CANADIAN
CHEMISTRY
continue to increase rapidly in t h e next five years from t h e present 18 trillion t o nearly 3 5 trillion cubic feet. by S. J. COOK T h e forecast is that natural gas, fourths of this has been provided in w h i c h contributed only 3 % of t h e the past 10 years. Before 1946 ail ANADA'S National Research Council energy d e m a n d i n 1945 and now enbudget for 1 9 5 5 - 5 6 runs to $ 1 6 . 3 grants were held b y individuals in unijoys a 5 % share, will rise to 7.5% by versities, b u t since then grants h a v e million. Laboratory operations aci960. been made to investigators in other count for $11 million; grants-in-aid and Adequate future outlets for gas will fellowships, $ 3 million; a n d external institutions. a c t as a stimulus to the oil industry. Since the war t h e postdoctoral felactivities, $2.3 million. Scientific diviW . O . Twaits of Imperial Oil says that sions—physics, chemistry, a n d biology lowship plan has been expanded a n d a realistic look at the future of the oil are allowed $3.7 million while $5 mil- awards are now tenable as overseas industry must take into account a lion goes to t h e engineering divisions fellowships a n d in the council's o w n growth in continental oil requirements laboratories as well as at Canadian and $2.2 million provides for administ o a t least 12 or 14 million barrels a trative a n d maintenance expense. As- universities. day in t h e next 20 years, compared sistance to scientific publications (six with 8.5 million a t present. Canadian research journals) costs Gas and O ï l in C a n a d a Canada, n o w producing 420,000 Looking forward five years, Vernon $172,535. barrels a day, should b e able to proAnalysis of laboratory operating Taylor of Imperial Oil C o . thinks it d u c e 1 million barrels daily b y 1960. costs over thé five-year period 1949-54 reasonable to expect that, b y 1960, a t Domestic needs b y that time are likely shows on the average: n u m b e r of scien- least 400 mcf of gas daily will b e exto b e 600,000 barrels, leaving a surtific staff, 4 3 1 ; total personnel, 1 8 0 0 ; ported from Alberta to t h e east a n d plus of 400,000 barrels for export to total costs $8.3 million; cost per scien- south; Westcoast Transmission C o . assist in meeting the anticipated contist, $19,350; cost per employee, $4630. could b e transporting more than 4 0 0 tinental d e m a n d . All 2 3 Canadian universities are mcf daily to t h e Pacific coast; a n d local utilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan represented on t h e scientific staff of 542, plus 12 universities in the U. S. will need approximately 375 mcf daily. Alean's Kitimat SmeSter Expanded a n d an equal number in Europe, Western Canada therefore would b e Two n e w "potlines" or series of promostly British. required to produce nearly 1.2 billion duction units are being constructed at cubic feet of gas daily to meet these the new aluminum smelter of Aluminium NRC has provided over $14 million in grants for research in Canadian uni- demands. At t h e same time it is ex- Co. of C a n a d a in Kitimat, B. C. T h e versities since 1917. About three pected that proved gas reserves will first is expected to b e producing next March, the second next summer. Ground is being prepared for two more units, a n d eventually t h e capacity of the smelter will be raised to 550,000 tons. Kitimat, which four years ago was a tiny Indian fishing village, n o w h a s a population of 5000, a n d its smelter, Pipet Baskets and Jars now turning out ingots a t t h e r a t e of nearly 88,500 tons a year, is on the * 1 2 4 1 . - PÎPETBASKET", for use in'soafcihg, ' " washing and rinsing pipets and other glass items." . way to becoming t h e world's largest A perforated Nâlgene* screen is recessed' % "primary producer. Eventually the * into base for complete drainage: The carrying?, capacity will be raised t o 550,000 tons. handle- is made of metal completely sealed - in ^ O u t p u t of Alcan has been expanded polyethylene; all parts are made of heavy polyand accelerated to meet urgent deethylene for chemical resistance, rigidity and * mands of U . S. consumers. Processed long life.· '-ore is brought by ship from Jamaica. Two sizes are available. . . -. size Β to, be used " with the #:1 242: size Β jar and the siz.e D to'be The region, which is 4 0 0 miles north - used with the #1 242 D jarr * : of Vancouver a n d roughly 80 miles up \-Prices: Size Β $15.5,0'ni: Size D-$16.50 ea.' "the deep tidewater channels from the sea, was chosen because of t h e abun" . # 1 2 4 2 - PIPET J A R S ; made in 4 standard dance of hydroelectric power in a series " .sizes" (
