Friedrich Raschig

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name = Friedrich Raschig


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caption = Friedrich Raschig
birth_date = birth date|1863|6|8
birth_place = Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
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death_date = death date and age|1928|2|4|1863|6|8
death_place = Duisburg, Germany
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alma_mater = University of Berlin
doctoral_advisor = Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
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known_for = Raschig phenol process‎, Raschig ring
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Friedrich August Raschig (also called Fritz Raschig) (June 8, 1863 - February 4, 1928 )was a German chemist and politician. He was born in Brandenburg an der Havel. After he received his PhD in 1884 from the University of Berlin for his work with Robert Wilhelm Bunsen he started working at the BASF company. In 1891 he opened his own chemical company (which still operates today as Raschig GmbH [ [http://www.raschig.de/ www.raschig.de] Company Website] ). He patented a number of chemical processes, particularly relating to phenols, one of which is now known as the Raschig phenol process‎. He also developed improvements to distillation, in particular the Raschig ring, small metal or ceramic rings which are used in commercial fractional distillation columns.

Reference

*cite journal
title = Fritz Raschig (8. Juni 1863 - 4. Februar 1928)
author = Arthur Rosenheim
journal = Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft
volume = 62
issue = 11
pages = A109–A126
year = 1929
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doi = 10.1002/cber.19290621130