C&EIM PROGRESS REPORT
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES
Companies added these products to their lines during the past month Material Acrylic latex coating (Carboline 3300)
Company Carboline Co. St. Louis, Mo.
Carbonitriding compound (Nitrocarb)
Denfis Chemical Laboratories, Inc. Long Island City, N.Y. Dexter Chemical Corp. New York, N.Y. B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co. Cleveland, Ohio Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. Akron, Ohio Houdry Process and Chemical Co. Philadelphia, Pa. Pan Plastic Coating Corp. Hawthorne, N.J.
Stabilizing assistant (Clavanol RMS) Acrylic elastomer (Hycar 2121X61) Polyurethane sealant Surfactant (Selcon R-150) Plastic coating (Ura-Cote)
Features and Uses Water-base material for weather-resistant color topcoat over inorganic zinc coating Nonpoisonous paste for rapid case hardening of steel and for nitriding tools, dies, shafts, and other work pieces Surfactant for naphthol dyeing and printing Self-curing elastomer for automotive transmission seals For application in liquid form to protect conveyor belt and hose fabric from moisture Surfactant that can be used instead of organosilicone surfactants in manufacture of rigid urethane foam Protects uncoated polyurethane foam from ultraviolet discoloration, gives flexible surface, imparts flame retardancy
Available in commercial quantities unless otherwise noted.
BRIEFS Research facility and commercial pilot plant for producing nylon industrial castings have been established by Polychem Division of Budd Co., of Newark, Del. Budd cast nylon products are made by polymerizing nylon 6 monomer in the mold at atmospheric pressure using a process developed by Allied Chemical Corp.
long enough for the energy released by fusion of the plasma ions to exceed the energy required to produce and maintain the plasma. The Astron device uses rotating high-energy electrons to confine the plasma and heat it to fusion temperature. The plasma is generated by ionization of neutral gas by the rotating electrons.
NEW CHEMICALS A two-year research and development program to blow-mold polyvinyl chloride containers has been completed by Creative Packaging, Inc., of Indianapolis, Ind. The firm anticipates that, in the near future, it will be able to provide blown plastic containers for many products which can't be packaged in plastics today.
Experimental facility to explore the feasibility of the Astron concept of controlled fusion is being completed at University of California's Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. In any controlled fusion approach, basic problems are the production of a hot plasma and the subsequent confinement of the plasma
Glass-reinforced Lexan polycarbonate resin is being manufactured and sold by General Electric Co. The resin is produced at GE's polycarbonate plant at Mt. Vernon, Ind., in two grades: 20% reinforced (3312) and 40% reinforced (3314). Applications for glass-reinforced Lexan include pump impellers, weapons components, portable tool components, electrical connectors, business machine parts, and other applications which require good dimensional stability and high strength-to-weight ratio, according to GE. CI
General-purpose epoxy casting compound with low exotherm properties is available from Hightemp Resins,
Inc., of Stamford, Conn. A 1-lb. quantity of Hightemp 5506 when cured at room temperature will set overnight to a strong, rigid, tack-free solid with an exotherm peak below 100° F., the firm says. C2
Series of copolymers for extending all types of epoxy resins has been developed by Neville Chemical Co., of Pittsburgh, Pa. Nevoxy copolymers do not affect an epoxy's original properties, according to the firm. In addition to lowering epoxy raw material costs, Nevoxy copolymers can be cured at high temperatures and have little or no effect on pot life or heat distortion. In some cases, Nevoxy-extended epoxies have improved electrical properties. Nevoxy copolymers are available in three solid and two liquid grades at prices ranging from 28.25 to 39 cents per pound. C 3
Primary alcohols for soft detergent manufacture are available in semicommercial quantities from Shell Chemical Co., of New York, N.Y. A full-scale production facility will be completed in 1965 at Shell Chemical's Houston plant. C4 JUNE
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