Claude-Louis Berthollet

Authors

  • Jaime Wisniak Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Abstract

Claude-Louis Berthollet (1748-1822) was the first prominent chemist to reject the phlogiston theory and
accept the oxygen theory of combustion. His experiments showed that prussic acid and hydrogen sulfide did no contain
oxygen thus disproving the generality of Lavoisier's oxygen theory of acidity. His discoveries about chlorine and its
bleaching properties were a decisive step in advancing the chemical industrial revolution in general and the textile
industry in particular.

Published

2020-12-28

How to Cite

Wisniak, J. . (2020). Claude-Louis Berthollet. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CENIC) CHEMICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL, 39(1), 045-055. Retrieved from https://revista.cnic.cu/index.php/RevQuim/article/view/726

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