Edward John Bevan (born 1856, died 1921) was a chemist. He was a well-built, well informed man, and vigorous in every way. He had a caustic wit and became a leader in the affairs of the Society of Public Analysts and editor of The Analyst.
After graduating, Bevan became a chemist at the Scottish paper making firm of Alexander Cowan & Co. He met Charles Frederick Cross, and the pair then attended Owens College, Manchester. Charles Frederick Cross was born in 1855. ... Manchester is a major city in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ...
Cross who was interested in cellulose technology went into partnership with Bevan in 1885, setting up as analytical and consulting chemists in New Court, Lincoln's Inn in London. 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
In 1888 they published what was to become a standard work on paper making. In 1892, together with another partner, Clayton Beadle (who was also an authority on paper making) they took out a patent for viscose which became the basis for the viscose, rayon and cellophane industries. In 1894 Cross and Bevan took out a patent for the manufacture of cellulose acetate - this was to become the industrial process for its manufacture. Viscose is a viscous organic liquid used to make rayon and cellophane. ... Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. ... Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of processed cellulose. ... Acetate, or ethanoate, is the anion of a salt or ester of acetic acid. ...
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