Naphthalene in Coal Gas

In the preparation of this thesis, the aim has been to learn something of the nature of naphthalene and its direct application to the coal gas industry; not trying to give a broad general view of the gas industry as a whole.

This work was started upon the request of the superintendent of the Knoxville Gas Company. The object was two-fold, first- To acquire a knowledge of naphthalene and the troubles it causes to coal gas manufactories; second- to put this knowledge into Soe logical form from which useful data and references may be taken at a future date.

All the present day literature on the subject of naphthalene was carefully studied and only that part which was clear and logical was considered in this thesis.