John Glover (chemist)

John Glover (born February 1817 in Wallsend , † May 1, 1902 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne ) was a British chemist . His most important contribution to technical chemistry was the development of the Glover tower named after him for the lead chamber process for the production of sulfuric acid .

As the son of a worker, he first took on a job as an assistant to a lead caster and then attended a mechanics' institute, where he also received a chemical education. Until 1852 he worked as a chemist at the Felling Chemical Works. He then was a director at the Washington Chemical Works near Durham . There was sulfuric acid production here. As a partner in the Carville Chemical Works (Wallsend), he designed process engineering systems for the production of soda ( Leblanc process ) and bleaching agents in the second half of the 19th century .

The tower named after him made it possible to free the sulfuric acid from the lead chambers from the nitrous gases and to concentrate them at the same time. The first Glover Tower was built from bricks in 1859 and lasted about 18 months. Glover decided not to apply for a patent for his invention. The Society of Chemical Industry was founded with his assistance.

References

^ Lexicon of important chemists by Winfried R. Pötsch (lead); Annelore Fischer; Wolfgang Müller. With the collaboration of Heinz Cassebaum. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1988 ISBN 3-323-00185-0 , p. 171.

personal data
SURNAME	Glover, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British chemist
DATE OF BIRTH	February 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wallsend
DATE OF DEATH	May 1, 1902
Place of death	Newcastle-upon-Tyne

[1] Lexicon of important chemists by Winfried R. Pötsch (lead); Annelore Fischer; Wolfgang Müller. With the collaboration of Heinz Cassebaum. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1988 ISBN 3-323-00185-0 , p. 171.