Logan Republican | 1903-10-07 | Page 7 | Production of Nitric Acid

Production of Nitric Acid. Tho production of nitric acid by eloctro-chomlcal methods is a now process that promises extensive chang03 In our agriculture Tho manufacture ot nitric acid from tho nitrogen nnd oxygon of tho air In suf-flctont suf-flctont quantities for commercial uso has boon tho dream and hopo of scientists sci-entists for years. At Niagara experiments experi-ments havo bt-en conducted successfully success-fully In producing commercial nltrlo acid by using a high-tension current n an nlr chamber, by which a yield ot ono pound of nitric ncld Is obtained for every seven horsopowor hours.