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SL FURAFILis ifca άο COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE, LOW IN COST... Furafil is a free-flowing, pulverized or- ganic material, readily available at modest cost throughout the year. It is capable of holding its own weight in water but is not hygroscopic. Furahl is produced commercially at two plants (^Furafil C at Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Furafil M at Memphis, Tennessee) and is shipped in carloads, bulk or bags. PROPERTIES: (Analyses on moisture free basis) Color Bulk density Odor p H (water extract) Cellulose (Bray method using 72% Ha S0 4 ) Residue from saccharification (lignin and resins) Ash Solubility: Water (hot) Acetone Ether Alcohol-benzene Dark brown 30-35 lbs./cubic foot Coffee-like 2-3 38% 42% 4-5% 16% 20% 4% 14% Established uses for Furafil are to condition salts and similar materials which tend to cake, and as a burn-out filler or bulking agent where controlled ignition characteristics are important. Furafil may also be useful to you as a source of carbon, as an ab- sorbent for liquids, and as a filler. The best way to learn the applicability of Furafil in a given pos- sible use is by actual tests. A request on your business letter- head will bring you a sample and a copy of Technical Bulletin No. 123-B describing Furafil. * Trade Mark The Quaker Qats Company 333U The Merchandise Mart Chicago 54, Illinois BRIEFS Positive List. Several chemicals have been added to the Positive List and will require licenses for export. Included are poly triflnorochjoroethylene ( Kel-F ) grease, oil or wax, solid p-formaldehyde, sodium hisiiiutltatt'. and all cobalt compounds in- cluding cobalt containing pigments, paints, and varnish driers. Contract Renegotiation. The Military Renegotiation Policy and Review Board lias announced that contracts for certain raw materials will not be subject to re- negotiation. Among these are the ores and certain metal products of aluminum, cop- per, iron, lead, monel, and nickel. Coal, natural gas, residue gas, and crude oil are also included. Ice Cream Standards. The Food and Drug Administration will reopen hearings on Nov. 13, 1950, to take additional evi- dence for use in the formulation of defini- tions and standards of identity for ice cream and other frozen desserts. Initial hearings were held in 1942. At present, it is illegal to ship in interstate commerce ice cream containing vegetable fats in the place of milk fat. Platinum for Stockpile. The Economic Cooperation Administration has an- nounced that more than a ton of platinum (34,000 troy ounces) has arrived from Great Britain for addition to the nation's stockpile. This raises the value of ECA purchases of this metal to $3 million. "Liquid Metals Handbook." This new publication is a joint effort of the Office of Naval Research, the Navy Bureau of Ships, and the Atomic Energy Commis- sion. The 194-page book has seven differ- ent chapters devoted to various aspects of 17 metals with low melting points. Copies are available at $1.00 from the Superin- tendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Military Contracts. The Munitions Board has announced that information on military contract bids and awards is avail- able at some 2,000 Commerce Department field offices and cooperating agencies throughout the country. Military purchas- ing is generally carried out by field offices of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, mak- ing it unnecessary for businessmen to come to Washington. Air Force Reserve Commissions. The Air Force is accepting applications for commissions in the Reserve from persons who have training or degrees in scientific and technical fields. Chemists and chemi- cal engineers are included in this category. Enlisted personnel in the Air Force Re- serve who have obtained degrees since their active service may apply for com- missions under this program, while officer reservists may apply for higher ratings. Details appear in Air Force Regulation 45-15. 2874 CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING NEWS
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SL FURAFILis ifca άο
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE, LOW IN COST...
Furafil is a f r ee - f lowing , pu lve r i zed org a n i c m a t e r i a l , r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e a t modest cos t t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r . I t is c a p a b l e of h o l d i n g i ts o w n w e i g h t in w a t e r but is n o t h y g r o s c o p i c .
F u r a h l is p r o d u c e d c o m m e r c i a l l y a t two p l a n t s (^Furafil C a t C e d a r R a p i d s , I o w a and Furafi l M a t M e m p h i s , T e n n e s s e e ) and is s h i p p e d in c a r l o a d s , b u l k or b a g s .
PROPERTIES: (Analyses on moisture free basis)
Color Bulk density Odor p H (water extract) Cellulose (Bray method using
7 2 % HaS04) Residue from saccharification
(lignin and resins) Ash
Solubility: Water (hot) Acetone Ether Alcohol-benzene
Dark brown 30-35 lbs./cubic foot Coffee-like 2-3
3 8 %
4 2 % 4 - 5 %
1 6 % 2 0 % 4%
14%
Established uses for Furafil are to condition salts and similar materials which tend to cake, and as a burn-out filler or bulking agent where controlled ignition characteristics are important .
Furafil may also be useful to you as a source of carbon, as an absorbent for liquids, and as a filler.
The best way to learn the applicability of Furafil in a given possible use is by actual tests. A request o n your business let terhead wil l bring you a sample and a copy of Technical Bulletin N o . 123-B describing Furafil.
* Trade Mark
The Quaker Qats Company 3 3 3 U The Merchandise M a r t
Chicago 54, Illinois
BRIEFS Positive List. Several chemicals have
been added to the Positive List and will require licenses for export. Included are poly triflnorochjoroethylene ( Kel-F ) grease, oil or wax, solid p-formaldehyde, sodium hisiiiutltatt'. and all cobalt compounds including cobalt containing pigments, paints, and varnish driers.
Contract Renegotiation. The Military Renegotiation Policy and Review Board lias announced that contracts for certain raw materials will not be subject to renegotiation. Among these are the ores and certain metal products of aluminum, copper, iron, lead, monel, and nickel. Coal, natural gas, residue gas, and crude oil are also included.
Ice Cream Standards. T h e Food and Drug Administration will reopen hearings on Nov. 13, 1950, to take additional evidence for use in the formulation of definitions and standards of identity for ice cream and other frozen desserts. Initial hearings were held in 1942. At present, it is illegal to ship in interstate commerce ice cream containing vegetable fats in the place of milk fat.
Platinum for Stockpile. The Economic Cooperation Administration has announced that more than a ton of platinum (34,000 troy ounces) has arrived from Great Britain for addition to the nation's stockpile. This raises the value of ECA purchases of this metal to $3 million.
"Liquid Metals Handbook." This new publication is a joint effort of the Office of Naval Research, the Navy Bureau of Ships, and the Atomic Energy Commission. The 194-page book has seven different chapters devoted to various aspects of 17 metals with low melting points. Copies are available at $1.00 from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C.
Military Contracts. T h e Munitions Board has announced that information on military contract bids and awards is available at some 2,000 Commerce Department field offices and cooperating agencies throughout the country. Military purchasing is generally carried out by field offices of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, making it unnecessary for businessmen to come to Washington.
Air Force Reserve Commissions. The Air Force is accepting applications for commissions in the Reserve from persons who have training or degrees in scientific and technical fields. Chemists and chemical engineers are included in this category. Enlisted personnel in the Air Force Reserve who have obtained degrees since their active service may apply for commissions under this program, while officer reservists may apply for higher ratings. Details appear in Air Force Regulation 45-15.
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