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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu
Hannah Bochain, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Felix Sebba Papers, Ms1990-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Scope and Contents
The collection was donated to Special Collections in May 1990.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Felix Sebba Papers was completed in December 2013.
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.
Scope and Contents
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 Materials include correspondence, notes on research, and both published and unpublished papers.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.
Separated Material
The following books were removed from the collection and cataloged for the Rare Book Collection:
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Faculty
- Science and Technology
- University History
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Felix Sebba Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Container List
- box-folder 1 folder: 1
Algae Harvesting
- box-folder 1 folder: 2
American Petroleum Institute (1 of 4)
- box-folder 1 folder: 3
American Petroleum Institute (2 of 4)
- box-folder 1 folder: 4
American Petroleum Institute (3 of 4)
- box-folder 1 folder: 5
American Petroleum Institute (4 of 4)
- box-folder 1 folder: 6
Antifreeze Foam
- box-folder 1 folder: 7
Aphrons in Biology. D.A. Wallis (1 of 2)
- box-folder 1 folder: 8
Aphrons in Biology. D.A. Wallis (2 of 2)
- box-folder 1 folder: 9
Aphron Tech, Inc.
- box-folder 1 folder: 10
A Polyaphron Mode for Biomembranes
- box-folder 1 folder: 11
Application of Clolloidal Gas Aphrons for Removal of Clays from Phosphate Slimes by Flotation. Florida Institute of Phosphate Research.
- box-folder 1 folder: 12
Application of Microgas Dispersions for Removal of Clays from Phosphate Slimes
- box-folder 1 folder: 13
Arthritis
- box-folder 1 folder: 14
Batelle Laboratories (1 of 2)
- box-folder 1 folder: 15
Batelle Laboratories (2 of 2)
- box-folder 1 folder: 16
Biomembrane (1 of 2)
- box-folder 1 folder: 17
Biomembrane (2 of 2)
- box-folder 1 folder: 18
Bubbles and Thin Filmy Reviews
- box-folder 1 folder: 19
Cancer (1 of 3)
- box-folder 1 folder: 20
Cancer (2 of 3)
- box-folder 1 folder: 21
Cancer (3 of 3)
- box-folder 1 folder: 22
Carbon Allotropes
- box-folder 1 folder: 23
CHE. Center for Research and Industrial Development of Aphron Systems
- box-folder 1 folder: 24
Cholesterol: National Dairy Council
- box-folder 1 folder: 25
Coal Cleaning
- box-folder 1 folder: 26
Colloidal Gas Aphrons (1 of 3)
- box-folder 1 folder: 27
Colloidal Gas Aphrons (2 of 3)
- box-folder 1 folder: 28
Colloidal Gas Aphrons (3 of 3)
- box-folder 1 folder: 29
Colloidal Liquid Aphrons
- box-folder 1 folder: 30
Concrete Protection (1 of 2)
- box-folder 1 folder: 31
Concrete Protection (2 of 2)
- box-folder 1 folder: 32
Diamond II (1 of 3)
- box-folder 1 folder: 33
Diamond II (2 of 3)
- box-folder 1 folder: 34
Diamond II (3 of 3)
- box-folder 1 folder: 35
Declined (April 23, 1985),April 23, 1985
- box-folder 2 folder: 1
Declined (May 24, 1985),May 24, 1985
- box-folder 2 folder: 2
Declined (May 24, 1985),May 24, 1985
- box-folder 2 folder: 3
Development of Film Dispersed Solvent Extraction (1 of 2)
- box-folder 2 folder: 4
Development of Film Dispersed Solvent Extraction (2 of 2)
- box-folder 2 folder: 5
Disclosures to VPI., C.G.A., P.A., Tar Sands (1 of 2)
- box-folder 2 folder: 6
Disclosures to VPI., C.G.A., P.A., Tar Sands (2 of 2)
- box-folder 2 folder: 7
Environmental Protection Agency (1 of 3)
- box-folder 2 folder: 8
Environmental Protection Agency (2 of 3)
- box-folder 2 folder: 9
Environmental Protection Agency (3 of 3)
- box-folder 2 folder: 10
Environmental Protection Agency: Biodegradation
- box-folder 2 folder: 11
F.I.P.R. (1 of 6)
- box-folder 2 folder: 12
F.I.P.R. (2 of 6)
- box-folder 2 folder: 13
