William Webster (chemical engineer)
William Webster | |
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| Born | 1855 London, England |
| Died | 1910 (aged 54–55) London, England |
| Occupation | Chemical engineer |
William Webster (1855–1910) was an English
Career
Webster was the son of William Webster, a successful building contractor who grew wealthy from constructing major civil engineering and building projects in London. The family lived from 1869 in Wyberton House in Lee Terrace, Blackheath.
The younger William Webster trained as a chemical engineer. A fellow of the Chemical Society, he patented a system to detect hydrogenous gases in mines in 1876,[1] and later developed a system for the electrolytic purification of sewage (patent application filed on 22 December 1887; US patent awarded on 19 February 1889),[2] trialled in 1888 at the Crossness Southern Outfall works[3][4] which had been built by his father's firm in the 1860s.
Webster was also a pioneer in
Webster was an accomplished violinist, singer, and artist - his paintings were exhibited in the Summer Exhibition at the
References
- ^ "3993" (PDF). London Gazette. 27 October 1876. p. 5730. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "C02F1/463 Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrolysis by electrocoagulation". Google Patents. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Electrical Treatment of Sewage". The Daily Telegraph. 30 May 1889. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- JSTOR 44561586.
- ^ ISBN 9781409246671.
- ^ Burrows, E.H. (1986). Pioneers and Early Years: A History of British Radiology, Alderney, Colophon Ltd.
- S2CID 4034801.
- ^ "Open House 2017". The Conservatoire. Retrieved 14 May 2018.