PRODUCTION
The d e g r e e of separation and purifi cation of each element will vary with demand. Some sqjits will be separated very completely, others will b e left in crude fractions. If demand grows, Lindsay will move into large-scale pro duction. I t sells only salts now, b u t it may be necessary to set up facilities to reduce them to metals later. Regarding his staff, Lindsay's re search director, Howard Kremers, says
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that a chemist is either completely fas cinated by rare earths, or he is not interested at all. Obviously a rare earth man himself, h e has infected others with his enthusiasm. Potential rare earth chemists attacked by this fever have bemoaned t h e fact that they were not qualified because they were organic chemists. This is no drawback, according to Kremers. He welcomes fresh viewpoints.
Titanium Potential Increased New electrolytic process p l a t e s chromium directly on titanium metal surface
3-n-PENTADECYL PHENOL {Technical) A Mela-Substituted Phenoi for Reaction Products of Unusual O i i Solubility a n d Flexibility U S E S : A n intermediate f o r t h e manu•facture of: Non-îonîc d e t e r g e n t s ' . . . Detergent o i l additives . . . Flexible, o i l soluble, thermosetting phenol-form a l d e h y d e resins. » - Piasîîcizîng ethers a n d esters . - . OH and gasoline soluble dyes A V A I L A B I L I T Y : Commercial quanttHes'l R E A C T I O N S ^ Undergoes all usual re-j aciions exhibited b y meia-substitull· phenols * \ -; • :**P R O P E R T I Appearance:
CLARK, N . J.-Greater industrial and military uses of titanium metal are now believed possible through the use of a n e w electroplating process. Known as the Baylig Process, it is claimed t o permit direct application of chromium in perfect bond to titanium. Developed by the Tiarco Corp., of Clark, N . J., the method results from three years active research. According to Tiarco, commercial use of titanium has been limited because of its h i g h coefficient of friction. Lu bricants simply do not adhere to the metal surface. Even light-weight loads cause relatively high friction. But, by plating chromium directly on the sur face of titanium, these detrimental fric tion properties are reduced. • Baylig Process. Secret of this new chemical a n d electrolytic process is in
preventing the titanium metal from coming in contact with the atmosphere. Titanium oxidizes rapidly (much faster than aluminum), and is extremely dif ficult to plate. This is somewhat sur prising since titanium has a strong af finity for most metals. But like alu minum, although more so, proper cleaning of the metal surface to deliver to the plating bath a titanium surface free of oxide scale, is t h e key to tighdy adherent plate. Tiarco has not revealed the intrica cies of the process, b u t a patent has been applied for. T h e scant details now available claim a dense deposit of chromium is placed directly on tita nium and titanium alloys. There are no intermediate coatings of other metals to set u p possible electrolytic action between dissimilar metals. In fact, the chromium and titanium molecules are believed to form a n intercrystalline bond—that is, the crystal lattices are intermingled. • Test Results.
The
coated
metal
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Flaked p i n k solid 43-47° C
M e l t i n g Point: Solubility:
S o l u b l e in a l i p h a t i c h y d r o c a r b o n s , d r y i n g oils and e t h a n o l ; i n i o i u b i e in waver
Purity:
> 9 0 % ; m a j o r i m p u r i t y , alkyl resorcinol
OTHER IRV1NGTON CHEMICALS 5-n-penta
