THE ELEKTROBOSNA ELECTRO-CHEMICAL FACTORY IN JAJCE

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
CD NO.
25X1 COUNTRY Yugoslavia
25X1, SUBJECT The Elektrobosna Electro-Chemical Factory
in Jajce
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DATE DISTR. 2-1 April 1952
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. The Elektrobosna electro-chemical factory in Jajce is the largest chemical
factory in Yugoslavia, and the only one of its particular kind. It is
located on the Jajce-Travnik railroad, at a distance of approximately one
kilometer from the Jajce railroad station.
2. Products of the factory are listed as follows:
a. Ferro-silicide, for domestic industrial consumption and for export.
The daily production amounts to two tons of very excellent quality;
b. Hydrochloric acid, for domestic consumption and for export, as the
need arises. The daily production has been as high as 5,000 liters;
c.. Sodium-hydroxide tonoentrate, the daily production of which is 10500
kilograms, and which is mainly exported to Italy and Argentina;
Liquid chlorine, with a daily production of 1,000 liters;
e. Compressed hydrogen for domestic consumption;
f. Calcium chloride used for the absorption of humidity;
g, Acetylene;
h.' Tetrachloroethane;
it Trichloroethylene;
J. Peichloroethylene; and
Hexachloroethylene.. ,
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3. The factory employs 2,500 workers. The average monthly profit amounts to
approximately 100 million dinars.1 Minerals and materials employed are
calcium oxide; baked limestone, which is supplied by domestic factories;
silicon dioxide; silica, supplied by a neighboring mine; salt supplied by
the Tuzla mines; scrap iron; coke; and lignite, which at times is supplied
in insufficient quantities.
4. Attached hereto are a sketch and legend showing the layout of the
Elektrosbosna installations. Other sketches, showing:
a. preparation of sodium-chloride solution for.electrolysis;
b. production of chlorine derivatives;
c. purification of sodium-chloride solution in the post-electrolysis
process;
d. compression of hydrogen; and
e. liquidification of chlorine,
are available in the CIA Library.
Comment: The official rate of exchange of the dinar
dinars to $1.00.
was set at 300 dinars to $1.00, as of 1 January 1952. Prior to
that time, the official exchange was 50 dinars to $1.00. The
free-market rate, is approximately 700
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Elektrohosna Chetioai. Factory
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Sketch 1 (continued)
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Legend and description of the various projects depicted in sketch 1:
1. Electric power plant o A building which covers an area approximately
15 x 5 me ers. is building contains five turbines and supplies the
entire factory and the town of Ja.jce with electricity. Water is pumped
into the station from the Pliva River through two conduits, each of
which is 105 meters in diameter.
2. Electrolysis department o A building 30 x 20 meters in size, comprising
wo floors un ergx?oun and three stories above the ground. The various
floors are described as follows$
a. The lower subterranean floor contains three mixers for sodium 'chloride
and water. Pumps to drain out the solution are attached to the center
mixer*
b. The upper subterranean floor contains two salt tanks; three tanks
where the salt is separated from its chlorine content; two coolers,,
and several other pieces of apparatus for the separation of the chlorine
content. A separate tank for the storing of the solution is likewise
located on the same floor.
c. The ground floor is equipped with fifty electrolyzers; two separators
(used to isolate the chlorine from the solution); and an exhaust
apparatus whose function is to release the hydrogen into the atmosphere
(see figure x).
d. The first floor contains two filter presses; two tubes or bulbs to dry
the chlorine; a water refrigerator for the chlorine; a large air
refrigerator of clay; and two tanks in which the chlorine is collected.
e. The second floor contains a tank for the storage of the cleared solution
which flows into the electrolyzers.
3. Pressureless hydrogen tank.
4. Department for the compression of hydrogen, containing a compressor; a tank
for the compressed hydrogen, and three ball-distributors.
5. Department where chlorine and its derivatives are liquified, which occupies
a building 16 x 7 meters in area. A shed (see figure 50 serves for the
storage of hydrochloric acid and scrap iron. This department is equipped
as follows
a. Section A, where the liquification process takes place, contains
separator machines for drying the chlorine; three tanks for sulphuric
acid; cleaning apparatus to scrub the chlorine; three air pumps; a
tank for the collection of compressed air; a large cooling tank for
the cooling of chlorine with ammonia; a large compressor; a refrigerator
and purifier for the liquid ammonia; two tanks to hold the liquid
chlorine; a scale for the weighing of the liquified chlorine, and four
small compressors.
b. Section B handles the chlorine derivatives. The equipment in this
section consists of- two pieces of apparatus for the production of
acetylene; a tank in which the acetylene is collected; three containers
for carbide, each 3 x 2 meters in size; two wool filters for the
purification of the acetylene; a gas meter; two large vats used to mix
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Sketch 1
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chlorine with acetylene; a tank to hold tetrachloroethane; two furnaces
for calcium hydroxide or slaked lime; three water refrigerators; two
tanks in which to collect the triehloroethylene; two Hekmann columns,
one of which is used for the fractional distillation of the trichloro-
ethylene and the other for repeated fractional distillation of the
trichloroethylene4 a tank in which perchloroethylene is collected; and
an interconnecting tank where chlorine is added for the purpose of ob-
taining hexachloroethylene.
6. Building where sodium hydroxide and ferrosilicide (NaOH and FeSi on the
sketch) are produced. This building occupies an area 50 x 10 meters and
contains a storage section for old tools as well as offices of the
managerial staff. Sodium hydroxide is produced in section 6A,.which is
broken down into two subsections. One of these subsections where sodium
hydroxide is produced, contains six boilers, each 3.5 meters high, heated
by a gas-producing generator. The other subsection contains laboratory
equipment. Ferro-silicide is produced in section 6B. A furnace and other
unspecified apparatus and equipment are located in this section.
7. Machine shop.
8. Two large warehouses.
9. Office building.
10. Chemical laboratory.
11. Storage for calcium chloride.
12. Underground tank, composed of three large compartments, for the storage of
salt.
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