South Arkansas Plastics Opportunity from Gas Reserves
An engineering survey by oran Boatright and Dixon of Houston outlines how abundant natural gas in South Arkansas, with ethane and butane, alongside cheap power and labor, supports a plastics industry. It notes nearby forests, low taxes, and the potential to produce finished plastics from gas derivatives, with long term reserves and proximity to raw materials boosting industrial development.
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Arkansas
Oran, Boatright and Dixon
Houston
South
South Arkansas
United States
Gas-Derived Plastics Promise Vast Industry Uses
The article explains how natural gas components like methane ethane propane and butane are decomposed with catalysts to form acetylene ethylene and other gases. Ethylene leads to cellulose plastics and acrylic resins while vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate produce polyvinyl plastics used in coatings insulation and waterproofing.
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Brooks and Humphrey
South
Arkansas
Value of Interconnected Electric System in Disasters
The interconnected electric system proves its worth during disasters by keeping service running when storms floods and other crises strike. Arkansas examples show crews risking life to link lines relay transformers and restore power, preserving utilities for towns like McGehee Clarendon and Holly Grove.
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Arkansas
Herbert Hoo
Clarendon
Holly Grove
Power Company
Brinkley
New Plant Will Require Lake Bloc of Power
The Harvey Couch plant will need about 2500 kilowatts for auxiliary equipment like exciters and pumps. If used all year, that equals nearly 22 million kilowatt hours, exceeding the annual needs of several thousand residents and large industries.
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Harvey Couch
Poulation
Portable ship frame bender on site with 18 ton ram
A newly improvised crew on location uses a portable frame bending device powered by a 3 hp motor. The hydraulic ram provides 18 tons of capacity with an 10 inch stroke for shaping steel lates and related parts.
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