Document Ve335kyegR6wXxQm3MYXD1Gq

c: J. V. Hu s k Coffayrlllo i. B. lMir ChioagO ficvArV'ED f ca *J 1954 AUX. RES. DEPT. Awiliorloo foeoarok January *9, 1? Johne-Vsnrlllo Cn. - Uthopono Tha them oanpuqr uoso la tho Ml^harbiri of 750 tana of lith" orono nor year la floating aoata of thalr nrsduata. At tbli tlno thoy ora using o half and half combination of Ponollth HB and hnolltt 6CR. The r faro# an or* la a pea Itlem to ham half tho buainaaa an thia basla. Howe-*r, itu to tho fe.ot that Du font haa geno out of tho llthopona bualaoaa# they uant a rsplaooaont for tho atom eoabInstion# but do not find our Pormllth b-320 quits high enough la hiding pooor to bo a atlafuxrtary for '`ho oomploto raplaaoawnt of HJ and 60S. It la ay uadonrtondlng that fro Jorooy tins Cowpany haa produoad a atl factory roplaoonoet for Ponollth BE, but la aplt# of Hi la# ifohna^'anrlllo still would rathor ham ono 11thopana to roplaoo tho ooor blastion noo bolag mod. fo Jarooy Clao la working oa thlo# ao m ham llhawlso boon working on It horo in tho laboratory. Vo ham ao* boon ablo to produao a lltbopono ohloh m bollom *111 glm oqual or slightly bottar biding powor than tha ooohlnatton of HC and 60f> tjr too nothodo. Tho first nothod la noroly to laoroaoo tho V grado sodlua alllaato up to 34 laetood of tta pmaont/.*5 bolag mod n Porno11th V-J20# and adding aluainm oulfato to tho point idaorw flltoriLag la satisfactory hut not oufflolant to glm otolohlnmtrloal anouato. As you know, m foraorly mod 3% on JIO, hut through tho yooro ham droppod our troataont dost oeovafeat booauao tho donoad for hl^ dry hiding pigwiti *aa not groat. Bo*omr# tho ItbudimrUU fOranla to ouoh that It onrhmeloo* and utilises tho high'dry "hiding proportlao# and for thlo roaaon tha higher troataont Is tho nora doa treble. Laboratory batohao shoo that tho 3% troatnont *111 glm a hiding powor oonpormhlo to tho them ooablastIon# ao prorlomly lndloatod. Bouomr# m faol that oaolhor approach should also bo nado# ao laboratory aanplaa also aho* that whoa tho 3% f gieda aod&ua allioato lo fixed with barlm ohlorido lnotoad of almlnuo oulfato amn bottar raaulta aro obtaiaod. Aa m dlaauasod omr tho phono yootordagr# you will nabs up two "'all lota of lithopono ao fellows > 2. Inoroaoo tho rogular w-J*0 troataont to I grads oodiva sillonto, followod by tho addition of alualam oulfato to tho proper naomt but bolwo tho stolahloratriaal point. Will thlo at ao hlgior than 1*5 or tha Kagnaatid a111. Uoo Pomolith 6CB slurry ao a baso aotorial. 2. Bapoat tha shorn with 3% f grado oodlm alllaato# but fix 0007-SWP--043740 J. l. Baehmmr -2 January Jf, lfSk tha alliaate by the Titian ef barium ohlorida using na more than about ewe--third atolahionetrieal. Our laberatoiy batah ihtm that thla notarial filtered easy ansa though tha pH was op around 9.7. Mill at na higbor than E-$ eat. 3. to ballan tha third variation la la ardor to try to raduoo tha pH to aero nearly nerual range of around 9 - 8.5| ascrcKiaataly. Thla aaa ba d*a, baaad on laboratory trial*,by flrat aiding sulfurle aoid to tbs alllaato traatad (lorry to bring tha pH dial ta 1 * 9.5 hafor* adding the barlua ohlerlde. This appreaoh, if aetlafsatory, should produce aero uniform ity aa tha slurry la pro-adjusted. Mill at no higher setting than *-*>. Slnaa these samples are ntnaalr Important and Mr. Bpler la anxious te submit a sample as soem aa passible, yau abemld uee all pireper peed ta got the samples oat to aa for tost, dost as soan aa yau got a loopla ready plaaaa sand a (alien aan, ana by paroel peat and ana by express, bath preferably apeelal delivery, ta sea if no aan*t got the aonploa hare In tina. Aa yau bnoo, pareal post, spoolal handling, has not boon resolved horo mtll after $ ar 6 days, ar even a amok. Maybe if aa sand than apeelal delivery on aaa gat than the next day. Me will tanadlately teat tha noterlale opem raaalpt. Haaaa also aaa^ a letter giving all yaur physiaal testa ta im further tine. I think I anphaslaod ta yen the noaosslty for opood, baaad on lnfsraatlon frn Mr. ?galor, a* that aa you lmdloated yoaterday, yon would tart tha plant luadlataly an asking 6CH anterial for this pnrpoao. Mr. Ggalar tns gave ooriona eamaldoraticm to aubnittiag tho laboratory smapleo ao aa to not wait far tha plant oanpla, but spoarwitly Johns-Manvilla Indloated they ware willing to wait aalaotian of a notarial to giro a telle lenger ta tha Job. OKA iff aal IBB,Jr. J1> CD * C. I. Adana Mineral fraduota Laboratory 0007--SWP-043741 0007-SWP-000127091