumina Catalyst and its Component Oxides, R. G. Haldeman and P. H. Emmett. 1956.
4.4.
Typescripts, Correspondence: Evaluation of the Nuclear Science Programs, Resources and Requirements in the Departments of Chemistry, Physics and Biology W. D. McElroy, P. H. Emmett, et al. Johns Hopkins University radiation committee. ca. 1956.
4.5.
Typescript, Notes: New Techniques in Catalytic Research. 1957.
4.6.
Typescript: An Improved Microcatalytic Technique, W. K. Hall and P. H. Emmett. 1957.
4.7.
Typescripts: Mechanism Studies of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. The Addition of Radioactive Methanol, Carbon Dioxide and Gaseous Formaldehyde, W. K. Hall, R. J. Kokes and P. H. Emmett. 1957.
4.8.
Typescript, Galley Proofs: Tracer and Adsorption Techniques in Catalysis. 1957.
4.9.
Typescript: Alkane Adsorption on Silica, Alumina and Silica-Alumina Catalysts, D. S. MacIver, P. H. Emmett, and Henry S. Frank. 1958.

4.005.
Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles. 1958-1959, ca. 1950s.
5.1.
Typescript, Abstract, Notes: The Use of Tracers and Gas Chromatography in Studying Catalytic Reactions. 1958.
5.2.
Typescript: The Hydrogenation of Benzene over Copper-Nickel Alloys, W. K. Hall and P.H. Emmett. 1958.
5.3.
Manuscript, Typescript, Correspondence: Chemisorption of Nitrogen on Nickel Catalysts, R. J. Kokes and P. H. Emmett. 1958.
5.4.
Manuscript, Typescripts: Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Mechanism Studies. The Addition of Radioactive Ketene to the Synthesis Gas, P. H. Emmett and G. Blyholder. 1959.
5.5.
Typescripts: Adsorption and Catalysis, P. H. Emmett. John Hopkins University. 1959.
5.6.
Typescripts: Studies of the Hydrogenation of Ethylene over Copper-Nickel Alloys, P. H. Emmett and W. K. Hall. 1959.
5.7.
Typescript: Kinetics of Catalytic Liquid Phase Hydrogenation I: The Hydrogenation of Aromatic Nitrocompounds over Colloidal Rhodium and Palladium, H. C. Yao and P. H. Emmett. 1959.
5.8.
Typescript, Referee's Report: The Role of Hydrogen in Raney Nickel Catalysis, R. J. Kokes and P. H. Emmett. 1959.
5.9.
Manuscript: Effect of Base-Exchange on Activity of Silica-Alumina Cracking Catalyst, L. B. Wayne and P. H. Emmett. ca. 1950s.
5.10.
Manuscript: Exchange Properties of Cracking Catalyst Deposits, L. B. Wayne and P. H. Emmett. ca. 1950s.
5.11.
Manuscript: Reaction between Propylene and Isobutane over Cracking Catalyst, L. B. Wayne and P. H. Emmett. ca. 1950s.
5.12.
Manuscript: Base Exchange Catalysts. ca. 1950s.
5.13.
Manuscript, Research Notes: The Melting Point of Liquids Condensed in Very Small Capillaries. ca. 1950s.

4.006.
Materials re: Contact Catalysis, book by P. H. Emmett. ca. 1950s.
6.1.
Typescript: Preface to Contact Catalysis. ca. 1950s.
6.2.
Typescript: Introduction, Chapter 1 of Contact Catalysis. ca. 1950s.
6.3.
Typescript: Adsorption, Chapter 2 of Contact Catalysis. ca. 1950s.
6.4.
Typescript: Measurement of the Surface Area of Solid Catalysts, Chapter II of Contact Catalysis. ca. 1950s.
6.5.
Typescript: The Pore Structure of Catalysts, Chapter III of Contact Catalysis. ca. 1950s.
6.6.
Typescript: Influence of Pore Size on the Behaviour of Catalysts, Chapter IV of Contact Catalysis. ca. 1950s.
6.7.
Annotated Typescript Drafts, Notes: Contact Catalysis. ca. 1950s.
6.8.
Correspondence, Publication Agreement: Contact Catalysis. 1947-1952, 1968-1969.

