| Job Title |
Nickel-plant Operator |
| Job Description |
Controls Electrolysis Tanks To Purify Electrolyte Used In
Copper Refining By Removing Copper, Arsenic, And Nickel: Places
Lead Anodes And Copper Cathode Starting Sheets In Tanks And
Turns Valves To Fill Tanks With Impure Electrolyte. Switches On
Current And Starts Circulation Pumps To Remove Copper From
Solution And Deposit It Onto Cathode. Pumps Solution Into
High-voltage Tank System To Deposit Arsenic On Cathodes. Pumps
Electrolyte From High-voltage Tanks Into Evaporators That
Concentrate Solution To Specified Specific Gravity. Turns Valves
To Drain Condensed Solution Into Settling Tanks And To Recover
Acid After Nickel Sulfate Has Settled.
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