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### CONTAC T REPORT From : Madeleine Strum , U S EPA , OAQPS , Coating s andConsume r Product s Grou

p Dat e o f Contact : Septembe

r 22 , 199 8 Contact : Mr.Tetr

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W U.S.A . Telephon e Number- . 40 9 23 8 522 7 fa x 40 9 23 8 022 9 CONTAC T SUMMARY : j Mr . Cowl y calle d i n orde r t o obtai n informatio

n abou t th e developmen

t o f th e vapor suppresse d resi n tes t method . H e indicate

d tha t becaus e th e suppresse

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t DO W sell s ar e sol d wit h th e vapo r supressan t alread y added , DO

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fo r it s customers . During th e conversation , w e talked abou t th e type s o f

corrosio n i ssistan t (CR) application s tha

t requir e resin s tha

t contai n hig h quantitie s of

hazardou s ai

r pollutants (HAP) . Mr . Cowr y indicate d tha t onl y equipmen

t mad e fo r alkalin e senar y H e though t that unde r th e averagin g scheme , i

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# Dow Plastics 

# Pul p & Pape r DERAKAN

E Epox y Viny l Este r

Resin s - Cas e Histor y CUSTOME

R Louisian aPacific Samoa , Californi a 

### EQUIPMENT Piping tha t lead s into achlorin e dioxide (ClO ^ updraf

t towe r i n a pul p bleac h plant . Thi s fiber-reinforce dplasti c (FRP

) piping measure s 9'-3 " long wit

h a24"-diameter , an d ha s astandard90 ° elbow wit h flange o n on e endandstandard 150-lb . ful l face flang e o

n th e other . 

### OPERATIN

G CONDITION S A stoc k pum p i s use dto conve

y th e pul p throug h th e pipin g into th e tower . Th e pipin g handle s tw o alternatin g processe s wit

h p H rangin g from3-12 . Th e mil l previously use da. 5 g/ 1 C102 solutio n a

t 150° F wit h ap H o f %A. However, two solution s ar e no w bein g alternate di

n orde r t o begin reducin g chlorin e dioxide within th e bleac h plant . Th e alter

nate proces s use s a2. 4 g/ 1 sodium hydroxide andu

p to 1. 0 g/ 1 hydroge n peroxide solutio n at

u p to 210° F wit

h apHo f 12 . According to Byron Wilson , pul

p mil l superintendent , th e mil l wa s totally chlorine-fre e b y Septembe r 1995 . 

### CONSTRUCTIO

N Th e pipin g i s fabricate dwit h DERAKANE

' 44140 0 Epox

y Viny l Este r Resin . Th e 125-mi

l corrosio n barrie r consist s o f tw o layer s o

f Thi s FR

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h th e lo w p H o f chlorin e dioxid e an dth e his h p H o f sodiu m hydroxide/hydroge n peroxid e a t temperature s up t o 210°F . Nexus * veil , followe

db y 1. 5 ounce s pe r squar e foo

t o f choppe d stran d mat . Th e structura l laye

r i s hand Iaid-u p t o tota l thicknes s o

f 1" . Th e oute r laye r consist s o f on e surfac e coa

t wit h a n ultraviolet

light ' inhibitor . Th e pipin g wa s post-cure d for 4 hour s at

180 ° F . 

### TH E DERAKAN

E RESI N SOLUTIO

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t wa s versatil e enoug h t o handl e bot

h th e lo w p H o f chlorin e dioxid

e an d th e high p

H o f sodiumhydroxide/hydroge n perox ide, " sai d Wilson . Accordin g t o Stacy Mitchell , designe r /estimato r

fo r Lap e Industrial Fiber * glass , Inc . DERAKAN

E resi n wa s selecte d becaus e o

f it s abilit y t o handl e th e rang e o f chemica l solu

tion s an d temperature s require d i n thi s application . Wilson agree d tha t

DERAKAN

E resi n offer s advantage s fo

r thi s service . "The fact tha t we ca n us e i t unde r suc h extrem e condition s i s certainl y on e o f th e benefits . We'v

e bee n please dwit

h it s performance, " h e noted . 

### FABRICATO

R Lap e Industria l Fiberglass , Inc . Pascagoula , Mississipp i 

### SERVICE YEAR

S Th e pipin g wa s installe d i

n Decembe

r 1992 , an d wa s reporte d in good conditio n in January 1996 .

NOTICE : N o treedo mfro man y paten t owne db y Selle r o r other s i s t o b e inferred . Becaus e us e condition s an dapplicable law s ma y diffe r fro mon e locatio n t o anothe

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t ar e appropriat e fo r Customer' s us e an

dfo r ensurin g tha t Customer' s workplace anddisposa l practice s ar

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