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BECCO can brief you best because Becco is t h e world's largest exclusive supplier of peroxygen chemicals. Becco can brief you best because its research and service staff are devoted primarily t o peroxygen chemicals and their application t o industry. Becco can brief you best because it is constantly adding t o its record of "firsts" i n the technology of peroxygen chemicals. Latest of these is t h e first commercial production of anhydrous hydrogen peroxide, long considered an impossible goal. Becco Peroxygen Chemicals are widely used under Becco patented processes, freely licensed, i n t h e manufacture and processing of textiles, p u l p and paper, synthetic organic chemicals, foods a n d plastics, t o name but a few examples. Of particular current interest are Becco epoxidation processes. One process produces epoxidized compounds of extremely low iodine number. Another is a catalyzed in situ process giving high yields at low cost and low investment. I t offers a choice of catalysts, among them ion exchange resins. So little catalyst may be used that i t can be discarded economically after each run.
Heart of m o d e r n bleaching ranges for whites or for goods to be dyed is the Becco J-box. The system is simple both mechanically and chemically, yet amazingly efficient. Becco Hydrogen Peroxide is the bleaching agent. Until recently, all modern bleach formulas required the incorporation of silicates which tend to encrust the J-box and require frequent box cleaning to avoid abrasion damage to the fabric. Becco has recently announced a revolutionary process using silicate-free formulas. Licenses are being issued to textile manufacturers f o r the use of the process.
These flexible, fully proved processes are covered b y pending and issued patents, available under license agreements to manufacturers. They are of particular interest in the manufacture of resins, plasticizers and stabilizers, paints, varnishes, lubricants and organic chemicals. Send for a copy of t h e Becco Bulletin List. Titles indicate t h e broad scope of Becco's ability t o offer assistance in specific fields.
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Peroxygen Chemicals: Hydrogen Peroxide Peracetic Acid • Sodium Perborate •Persulfates and others
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HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CAN BRIEF YOU BEST!
It may be a part of your next refrigerator that the workman is lifting out of the tank. Tanks shown are part of the equipment of Henry Nelkin, Inc., big New York electroplating firm. Millions of parts made of steel or iron are electroplated to protect them from rusting. Copper, nickel, cadmium, and other metals are used for the surface finish. Becco Hydrogen Peroxide is used to purify the plating solution, it is also used in a dipping bath to brighten articles which have been cadmium plated.
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Known as "Vultures" i n the trade, these feathers of the rhea or South American ostrich are being whirled on a drum and lightly beaten b y overhead leather straps in a drying-room. Previously, they have been washed, degreased and bleached with Hydrogen Peroxide. Feathers from many parts of the world are used by the feather industry to make fans, dusters, Badminton birds, negligees theatrical costumes and other commodities.
Today, anyone can afford an angel-food cake mix with 13 egg whites in it. Egg solids make it possible. Henningsen, Inc. of New York gathers eggs, converts them to powdered solids and distributes them world-wide. Becco Hydrogen Peroxide is an important agent in eliminating glucose in the processing of the eggs, thereby preventing deterioration. That's why egg solids are now palatable, economical and nourishing . . . make foods which "melt in your mouth".
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BECCO CHEMICAL DIVISION Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation • Station B, Buffalo 7, New York
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Fmc F M C CHEMICALS INCLUDE: BECCO Peroxygen Chemicals W E S T V A C O Phosphates, Barium and Magnesium Chemicals • W E S T V A C O Alkalis, Chlorinated Chemicals and Carbon Bisulfide .• NIAGARA Insecticides,, Fungicides and Industrial Sulphur • OHIO-APEX •Plaslicizers and Chemicals * FAIRFIELD Pesticide Compounds and Organic Chemicals
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