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...matchless cigarette. To be marketed in December by Continental Tobacco Co., it has a tasteless, odorless "flame tip," which ignites when scratched against the side of a pack...
...more dangerous gas is odorless carbon monoxide, which is produced by tobacco smoking and could kill off the entire crew unless it is removed. Then there is hydrogen, which emanates from batteries, can form an explosive mixture if as little as 4% accumulates anywhere. The smelly organic vapors from garbage and human sources must also be removed. Most of this unwanted stuff is eliminated by a hot catalyst that oxidizes it to CO2 and water. All traces of organic matter that escape the catalyst are mopped up by a bed of activated carbon, and finally an electrostatic precipitator removes...
...plants had no smell, but unfortunately had runty blossoms, only one good bloom. Realizing that the good bloom was a mutation, he put his employees to work at the Floradale Farms sniffing at 554,000 growing marigold plants, looking for other mutations. One student found a whole row of odorless plants. Burpee has continued to develop his favorite flower, which this year passed zinnias as the company's biggest flower seller. He is offering a $10,000 prize for the first gardener who can develop a pure white marigold, hopes to breed purple, red or blue marigolds...
...cell's contents-mostly water, protein, and fat or oil-spill out. The slurry is passed through a screen and centrifuge to remove fibrous material and insoluble carbohydrates. Then the protein is separated from the oil by commercial solvents, and dried. The result is a white, odorless, tasteless powder, which can be baked in bread or added to almost any food. Two ounces a day is enough to complete a man's diet, and the cost is only a few cents...
...Odorless Odor Killer. A deodorant that has no smell of its own, tout kills any other odor by smothering it through a chemical reaction, will be put on the market soon by the McGraw-Edison Co. Used in a water solution, the chemical is now being distributed for use in hospitals and morgues by National Cylinder Gas Division of Chemetron Corp. Price: 90? for a 7-oz. aerosol...