Felix Sebba Papers,
Scope and Content
The collection consists primarily of materials concerning Felix Sebba's research into the uses of aphrons and other foams from 1979 to 1989. Materials include correspondence, notes on research, and both published and unpublished papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1979 - 1989
Creator
- Sebba, Felix, 1912-1989 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Felix Sebba Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Felix Sebba (November 21,1912-June 14, 1989) was a Professor of Chemical Engineering (1979-1989) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. A native of Cape Town, South Africa, he taught for twenty-two years at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Sebba was a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Chemical Society and the discoverer of and expert on aphrons. He authored Foams and Biliquid Foams- Aphrons, and was published in a number of scientific journals.
Full Extent
4.2 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of materials concerning Felix Sebba's research into the uses of aphrons and other foams from 1979 to 1989. Materials include correspondence, notes on research, and both published and unpublished papers.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in subject files as it was donated to Special Collections. During processing, subject files were organized alphabetically.
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated to Special Collections in May 1990.
Separated Materials
The following books were removed from the collection and cataloged for the Rare Book Collection:
- Carr, A.D. Continuous Countercurrent Fractional Extraction. 1952.
- Changfoot, Jack. Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonia. 1961.
- Honeycutt, Susan S. A Technique for Harvesting Unicellular Algae Using Colloidal Gas Aphrons. 1983.
- Hope, C.J. Analytical Applications of Ion Flotation. 1962.
- Jach, Joseph. The Melting Process. 1952.
- Lotz, C.R. A Comparative Study of the Effects of Nitrides of the Transition Elements on the Activation Energy for the Ammonia Decomposition. 1956.
- Lovell, V.M. The Adsorption of Surface Active Electrolytes on Solid Oxide Surfaces. 1965.
- Lusher, John Anthony. An Investigation into Factors Relevant to the Separation of Beryllium and Aluminium Complexes in Aqueous Solutions. 1963.
- McGill, W.J. A Study of the Kinetics of Ammonia Decomposition Over Vanadium Nitride. 1962.
- Sheiham, Ivan. A Study of Some Aspects of the Flotation of Precipitates, Colloids, and Collectors. 1970.
- Spargo, P.E. A Study of Some Aspects of Solvent Sublation. 1968.
- Pinfold, T.A. Electrochemical Studies in Anhydrous Formic Acid. 1956.
- Rice, Nevill Matson. The Ion Flotation of Zirconium. 1963.
- Sebba, Felix. Extraction of Gallium and Germanium from Germanite. n.d.
- Segal, N.S. The Ammonia Synthesized by Uranium Nitride. 1965.
- Smith, M.Y. An Investigation into the Photosensitization Properties of Zinc Oxide with and without the Addition of Impurity Ions. 1960.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Felix Sebba Papers was completed in December 2013.
- Title
- Felix Sebba Papers, 1979-1989
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hannah Bochain, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2013 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu