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been on the development of processes and methods for the production of 
very-high-purity metals. The high-pressure laboratory has been especially 
active in work on autoclave processes. 
In 1949, the Institute began experiments on the electrolytic 
production of cobalt; continued work through the 1950's resulted in the 
development in 1957 of metal of "the highest standard". 
They have conducted several shop experiments on slag processing, 
with the resultant development of better processes for ferrosilicon in 1956, 
and for zinc in 1958. They have also worked on the production of pure rare- 
metal compounds. 
Their continued work on the electrolytic preparation and production 
of high-purity metals, for use in semiconductors and electrical engineering, 
has involved considerable work in spectral analysis, including the develop- 
ment of standards. Research is also done on metal corrosion. 
The Institute periodically publishes a Trudy. 
98, 
Name: State Planning and Scientific-Research Institute of the Synthetic- 
Rubber Industry 
(Gosudarstvennyy proyektnyy i nauchno-issledovatel'skiy institut 
promyshlennosti sinteticheskogo kauchuka--Giprokauchuk ) 
Address: Moscow, Starosadskiy pereulok, 8 
Director: A. F. Zinov'yev (1959) 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: -- 
Selected Staff Members: 
T. I. Bogolepova 
A. B. Feygin 
B. S. Korotkevich 
A. V. Uvarov, Head of the Technical Department 
K. A. Yakovlev, Head of Technical Economics 
Description: 
This institute received awards at the 1960 Exhibition of the 
Achievements of the U.S.S.R. National Economy for the development of a 
technique for ethyl alcohol production by direct hydration of ethylene and 
for plans for thiokol-type-rubber production. Plants have been designed 
for production of divinyl from butane, and equipment has been designed for 
