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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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- Company: U.S. DOL
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