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"The processes, developed over many years 

 by Ralph H. McKee , a retired Columbia professor chemical 

 engineering, uses a hydrotropic chemical sodium xylenesul- 

 fonate, as the principal reagent to the pulping solution. 

 Among the benefits claimed for the McKee processes are: 



"Lower capital investment and labor costs. 

 McKee says an existing plant could be converted to the 

 hydrotropic process for one-sixth the cost of a new plant. 



"Because the hydrotropic process reduces 

 the amount of water needed to dissolve pulp chemicals, 

 it makes it easier to dry out the end product. The semi- 

 hydrotropic process needs only 500 gallons per ton of 

 pulp, compared with 55,000 gallons in older methods. 



"The process eliminates the dumping of 

 chemical wastes into rivers and has no objectionable odors. 



"Dry-weight yield of the pulping woods will 

 range between 88 percent and 92 percent, compared with the 

 present 60 percent. 



"Costs of chemicals used in the semi- 

 hydrotropic process are about 50 cents per ton, compared 

 with between $5 and $30 by present methods." 



As of this date no documentary report has 

 been submitted to refute the foregoing claims. 



Objection is made to the dumping of sludge 



by Metro in the Seattle area of about 50 tons per day. 



