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COATINGS & LININGS solvents at an operating temperature of 40 C. At the time of the plant shutdown, visual inspection by plant personnel confirmed that the liner was still fully functional.Judging from the appearance of the liner after 14 years, it is apparent that this particular ECTFE/FRP dual laminate scrubber had the potential to perform well for least another 14 years in similar service. Acknowledgment The authors thank Ir J. Bae ten of Monsanto Europe N.V. (Antwerp, Belgium) for kindly sharing this information with Solvay Solexis. J. KAROL ARGASINSKI is the market development manager at Solvay Solexis, Inc., 10 Leonard Ln., West Deptford, NJ 09086, e-mail: karol. argasinski@solvay.com. A chemical engineer, Argasinski joined the Research and Development Fluoropolymer Group of Allied-Signal (later Ausimont USA, then Solvay Solexisl in 1986. He worked as an engineer and senior engineer before becoming the market development manager. He is responsible for technical service and application development of the PVDF, ECTFE, and PFA polymers in the chemical processing industry. He is a 10-year member of NACE International. MARCEL E. LOOSBERGH is the director of M.E.L. Consultants, G. Gezellelaan 8, B-3090 Overijse, Belgium. After eight years of oil exploration in South America, he joined Allied Chemical International, where he worked with fluoropolymers as an applications engineer. He worked for Ausimont as technical service manager, Europe, and in 1998 became an independent consultant in the field of fluoropolymer coatings and linings. He has an engineering degree from K.U.L University in Louvain, Belgium. NP H I iday loo.ec,Model10/20 0 8kv - 35kv We've Got You Covered! destearns.com 4402 Greenwood Rd, P.O. Box 3456, cmShreilli7 a11x1 phon F www.destearns.com Alarch 2009 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE 49