F.I.P.R. (3 of 6)
- box-folder 2 folder: 14
F.I.P.R. (4 of 6)
- box-folder 2 folder: 15
F.I.P.R. (5 of 6)
- box-folder 2 folder: 16
F.I.P.R. (6 of 6)
- box-folder 2 folder: 17
F.I.P.R. General (1 of 4)
- box-folder 2 folder: 18
F.I.P.R. General (2 of 4)
- box-folder 2 folder: 19
F.I.P.R. General (3 of 4)
- box-folder 2 folder: 20
F.I.P.R. General (4 of 4)
- box-folder 2 folder: 21
Flotation
- box-folder 2 folder: 22
Flow Visualization Studies
- box-folder 2 folder: 23
Foamed Metals (1 of 2)
- box-folder 2 folder: 24
Foamed Metals (2 of 2)
- box-folder 2 folder: 25
Gasohol and Diesohol
- box-folder 2 folder: 26
Hazardous Waste (1 of 3)
- box-folder 2 folder: 27
Hazardous Waste (2 of 3)
- box-folder 2 folder: 28
Hazardous Waste (3 of 3)
- box-folder 2 folder: 29
Head Search
- box-folder 2 folder: 30
Investigations into Properties of Invert Aphrons and Linear Oligoaphrons
- box-folder 2 folder: 31
Lawrence A. Elgin Correspondence
- box-folder 2 folder: 32
Lawrence A. Turner
- box-folder 2 folder: 33
Master F.I.P.R. Report
- box-folder 2 folder: 34
MGD
- box-folder 2 folder: 35
MGD, SMS, Keane
- box-folder 2 folder: 36
Mobile Slurries
- box-folder 2 folder: 37
National Science Foundation
- box-folder 2 folder: 38
National Science Foundation: Predispersed Solvent Extraction (1 of 3)
- box-folder 2 folder: 39
National Science Foundation: Predispersed Solvent Extraction (2 of 3)
- box-folder 2 folder: 40
National Science Foundation: Predispersed Solvent Extraction (3 of 3)
- box-folder 2 folder: 41
NH3 Catalysis Proposal
- box-folder 3 folder: 1
Oligoaphrons (Linear Aphrons)
- box-folder 3 folder: 2
Patents (1 of 2)
- box-folder 3 folder: 3
Patents (2 of 2)
- box-folder 3 folder: 4
Personal File
- box-folder 3 folder: 5
PGS
- box-folder 3 folder: 6
Plastic Separation
- box-folder 3 folder: 7
Polyaphron Fuels (1 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 8
Polyaphron Fuels (2 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 9
Polyaphron Fuels (3 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 10
Polyaphron Fuels (4 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 11
Polyaphron Paper (1 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 12
Polyaphron Paper (2 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 13
Polyaphron Paper (3 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 14
Polyaphron Paper (4 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 15
Polyaphrons General (1 of 2)
- box-folder 3 folder: 16
Polyaphrons General (2 of 2)
- box-folder 3 folder: 17
Poultry
- box-folder 3 folder: 18
PSE-MS (1 of 2)
- box-folder 3 folder: 19
PSE-MS (2 of 2)
- box-folder 3 folder: 20
Repeat of Shackleton's Work on Solidified Fuels
- box-folder 3 folder: 21
Research Ideas
- box-folder 3 folder: 22
Scheltz Papers (1 of 2)
- box-folder 3 folder: 23
Scheltz Papers (2 of 2)
- box-folder 3 folder: 24
Separations Using Aphrons
- box-folder 3 folder: 25
Slurries
- box-folder 3 folder: 26
SMS & Kenterprise
- box-folder 3 folder: 27
SOHIO
- box-folder 3 folder: 28
Solid Aphrons
- box-folder 3 folder: 29
Surface-Enhanced Liquefaction of Coal (1 of 2)
- box-folder 3 folder: 30
Surface-Enhanced Liquefaction of Coal (2 of 2)
- box-folder 3 folder: 31
Tar Sands and Oil Recovery (1 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 32
Tar Sands and Oil Recovery (2 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 33
Tar Sands and Oil Recovery (3 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 34
Tar Sands and Oil Recovery (4 of 4)
- box-folder 3 folder: 35
Use of Collodial Gas Aphrons in Treatment of Phosphate
- box-folder 3 folder: 36
Virginia Water Resources
- box-folder 3 folder: 37
VRA-Air Force Project
- box-folder 3 folder: 38
Waste Treatment Papers
- box-folder 3 folder: 39
Waste Water Treatment (1 of 3)
- box-folder 3 folder: 40
Waste Water Treatment (2 of 3)
- box-folder 3 folder: 41
Waste Water Treatment (3 of 3)
- box-folder 3 folder: 42
Wightman(?) Course