Abstract
CONTENTS
I. Introduction 470
II. Pyrolysis 471
III. Cracking 473
IV. Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation 473
V. Dehydration and decarboxylation 474
VI. Esterification 474
VII. Saponification 475
VIII. Formation of non-volatile compounds 475
IX. Oxidation of organic compounds 477
X. Determination of water 478
XI. Qualitative chemical reactions 478