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Sodium handling in the plant new èook describes am THIS BOOK fS FOR ENGINEERS AND PRODUCTION MEN WORKING IN DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF SODIUM HANDLING EQUIPMENT. CONTAINS INFORMATION! SUCH A S • DETAILS Or TYPICAL SODIUM-USING PROCESSES • DETAILS Or EQUIVMENT INSTALLATION, INSULATION, HEATING, REPAIR • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SODIUM METERING, INSTRUMENTATION
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β SAFETY IN DESIGN AND OPERATION FORTY-FOUR PAGES OF DETAILED INFORMATION ON SODIUM HAMDLING BASED O N IN-PLANT EXPERIENCE. NO SUBSTITUTE FOR DIRECT U.S.L TECHNICAL ASSIST ANCE, THIS BOOK WILL NEVERTHELESS PROVIDE THE READER WITH A SOLID FOUNDATION IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SODIUM ENGINEERING. AVAILABLE FROM U.S.I. WITHOUT CHARGE.
DID YOU KNOW • THAT MILD STEEL IS SATISFACTORY FOR MOST SODIUM HANDLING EQUIPMENT? • THAT SODIUM PIPELINES CAN BE CUT AND REWELDED WITHOUT DRAINING? • THAT SODIUM BRICKS ARE MOLDED IN OPEN AIR?
WELL OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND TONS Or SODIUM ARE USED IN THE UNITED STATES EVERY YEAR. 140 MILLION POUNDS GO I N T O TETRAETHYL LEADi ABOUT 45 MILLION INTO SODIUM CYANIDE» ALMOST AS MUCH INTO FATTY ALCOHOLS? 7 TO IO MILLION INTO SODIUM PEROXIDEj ABOUT 4 MILLION INTO SODIUM HYDRIDE DESCALING OF STEEL; AND ABOUT 4 M I L L I O N FOR INSECTICIDES, DYES, DRUGS, ALKOXIDE PREPARATION, SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, ATOMIC ENERGY AND A N U M BER OF MISCELLANEOUS USES. AND NOW TITANIUM METAL, «U.S.L ISOSEBACIC" ACID AND MANY ORGANICS ARE SOINING THE LIST. U.S.L T E C H N I C A L SERVICE HAS BEEN CALLED ON BEFORE OR DURING DESIGN Or ALMOST EVERY NEW SODIUM HANDLING UNIT BUILT DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE SAME SERViCE IS AVAILABLE TO YOU IN ALL PHASES OP YOUR DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, AND PRODUCTION.
• THAT MOLTEN SODIUM CAN BE PUMPED AND METERED CONTINUOUSLY? • THAT THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION HAS STUDIED OVER 6 0 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR SODIUM HANDLING?
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RESULTS OF THE A.E.C. STUDIES, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER DETAILS Or SODIUM HANDLING TECHNOLOGY, ARE PRESENTED IN U.S.I/S NEW BOOK.) ASK FOR NEW U.S.I. SODIUM HANDLING B R O C H U R E . /
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Y o u don't n e e d e x p e r i e n c e or e q u i p m e n t w h e n contract f i l l e r s l o a d y o u r a e r o s o l product Even if you haven't any previous experience, you can p u t your product in an aerosol package. Contract loaders have the know-how and necessary specialized equipment to do the job for you. Contract fillers can help you with product evaluation, formulation, testing, container selection and labeling, filling, packing and shipping. D u Pont can help you select loaders best equipped for your needs.
If your product can be brushed, poured or sprayed. it m a y lend itself to aerosol packaging. W h y not find out more about this sure way to improve your product's appeal—and sales? For more information or technical assistance mail t h e coupon or write to E. I . du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Inc.). "Kinetic" Chemicals Division, 2420-13 Nemours Bldg., Wilmington 98, Delaware.
"Aerosois outsell other touch-up paints 3 to 1," is reported by a M i H e a l t h y , Ohio, hardware retailer. Ease of use has m a d e aerosol touch-up p a i n t s a favorite with consumers. Consumer appeal of aerosols could add new sales success t o your product.
"Aerosol packaging boosts hair fixative sales 8 0 0 % , " reports a Des Plaines, Illinois, pharmacist. Sales success of aerosol hair fixatives is one of today's most remarkable marketing stories. Your product in a n aerosol could pile up sales records, too.
iNJU^AEROSUtmCKAGi Here's h o w Du Pont can help a d d the profit-producing aerosol idea to your product T h e growing variety of aerosols featured by retailers today offers convincing evidence of the profit potential in aerosol packaging. A t trie point of sale, retailers knowconsumers prefer the aerosol method of dispensing. Again and again, new sales spark has been added to an old product and immediate consumer acceptance gained for a new one by p u t t i n g it in an aerosol package. You can profit, too, by packaging your product in an aerosol dispenser. Wnefof the surest ways to succeed with an aerosol is t o calloin°DùuI?qnt to help you get started. Since the original aerosol insecticide'was ^developed, D u Pont has worked closely with marketers and^aerjosol loaders to help in producing tôp-quality product's. Annual Du P o n t market surveys have spotlighted trends in aerosol sales for marketers and distributors. This accumulated ^ exoerir.
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ence of laboratory experts and marketing specialists is on t a p to help you get started in aerosols. I n assisting you with your aerosol-formulation problems, D u Pont can help you select t h e best "Freon"* propellent for your product. "Freon" propellents are ideal for aerosols, because they are safe—nonflammable, nonexplosive and virtually nontoxic. "Freon" propellents are pure—Du Pont's 25 years' experience manufacturing "Freon" compounds assures t h e utmost in purity and quality. There is sure to be a " F r e o n " propellent ideally suited to your aerosol product. Find o u t more about aerosol packaging and what Du Pont can do to help increase consumer acceptance of your product. Send for your copy.ofatîie informative booklet "Package fpr.-Bfofit'".'" I t ' s . free — m all ;the; coupon tqaay I
E . I. d u Pont de N e m o u r s & C o . (Inc.) " K i n e t i c " Chemicals Division Room 2420-13 Nemours Building Wilmington 98, Delaware Ο Please send me your booklet on aerosol packaging, "Package for Profit." Ο Please send me market-research data on aerosols. D I w a n t to learn how I can get technical assistance o n aerosols. Name
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