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w. r. GRACE & co. RESEARCH DIVISION WoDf.1f.9to- a..*.-"!-. Cfn.tf c:arkvine. Maryland 2102 9 OSHDEKHAL CONSOLIDATED MONTHLY SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 1970 This Consolidated Monthly Summary contains the technical information for September 1970, Because of the highly confidential nature of its contents, circulation is restricted to one copy per operating unit in the Chemical Group and to a few selected individuals. Those receiving copies are requested to limit access ("3 only those members within their organization who have a real need to know. Cable Gracerad Tel. (301) 531 5711 15208161 TIX - 710 862 1886 DISTRIBUTION OF CONSOLIDATED MONTHLY SUMMARY Opera tins Units ACC- - c/ o G . W. Blackwood DAS - c o n r Brooke s D&A - c / o R . A. ClabauIt WRC G. E . Ashby J. H. Bai rd H. C. Duecker P&CD - C ! 0 P . W. Lorent zen C PD - C / u R . M. V iniiig HAMP - c / o J . J. Singer, Jr. COV - C / o M . c. Morrill HAT - c / o A.. Kaufman ICG - c / 0 P., M. Rina ldo SPG - c / c D . C1 ark New York Enginee ring Division c / o R . H. La f e rty Patent Department c. o T . A . Wilson Ma thematic a 1. Sciences 07 o A . M. Schneiyier Commercial Dept. cio W. Copulsky W. E. Eason, Jr. V. 5 . Frank T. G. Gib ian C. L. Kehr D. E. Kramm 0. D. Myrick, Jr W. K. 01Loughlin K. E. Prince R. G. Rice M. G. Sane hez F. J. Sergeys G. Teplitzky P. L. Ve Ltman Central File s^^--31 Overseas Dr. Otto Ambros - (Edited to comply with (J.S. restrictions on export of technical information) 15208102 w r GRAOE <s* eo RESEARCH DIVISION W a * -1 . n g C.a-'Hsv' ne. Ma'y'arvcj 2102'* RACE October 20, 1970 MONTHLY REPORT PUR SEPTEMBER 1970 CONSOLIDATED EDITION GRACE CONFIDENTIAL NOT TO GO OUTSIDE U.S. This report contains information on the following activities at the Washington Research Center. INORGANIC RESEARCH 1-1 .AUTO EMISSIONS CATALYST . 1-2 INORGANIC PLASTAMICS 1-3 ZEOLITE STABILITY AND ACTIVITY 1-9 ADVANCED NAVAL FUELS 1-5 ADVANCED SPACE FUELS 1-6 EXPLORATORY - CLAY COMPOUNDS 1-7 AUTOMATION OF LEAF MALTED MILK BALL PROCESS ORGANIC RESEARCH O-L 0-2 0-3 0-4 0-5 0-6 0-7 0-8 0-9 0-10 CURABLE LIQUID POLYMERS - UV CURABLE INKS CURABLE LIQUID POLYMERS - LOW COST CLP SYSTEMS CURABLE LIQUID POLYMERS - ALTERNATE CURING AGENTS HIGH STRENGTH CLP's (ELASTOMERS) CLP - PHOTORESISTS CLP - OFFSET PLATE PROGRAM CURART.E LIQUID POLYMERS - NEW APPLICATION FOR CLP MATERIALS POLYMERIC ADHESIVES - CAN END FASTENING SYSTEMS CLP - MARKETING STUDIES CLP - DARK STABILITY Cable G race rad Tei. (301) 531 5711 15208163 TVX - 710 862 1886 OO ,_S.- :0 EDITION 9 October 20, 1970 ORGANIC RESEARCH, Conn'd, C-1L 0-12 0-13 0-19 0-15 0-16 0-17 0-18 0-19 0-20 0-21 0-22 CLP - ORTHOPEDIC' CASTS LETTERFLEX SUPPORT LETTERFLEX SUPPORT LETTERFLEX QUALITY CONTROL BASIC PHOTOPOLYMER STUDIES - POLYMER ACTIVATION FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS ADHESION STUDIES - CRYOVAC COOPERATIVE STUDY PACKAGING MATERIALS - NON-HALOGENATED BARRIER MATERIALS CAN COMPOUNDS - OVERSTRIPE FOR CONOWELD SIDE SEAM POLYMER FOAM STUDIES PHOTOCHEMISTRY STUDIES EXPLORATORY - ALTERNATIVE CLP SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH A- 1 A-2 A-3 A-9 A-3 VERMICULITE-MOSS PLANTING DEVICE REFORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF MONO-KOTE HERBICIDE COATED UREA PHOSPHATE ROCK SOLUBILIZATION WITH AMMONIUM BISULFATE WASTE WATER CLEAN-UP AND BY-PRODUCTS (FLORIDA) BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH B-i ADAPTED RUMEN MICROBES (ARM) B-2 "CHRON-X" B-3 EXPLORATORY - ENZYME FEED ADDITIVES FOR RUMINANTS 3-9 SALTS OF ISOBUTYRIC ACID AS A POULTRY FEED ADDITIVE OTHER RED OT-I GRACE SUGAR PROCESS 1520ft1fii r -9 ' - O - r T C T -- T 9i V * vj . 