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SAFETY COMMUTE. ! APFiiOVED _______ ---------------- FINAL APPROVAL OAT^y-l 7 ''&A'11 KG: Organ! St. Loui 'O COMPAQ 'micals Division earch Department Research Report ..o. p 1342 TEV. ATIVE PROCESS WESTINCjHOU; .^TNErffEEMlaigOl-KA) Job No. 2 02-750.01-4010 11, 1964 Reported by: J. D. Sullivan . 30 :;gt pf' of e;-;is : 0:. '::s v. 1 iaf . Lc'-'-QE- HONS 034893 DISTRIBUTION 1. F X ?i o 2. J. Sullivan 2. >;. R. Richard . Duplicate File ' 5. Technical Reports Library 6. IE. Helsler - WOK v . Plant - 0. Stltes 5 v.' v Plant - 0. Stltes ;'\ V ,1. Gresham - WOK j 1. r .3. Hosmer - Oeneral Offices li. Ii. a li'!. E: ra i;.. E. ra contains confidential Information which Is the pro. of the Monsanto Com :any which shall be disclosed onij i. .uly authorized persons. The recipient Is held accca:... .ole for the filing and safe custody of this report which . :.t be returned on demand. MOWS 034894 use has placed an order for an 8,000-gallon tank car jw Inerteen blend. Westlnghouse has assigned a new or, 54201-KA, to this Inerteen formulation which will . bulk only to Westlnghouse at Sharon. It will .erteen PPO as now purchased by Westlnghouse at Vie new Inerteen v. .. contain 69.9# Aroclor 1254, Vilorobenzene and phenoxy propene oxide. Active .ontinues in the 1 -teen Transformers operating or 1242, and pur ultimate goal is the use of lOOjtf ; these transformers. ' OK PROCESS use Inerteen 54 2 01- iC. is prepared by thoroughly small amount of ph> n*y propene oxide (PPO) into a mixture of Aroclo . >54 and trichlorobenzene (TCB). Standard Manufactu.-.i-.; Process for Pyranols and - Department A-?'--- . ssuea 6-4-64. ".VS RIALS weights for 1C unds of li.erteen 54201-KA are .'.roclor IfTrlchlorot. Phenoxy pre Oxlde 69.9 pounds 29.9 pounds 0.2 pounds .! DETAIL 1.. dry vessel, eqi. ,,od with an agitator, charge c.:. of trlchlorober/... :.s (rCB) and 69.9 pounds of and heat to 50 Add 0.035 pounds of > earth and stir a. ; 0-6oC for > hours. The then circulated through Sparkler filter press for 16 oz. control E.-,:;.,.ie is taken from the discharge .c filter press ant; r..ia,yzed for inorganic chlorides, ..peclflc gravity, :.nd refractive Index. If the .iple shows thd' batch to be out of specifications, tions of TCB or Aroclor 1254 are added to the batch ..bsequent control sample Indicates that the batch is uclfications. Frequently it is necessary to reduoa ure content of the blend. This Is accomplished by he mix to 70-80*0 and blowing with dry air. After approval, 0.2 pov.n.a of phenoxy propene oxide is he batch. The bat-:): Is agitated 4 hours, . through the. flltc." press for 1/2 hour, and the filter press Three 5-plnt samples are taken -t analysis. MQNS 034895 ir.nk Is blanketcc : anketlng aids in ;.nd prevents corr . . ch. h nitrogen gas at low pressure. ping the moisture content at a on or the tank and contamination - cch meets all specifications, the batch Is filtered a tank car or 55-r.ailon drums (lacquer lined), tank oar Is loader, three additional 5*plnt samples tank car are colic.ted. . a SPECIFICATION ' :r.i lalB used In the formulation are ooemerclally avail- y ucts. The Aroclor 1254, Material Code No. 81105, Monsanto's finished goods specification. The benzene (Material Code No. 60200) and the phenoxy c: xide (Material Coc. No. 36IOO) must meet normal . requirements. Phenoxy propane oxide la alao known ... glycldyl ether. a specifications have been established for Inerteen 2- . but the formulation has been designed to give a ; -.t of -3Q*C or lower with a viscosity target of . IS at 100*F. Tentative specifications are as follower oerty . Spe< .`icatlon . 1. pe,u(l iAPHA) 50 Max. ion c Oravity i.i/l5.5'C umber (mg. KOH/g) ' Clear ->({*? 1.510-1.520' ' 0.CI4 Max.-- inlc Chloride 0.05 ppm Max.- il ty at 100'P (SUS<Jl 58-62 -r .ivlty at 100*C 50C x 108 Min.- / cm . trie Strength 35 KV, Min.- oc tlve Index 5*C , rj) 1.6170 +.0005 ^ r . latioh: t Drop l`C, w 270*0 {*) rc) 200, Min.--- 35, Max. 379-394 -------- -- ?e1htcrc) ,--30 or below -- 0 Max. CC) ' ..one to boilings .. propene Oxide point "-- , ,.18-0.22 . Teat . in weight of ..a aluminum In act with Pyranol .uxed 6 hours . . 'None WOK Eethod 10,084 10,084 10,114 10,087 10,118 10,086 11,607 11,605 10,125 10,117 10,115 10,620 10,123 11,865 10,126 HONS 034896 3 Specification WOK Method . r. .r.lc chloride .r tost .. ion after test .'umber after . (mG- KOH/g) after test (APHA; 2.0 ppm Max. Clear 0.014 Max. 200 Max. 10,118 10,084 10,087 10,084 . i. AND HAZARDS .254 Is a mild irr. ,.nt but repeated or continuous skin -hould be avoided .t Inhalation of vapors at temperatures shot; ae prevented. Trichlorobenzene e quote toxic ana a solid Is poison If ingested. ' . :1.B 50 ppm. Th'. aterial will affect the liver. ucous membrancc: Crior.lorobenzene will burn at .cove, but Is 11 ,, only a: a moderate fire ,'t.enoxy propene r u is a strong skin Irritant. .rial causes sevc. ermatitls and systemic poisoning fumes. Because - . additive Is a skin, mucous and eye hazard, rune care must be exercised In .ir.o of thir mat, . aincr.- the components of this ;r. ^ .-> co .tact of the skin with 34201-K!A en l/o; , sui, .3 It: f ames t'-.culd be _s m-a.. as possible. POLLUTION ; streams are discharged from this process and the cake Is discarded in the dump. . . . J. D. Sullivan 5TIe"5Vpy Approved By Manage)' of Research W . f>. iachard .,tc o' Final Approval: MQNS 034897