| Job Title |
Nitroglycerin Neutralizer |
| Job Description |
Tends Vats That Wash And Treat Nitroglycerin To Neutralize
Acids Remaining From Nitrating Process In Explosives
Manufacture: Admits Warm Water To Vat Of Nitroglycerin, And
Introduces Stream Of Air From Bottom Of Vat To Agitate And Mix
Product For Specified Interval. Turns Off Water And Air To Allow
Mixture To Settle And Opens Drain***To Draw Off Wash Water.
Admits Prepared Aqueous Solution Of Soda Ash To Vat To
Neutralize Remaining Acids, And Starts Agitating Airflow. Tests
Mixture With Litmus Or Other Chemical Indicator, Rewashes
Nitroglycerin When It Tests Neutral, And Transfers It To Storage
Or Processing Areas. May Prepare Soda-ash Solution, According To
Formula Or Proportion Table.
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