9 W-' l. L .J 1 -- U u, w' L L L Lo < -3- Octooer 20, 1970 These items ar e included in the various editions oi the report as shown below ACG Edition DAV Edition KAMP Edition COV Edition HATCO Edition European Edition SPG Edition PFD Edition CPD Edition PdCD Edition d&a Edition Consolidated Foreign Edition Consolidated Fhd i t i on A - 3,4,5 ; B-1,2,3,4 1-1,2, 3,6; 0-16 0- 16 0-9, 17, 18, 20, 21 0-16; B-4 1-1,2,3,6; O-l,2,3,6,7,9, 11, L2,13,14, 15, 16,22; OT-1 No items this month 0-1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14, 15,16,21,22 1-6; 0-9,16,20; A-1,2 0-2,3,5,7,9,10,13,15,16 U-2,7,8,9,L0,11,19,21 1-1,2,3,6; 0-1,2,3,5,6,7,8, 10,11, 12,13,15, 16, 17, 0-18,19,20,21,22; 0T-1 A11 i t err, s 15208165 27 October 20 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH A-l '/ RM ICC LITE - MO S S PLANTING DEVICES (Project 45 15) The Keyes Fiber Company reported that the factors affecting their feasibility study on manufacturing and marketing Grace's verr.iculite-moss planting devices are more involved than first anti cipated. The project remains under study by both the Marketing Research and Engineering Departments of Keyes but a decision is not anticipated on whether or not to enter commercial operation until about January 1, 1971. A-2 REFORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF MONO-KOTE (Project 2659) A research program, prepared jointly with the Construction Products Division (CPD), for long-range study of the Mono-Kote prob lem was presented to CPD on September 10 and 11, 1970. The proposed program in essence was accepted. It was agreed that for the immediate future, screening studies of additives to Mono-Kote will continue at WRC. The effects of addi tives will be evaluated in terms o? bond strength between Mono-Kote and galvanized steel both at room temperature and elevated tempera tures . General studies on tensile shear, adhesive and cohesive bond strength of Mono-Kote to galvanized steel will also continue. A-3 HERBICIDE COATED UREA (Project 4834) . Archer Products, Inc. reported that results from the first tests of the urea/amiben product as a herbicide for use in rice probably will be meaningless because uncontrolled flooding of the field liter ally washed out the test. Further testing is under way with more carefully controlled conditions. A-4 PHOSPHATE ROCK SOLUBILIZATION WITH AMMONIUM BISULFATE (New Project) . Previous laboratory work at WRC showed that it is possible to iisp ammonium bisulfate to convert P2O5 in phosphate rock to ammonium phosphate. Exploratory laboratory work indicates that up to 933 uf the P2O5 as ammonium phosphate can be recovered by extraction with water. Presumably this solution could be granulated by conventional means. In this process essentially all the ammonia and half of the sulfate required to make DAP are supplied by the ammonium sulfate. The Other naif Of the sulfate is supplied by the sulfuric acid used in converting the ammonium sulfate to the bisulfate. The work was shelved, however, as preliminary cost estimates did not appear sufficiently favorable at that time to warrant converting 15208166