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1973 PATENTS & CONTRACTS UNIT w mj w mmm i.?*,, *.m Safety SUb-M&jOr jsajor Off-The-job HSggfg*. ^.17,5-.. This Week 0 0 0 TO-Date .... 0 0 d Year-To-Date 1972 0 0 0': Additions ' Deletions 12/19/73 :. 0; ;.." o -Xi *$ ' Air foliation control. Regulations.. HE State iDSpt.: of Enyironiaenta 1 Ccmsejrva- tion lashed new regulations (Part 2051 oh Dfece?nbr llWhieh will become effective on January 28, 1974. The new regulations apply \ to the New York Metropolitan Area and prohibit the sale after January 31, 1974, of any architectural coatings containing a photochexnically reactive solvent, except architectural:coatings contained' in aerosol; spray cans. Architectural coatings; sold after January 31, 1974, ..must be marked with an identifying oode*and manufacturers -shall, upon request, supply the commissioner records showing the solvent composition of the product represented by the code*. , N38261 2 1^|er*4iBed n high from the regulations. EES .Coatings ,r,.Purlin facility, The proposed layout of process equipment and ventila tion equipment were reviewed-with process Engineering end Haskell Lab representatives * Ho major problems were foreseen but some additional ventilation was suggested, final design and operating procedures will be reviewed by j. f . Morgan at Hab&eil, Poromerios 1 . , A negotiation .session has been held with Toray con cerning worldwide rights to manufacture suede-like materials. Despite announcements of interest in the g.s. and Italy, their primary concern is manufacture in japan and for export, such fights are within the sublicehsing province of Kuraray and Toray has indicated their intention to negotiate with Kuraray, JIM Patent pocket Review a status report on F.&F, patent proposals has.been sent to- the patent pbiaset eoamlttee. The next review is scheduled for January 1$ and the *box score* since the last 'pm -`'E^^fojsbsale-.-. '* 13 ;,filed; . : -Md v 'Bibeed^^out;'^. 7 . PUhiished.- ; . i candidates for . close-rout - 12 Proposals on Docket - ca. 115 (9/18/73 - 135) DUP050049555 -- V*- mxm >y"i ' IftflBL M*M. "^n~situ,, epoxies are made by reacting bisphenol "A" with a Shall intermediate gpon sas which contains a catalyst* triphenyl ethyl phosphorium oxide* Paring the Reaction the catalyst decomposes to two other ccaipoonds of phosphorous. pood contact can coatings and drum linings made from "in-situ" epoxies contain these phosphorous compounds. Since the cts^pouads are not listed as acceptable ingredients under p d a's can coating regulation, wi~situ" epoxy coatings are acceptable ' for food contact use providing the coatings introduce less than phosphorous compounds to fbod*: :/ ' Tests conducted by -Shell in 1969 indicates that the . SO' ppb limitation is,met with specific coating compositions on exposure to specific food types under' limited use conditions* Their tests were so limited that we are uncertain whether our can coatings and drum linings meet the SO ppb limitation under our customer's use conditions* On December 18 Du Pont and Shell agreed that additional tests are needed, technical personnel from Shell (Woodbury facility) and DU pent (Marshall laboratory) will meet in the near future,, and develop ..a; program to get additional test data * c k x GIMipsb 6, I. MtJLBOLLAND SI -- imsms DUP050049556