346 



Cellulose 



trated solutions of alkaline hy- 

 drates, mercerisation, 120 ; thio- 

 carbonate reaction, 121 ; com- 

 pounds with metallic salts, reac- 

 tion with ferric ferricyanide, and 

 theory of dyeing, 124; com- 

 pounds with negative radicals, 

 benzoates, 131 ; acetates,nitrates, 

 132 ; lignocellulose under nitra- 

 tion behaves as a homogeneous 

 body, 134; compounds with the 

 halogens, chlorine, 134; bromine, 

 137 ; iodine, 138, 263 ; resolution 

 into constituent groups, 1 39 ; by 

 hydrochloric, hydriodic, sulphuric 

 acid, 140 ; nitric, dilute, in pre- 

 sence of urea, 141, 264; by alkalis, 

 141 ; by acid oxidants, chromic 

 acid, 142, 264 ; chromic and sul- 

 phuric, 144 ; strong nitric, 145 ; 

 joint action of oxides of nitrogen 

 and chlorine, 147 ; by alkaline 

 oxidants, potassium, perman- 

 ganates, 147 ; hypochlorites, 148; 

 hypobromites, 149 ; interaction 

 with sulphites and bisulphites, 

 149, 265 ; animal digestion, 151 ; 

 spontaneous decomposition, 152; 

 destructive distillation, 153; 

 general conclusions as to com- 

 position and constitution of ligno- 

 cellulose, 155 ; lignocellulose 

 considered as a whole, 157, 339 

 ultimate analysis, 266 



KETO R. hexene constituent of 



lignocelluloses, 101. See Jute 

 Kieselguhr, 309 



LEUCOGALLOL, 102 

 Levulinic acid, 199 

 Levulose, 74, 262 ; condensation 



of, 333 



Lichenin, 224 

 Lignification, 92 

 Lignin, 94 

 Lignite, 66, 238 

 Lignocellulose, 91, 92 ; esters, 131 ; 



of cereals, composition of brewers' 



grains, 163; straws, how differ, 

 entiated from typical lignocellu- 

 lose, 164. .S<?Jute 

 Lignone, 94, 339, 340 



MAIROGALLOL, 102 



Maltose, 74 



Mannose, 86; hydrazone, 199; 



identification, 262 

 Meals, analysis of, 167 ; rice meal, 



167 

 Mechanical wood-pulp, estimation 



in paper, 174 

 Mercerisation, 23, 120 

 Metapectic acid, identical with 



arabic acid, 216 

 Metapectin, 216 

 Methoxyl determination in woods, 



106, 188, 265 

 Mitscherlich process, 198 

 Mucic acid, 199 

 Mucocelluloses, 90. See Pectocellu- 



loses 

 Musa, 220 



NITRIC acid, toughening action on 



papers, 254 

 Nitrocelluloses, or cellulose nitrates, 



38, 309> 335, 336 

 Nitroglycenn, 309 



OIL- WAX complex in flax, 80 

 Oleocutic acid, 230 

 Ophrydium versatile, 87 

 Oxycellulose, 56, 82 ; preparation 



and diagnosis, 254 ; identification, 



262 

 Osazone, 222 



PAPER, analysis of, 271 ; perma- 

 nence a first desideratum in writ- 

 ing and printing paper, 304 ; dis- 

 integration of modern, 306 



Paper-making fibres, 280 



Parapectic acid, 216 



Parapectin, 216 



Parchmenting process, 253 



