152 



Portions of the sample furnished the following results : 



Fixed carbon 

 Ash 



Thin. 



Moisture 



Other volatile matter ... 



Per cent, 



86-6 

 38 

 72 



100-0 



Dried Sample. 



Ash 

 Sulphur ... 



• • • 



5*94 per cent 

 0-06 



Chemical composition, calculated on the ash-free substance 



Carbon 



Hydrogen 

 Nitrogen... 



Oxygen (by difference) 



69*63 per cent. 

 10-35 „ 

 2-50 

 17-52 „ 



100-00 



Yield on destructive distillation : 



l 



2. 



Oil distillate 



* • • 



• • • 



Aqueous distillate 

 Coke 



Loss (incondensable gas) 



• •• • 



Average 



Per cent 

 56-9 



• •• 



• • a 



Per cent 

 496 



9-3 



214 



19-7 



100-0 



lOO'O 



100-0 



Ccl^tSwf iE 601 w TX Xty 0f °' 857 and a flash-point of 75° F. 



five d Lmiation nfT'^ 8d the mineral 0il obtained b y the de8truc " 



(P 



S^T 1 di fi n 3 ati o ? int0 BimiIar hydrocarbon com- 



■h * n.«u- V ? 3 ? per cent of solid hydrocarbons 

 n a melting-point of 120° F. 



Thick 

 Thin 



benzene (C 6 H«) 



• • • 



••• 



• • • 



12-0 per cent 



matter had a balsamic 



10-5 



•t 



