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Show Me'.als From the Ocean Metallic magnesium is being recovered from sea water at Freeport, Texas, and the 'heads ' of forty university chemical engineering en-gineering departments agree that the process is the outstanding outstand-ing engineering achievement of 1941. . Prof. Alfred White, of the University Uni-versity of Michigairo, says that 300 000,000 gallons of raw ocean water is daily processed to produce pro-duce 100,000 pounds of metal as well as large quantities of bromine bro-mine for anti-knoCk motor fuels. The recovery of the metallic magnesium is important now that .magnesium alloys are being be-ing so widely used in the construction con-struction of airplanes. Tlhey are the lightest metals iused in iro-idiustry, iro-idiustry, having practically the strength of aluminum ami about two-thirds of its weight. In time to come iman will take many things 'from the ocean. In fact, he will draw heavily upon the earth's atmosphere for useful substances. We may even look to the Sun for our power and thus secure an unlimited source of energy. |