Job Description:

• 1) Controls equipment, such as washers, rectifiers, condensers, and mixing tanks arranged in series to recover pyridine sulfate from tar oils: Prepares solutions of diluted sulfuric acid and sodium carbonate to specified concentration by adding water.

• 2) Pumps solutions into system to dissolve pyridine and neutralize acids.

• 3) Starts pumps to circulate batch through system, observing gauges and other instruments.

• 4) Removes tarry compounds dissolved in pyridine sulfate solution by rectifying solution with steam.

• 5) Samples products for analysis, and interprets results and makes adjustments to control quantity and quality of product according to laboratory report.

• 6) Inspects equipment, and steams out lines, changes charts, lubricates equipment, and makes minor repairs and adjustments.