Water Requirements of the Rayon- and Acetate-Fiber Industry
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1330-D Water Requirements of the Rayon- and Acetate-Fiber Industry
By ORVILLE D. MUSSEY
WATER REQUIREMENTS OF SELECTED INDUSTRIES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1330-D
A study of the manufacturing processes with emphasis on present water use and future water requirements
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1957 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FRED A. SEATON, Secretary
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Thomas B. Nolan, Director
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This report is one of a series describing the water requirements of selected industries that are of national importance. It was pre pared at the request of and in consultation with the Water and Sew erage Industry and Utilities Division, Business and Defense Services Administration, Department of Commerce, and is designed to serve the dual purpose of providing basic information for national de fense planning and at the same time of providing assistance to business and industry.
Special acknowledgment is given to the many officials of the companies manufacturing rayon and acetate fiber who supplied information concerning the water used at their plants.
The author is indebted to Ernest H. Sieveka, chemical engineer of the Geological Survey, who planned the scope of the reports on the use of water in industry and has guided and aided the author during the study of the water requirements of the rayon- and acetate-fiber industry.
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