MONEL BEATS PRODUCT CONTAMINATION - C&EN Global

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MONEL BEATS PRODUCT CONTAMINATION caused by H2S0t and fatty acids

Leading chemical manufacturer reports years of satisfactory service from fat-splitting equipment built of Monel.

Tanks, fabricated of sheet Monel, used for fat-splitting by the Twitchell process. Installed at the plant of the W. C. Hardesty Company, Dover, Ohio.

Monel heating coil for fatty-acid saponification operations. Made of 1 \\ in. IPS seamless Monel tubing. The coil is 9 ft. in diameter, 3 it. 6 in. high, and has 10 turns with a total length of 288 linear feet. W. C. Hardesty Company, Dover, O.

Straight acid splitting,Twitchell splitting, and acid washing of fats are extremely corrosive o p e r a t i o n s . Not o n l y must equipment withstand corrosion, it must also prevent undesirable metallic contamination. T h e H a r d e s t y Chemical Company, Inc. of Dover, Ohio, prominent manufacturer of stearic acid, red oil, glycerine, and similar chemicals decided to beat corrosion and contamination. Their engineers undertook exhaustive comparat i v e tests and as a result, THE

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67 Wall Stft, Fabricated Inconel valve used on an Inconel bubble tower in the production of fatty acids.

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I%donel* w a s s e l e c t e d for Xwitchell process equipment. T h e Monel installations have given excellent service since 1936—more than eleven ysear&f If you have product-contamination, heat resistance, or corrosion p r o b l e m s , consult Inco's Technical DepartmentThere is no charge for this s e r v i c e . Write for: "Monel i n S u l f u r i c A c i d / ' and "Res i s t a n c e of I n c o n e l , N i c k e l , Lionel, and Ni-Resist to Corrosion b y Fatty Acids." NICKEL COMPANY, INC.

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