4.007.
Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles. 1960.
7.1.
Typescript: The Activity of Raney Nickel as a Function of Hydrogen Content, R. J. Kokes and P. H. Emmett. 1960.
7.2.
Typescripts: The Contribution of Chemisorption Work to the Investigation of Catalysis. 1960.
7.3.
Typescripts: Mechanism Studies of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: The Incorporation of Radioactive Ethylene, Propionaldehyde and Propanol, W. K. Hall, R. J. Kokes and P. H. Emmett. 1960.
7.4.
Typescripts: The Gas Chromatographic Determination of Hydrogen, Deuterium and HD, W. A. Van Hook and P. H. Emmett. 1960.
7.5.
Typescripts: Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Mechanism Studies. The Addition of Radioactive Ketene to the Synthesis Gas II, G. Blyholder and P. H. Emmett. 1960.
7.6.
Typescript: A National Institute for Catalysis in the United States, P. H. Emmett, A. G. Oblad and J. Turkevich. 1960.

4.008.
Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles. 1961-1962.
8.1.
Typescript, Correspondence, Notes: The Catalytic Hydrogenation of Substituted Olefins on Platinum and Palladium Catalysts, P. H. Emmett and H. Schaefer. March 1, 1961.
8.2.
Typescript: Kinetics of Liquid Phase Hydrogenation. I-III. P. H. Emmett and H. C. Yao. 1961.
8.3.
Typescripts, Notes, Correspondence: Kinetics of Liquid Phase Hydrogenation II. Hydrogenation of Aromatic and Aliphatic Nitrocompounds over a Colloidal Platinum Catalyst, H. C. Yao and P. H. Emmett. 1961.
8.4.
Typescript: Kinetics of Liquid Phase Hydrogenation III. The Nature of Platinum Oxide Catalysts, H. C. Yao and P. H. Emmett. 1961.
8.5.
Typescript, Correspondence: Study of the Hydrogenation of Ethylene over Homogenized Copper-Nickel Alloy Films, M. K. Gharpurey and P. H. Emmett. 1961.
8.6.
Manuscript, Typescript, Notes: A Decade of Progress in Heterogeneous Catalysis. 1961.
8.7.
Typescript, Notes: Tracer Studies with C14. The Formation and Behavior of Aromatics during the Cracking of n-Hexadecane over a Silica-Alumina Catalyst, P. H. Emmett and J. W. Hightower. 1961.
8.8.
Typescript, Graph: The Use of Iron as a Catalyst for the Hydrogenation of Benzene and Olefins, M. J. Phillips and P. H. Emmett. 1961.
8.9.
Typescripts: Formation of Hydrogen Atoms in Irradiated Catalysts, P. H. Emmett, R. Livingston, H. Zeldes and R. J. Kokes. ca. 1961.
8.10.
Manuscript, Typescript, Notes: Gas Chromatographic Studies of Hydrogen Adsorption on Iron Synthetic Ammonia Catalysts, P. H. Emmett and N. Takezawa. 1961-1962.

4.009.
Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles. 1962.
9.1.
Typescripts: Chemisorption and Catalysis, lecture delivered at an ASTM symposium. June 29, 1962.
9.2.
Typescripts, Figures: New Approaches to the Study of Catalysis, P. H. Emmett, Priestley Lectures. 1962.
9.3.
Typescript, Figures, Notes: Kinetics of Liquid Phase Hydrogenation. IV. Hydrogenation of Nitrocompounds over Raney Nickel and Nickel Powder Catalysts, H. C. Yao and P. H. Emmett. 1962.
9.4.
Typescripts, Correspondence: Nitrogen Adsorption Isotherms on Polyolefins, P. H. Emmett and J. W. Hightower. 1962.

4.010.
Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles. 1962-1963.
10.1.
Typescript, Notes: Catalytic Cracking of Hexadecane. II. The Nature of Carbonium Ion Forming Steps and the Exchange of Hydrocarbons with Radioactive Coke, W. A. Van Hook and P. H. Emmett. 1962.
10.2.
Typescripts, Notes: Tracer Studies with Carbon-14. I. Some of the Secondary Reactions Occurring During the Catalytic Cracking of n-Hexadecane over a Silica-Alumina Catalyst, W. A. Van Hook and P. H. Emmett. 1962.
10.3.
Typescripts, Notes, Correspondence: The Catalytic Hydrogenation of Substituted Olefins on Platinum and Palladium Catalysts, P. H. Emmett and H. Schaefer. September 1963.
10.4.
Typescript, Correspondence: Catalytic Cracking of Hydrocarbons. III. Product Distribution Obtained in Cracking Cetane over a Silica Alumina Catalyst at 372 °C, W. A. Van Hook and P. H. Emmett. 1963.


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