Welcome to A.B. Colby, Inc.
Started in 1992 by Bernie
Colby after he retired from Miles Inc. to start his own
distributorship. A.B. Colby Inc. started out
distributing Baylith Zeolites, which were manufactured
by Miles Inc. in their Levekusen, Germany plant.
These highly effective moisture scavengers have gone
through a lot of changes since. In 1996 Miles Inc.
changed their name to Bayer AG. In 1998 Bayer AG sold
their manufacturing facility in Leverkusen, Germany,
where the material is still manufactured, to UOP LLC. In
2000 the name was changed from the Baylith line to the
UOP line.
A.B. Colby Inc. distributes these zeolites for UOP LLC,
who is now the leading and largest producer of molecular
sieve adsorbents.
UOP LLC has production facilities in;
- Mobile, Alabama, USA:
- Reggio, Calabria, Italy:
- Yokkaichi, Japan:
- Shanghai, China
UOP was originally called the National Hydrocarbon
Company, when it was established in 1914 by J. Ogden
Armour. In 1919 it became Universal Oil Products. And in
1988 it became UOP Inc.
In August 1988 Union Carbide Corporation and
AlliedSignal Inc. formed a joint venture combining UOP
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AlliedSignal and the
Catalyst, Adsorbents and Process Systems (CAPS) business
of Union Carbide. The venture operates under the name
UOP.
Samples Samples of L Powder, L Paste, T
Powder, and T Paste are available upon request. Samples
come in one pound quantity.
Call 724-942-3090 for more information and pricing.
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Phone: (724) 942-3090
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Products
UOP as a moisture
scavenger
The particular efficiency of UOP as a moisture scavenger
is based on the interaction of the following valuable
properties:
- High adsorption capacity
- Removal of minute traces of moisture
- Selective adsorption of water
- No chemical change in the system
UOP Powder and Paste / Description of types
UOP T Powder
is a sodium aluminosilicate of the zeolite A type with a
pore size of approximately 4 Å. It is a white powder
with extremely low sieve residue and is supplied in
active (water-free) form.
UOP L Powder is a potassium calcium sodium aluminosilicate of the
zeolite A type with a pore size of approximately 3 Å.
Besides having the excellent properties of UOP T Powder,
this product is noted for the fact that it does not
contain any absorbed gases whatsoever and therefore
yields coatings of particularly high surface quality.
UOP T Paste and UOP L Paste are 50% pastes of UOP T Powder or UOP L Powder in castor
oil. They have been specifically developed for use on
solvent-free polyurethane systems.
Applications of UOP
UOP in polyurethanes UOP is added to remove water above all from solvent-free
one-pack and two-pack polyurethane systems (including
coal tar and asphaltic systems) for a wide variety of
applications, e.g.:
- coatings on concrete and steel
- flexible, monolithic sealing systems for chemical
plants, bridges and sports facilities
- joint sealants, roof coating materials, sealing compounds
- adhesion putties, laminates, injection resins
- synthetic resins mortars, concrete sealers, pipe and tank coatings
- highly flexible surfaces for sports facilities
- adhesives
- casting resins for electrical insulation
- moulds for structured concrete
- elastomers
UOP in metal dust paints - UOP is used to remove moisture from metal dust paints
containing zinc and aluminium in a binder based on
epoxy, epoxy ester, polyurethane or chlorinated rubber,
for example, and to a large extent in the field of
corrosion protection, e.g. for:
- paints for iron and steel constructions
- primers, marine paints, antifouling paints
- under sealing
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