| Job Title |
Saturator Operator |
| Job Description |
Controls Saturator Tank And Auxiliary Equipment To Precipitate
Ammonium Sulfate By Reaction Of Ammonia With Sulfuric Acid:
Turns Valves To Admit Sulfuric Acid And Liquid Or Gaseous
Ammonia To Saturator Until Precipitation Occurs, And To Regulate
Saturation Of Solution, Using Titration Test To Determine
Acidity Of Bath. Observes Temperature And Pressure Gauges To
Ascertain That Process Conditions Meet Plant Standards, And
Turns Valves To Maintain Operating Equilibrium Within Specified
Range. Notifies Supervisor Or Starts Pumps To Discharge
Precipitate Onto Drain Table To Settle Out Crystals, And Pumps
Strained Liquor Back To Bath. Records Gauge Readings For
Operating Log. May Move Controls To Reheat Gas Prior To
Saturation. May Tend Centrifuge To Dry Ammonium Sulfate. May
Take Samples Of Product And Constituents For Laboratory
Analysis.
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