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reactor-kettle operator

A professional who controls automatic or semiautomatic equipment to polymerize solutions in reaction kettles to produce synthetic-rubber polymers, such as silicone or neoprene, following written specifications. Respnsibilities include:

  • Weighs solid or liquid chemical additives, using balance or floor scale.
  • Dumps ingredients into kettle, using overhead hoist.
  • Turns valves to load kettles with monomer, catalyst, and modifier solutions.
  • Starts agitator and turns steam or water valves to activate and control polymerization.
  • Observes and records dial and gauge readings, and draws and tests samples to determine degree of completion of polymerization.
  • Turns valves to release vacuum and to cool batch to terminate polymerization.
  • Starts pumps to transfer nonreacted materials to rerun tank.
  • Flushes kettle with water and changes filter socks, or cleans kettle, using brushes and cleaning solvents.
  • May remove reactor cover and manually dump catalyst in reactor.
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  • (United States of America)

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