Union Carbide R&D Reports on Asbestos as an Isophorone Catalyst (1965) and as a Papermaking Additive (1967)

Compilation of three Union Carbide research reports. A March 1965 summary report evaluated an asbestos-based catalyst for isophorone production and found it unsuitable for isophorone, with possible use for mesityl oxide. A March 1967 interim report by G. L. Dickson evaluated silica-treated and alumina-silica-treated High Purity Asbestos as papermaking additives. A December 1966 progress report on the pilot-plant preparation of those materials is attached to the 1967 report.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Summary Report, Isophorone Catalyst Development: Evaluation of Asbestos for Use as Isophorone Catalyst, Maloy and Halstead, March 24, 1965
• Pages 3-4: Figures 1 and 2 (graphs of conversion and product ratios); OCR garbled
• Page 5: Distribution list for the 1965 report
• Pages 6-9: Interim Report, Modified High Purity Asbestos: silica-treated and alumina-silica-treated asbestos as papermaking additives, G. L. Dickson, March 21, 1967
• Pages 10-12: Tables I-III of handsheet, viscosity and optical property data; OCR garbled
• Pages 13-16: Progress Report, Properties of Asbestos (Job No. 845-70301), Chwastiak, Gonas and Beccue, period ending December 31, 1966, with a data table and Figure 3
• Pages 17-18: Figures 1 and 2, electron micrographs of silicate-treated and aluminum acetate-treated silica asbestos
• Page 19: Distribution list for the 1967 report
• Page 20: Page with no text

People and organizations

From A. L. Maloy (author, Summary Report on asbestos as isophorone catalyst); R. W. Halstead (author, Summary Report on asbestos as isophorone catalyst); G. L. Dickson (author, Interim Report on modified high purity asbestos); S. Chwastiak (Progress Report, Properties of Asbestos); A. M. Gonas (Progress Report, Properties of Asbestos); W. A. Beccue (Progress Report, Properties of Asbestos).

• Stephen Chwastiak (author)
• Gordon L. Dickson (author)
• R. W. Halstead (author)
• A. L. Maloy (author)
• Research and Development Department (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Chemicals and Plastics Operations Division (named)
• Chemicals Division (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-4761 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 20 pages. Production numbers UC-4761.