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raisr rascHTPTioTi o f ^acmoirnc t o t t ? l r a e p l a r t OF THV AKACOHPA; LTAD PR0D0CT3 COHPAHT The plant was constructed In 1919 aa the flrat oonnerelal application of a new aleotrolytlo process for the manufacture of wult&-E6fci dvivsl-opefi aa*e laboratory scale by Kiaar A. Sparry at Brooklyn, nan Tork. yurthar development In a 1-ton pilot unit aaa carried on at mat Chicago preceding the conatrnstion of tha coraaerolal unit. Aa originally eonatruotad, tha; plant bad an annual oapaclty of 3,800 tons. Thla baa gradually bean lnoraaaad to 10,000 tons. The plant la loeatad at 153.it 3treat and McCook Avenue, Beat Chicago, Indiana, and occupies aa area of six aorea, foraing part of tha thirty-tap acre area occupied Jointly vlth tha plants of tha International Lead Refining Ccapany and tha Anaoonda Zinc Ozlda Cnpartaant. Tbs buildings shoes In grata on tba attached nap are tha; proparty of tha Anaconda Lead product! Ctmfmny. Transportation Facilities The Indiana Harbor Bolt Railroad, tha Baltimore and Ohio Chicago TSmlnal and tha Pennsylvania Railroad eater tha plant yard and fuxalafc transportation feel11 tie*. In addition to tha single track earring the Whit# Lead plant, four atorags tracks having a capacity ot 99 earn am provided for tha three plants. The naln track entering the storage yard passes over a 100 ton Talrbaaka track seals. A narroc gangs track extends south from the call roe* and connsota vlth tha narrow gauge syatoa of fee International Lead N11537 PNYC00009702 -a- Bsflniag Oarngm.ny. Otter transportation within the plant and- Chisago ersa la bundled hr truck. Buildings The main call roca and niter building, the dryer building, sub-station and extension of the boiler hooae are of brick and steel eoBctruoti.es. Hii* puLwe-ikMc- building la of steal and corrugated Iron, lbs original boiler hooae, warehouse, carpenter shop and extensions to tte cell roca building are of wood and corrugated iron. Cell Boca tte lhits Lead la produced la 48 cells, HO additional sails hate been added, but increased cepscity has been obtained by increased current daialty. The sells are sons trusted of oonarete, lined with asphalt, with bard rubber fittings, and are ooisiested in aeries by sapper bun bare. Sash cell contains 17 steel eathodee, each sneassd in a linen diaphragm, and 18 lead anodes. Three 3-ton slsotrlo nccorail holata deliver anodes fra name gauge reek ears to the cells, and raw Miap. Lted snodsa and ssrep. leaded oa reek ears, are transported by a gasoline looowotlwe ora bis narrtw gsugs systsa betaeen the sell rooa ant the plant of the International Land Baflnlng Caepeny. Solution System / the cathode and anode In the eleetrolytle sell are separated by tte dlaphregn surrounding tbs ealhode. Separate electrolytes circulate about the ealhode and anode and eaoh electrolyte passes PhYcooo 9?03 -3- through an independent circulating ays tarn. The oatholyte discharged tto* the 9*11 passes through a carbonating systoe which eoaslata of a coke-burning boilar, gaa lines, gns scrubber, and fan daliwering tha carbon dioxide gaa to two Tartleal a teal absorption towers with porcelain filling, through which the ectholyte descends countercurrently to ths flow of gas, and la returned to the call. A reinforced concrete Do it thickener, 28 ft. in disaster 10 ft. high, asphalt llnad with lead cowered steal maohanlam, raeairee anolyte carrying the white lead in auspecs Ion fro* the cel la. "The clear anolyte owar-flow fro* the thickener ia returned to the cell. ihaaplng Bqulpnmnt and 3upa Two east iron eeatrlfugal pumps daliwer ths cell oatfaolyte discharge fro* concrate soaps to tha carbonating towers, and two . similar pumps daliwer tha carbonated aatholyta to an owarheed tank, from which it returns by grawity to the cathode frame. flow of oatholyte la handled in Iron pining. Teo bronaa centrifugal pops dellwetr the anolyte and aoapendsd white lead fro* two ooncrata aispa to fee Derr thickener. Ihe clear owwr-flow fro* tha thlekanar flows to a conore ta soap fro* which it la returned by teo similar pope to tha sella. Makar lined wooden launders, brass pipe sad hard rubber plpa sad rubber hose are used in the anolyte system. Tha cell roc* basement la water-proofed:, and equipped with suapa and ptaaps for reclaiming eolation drippagw. Tha anoda elima reeowary ayats* lnoludas wash tanka, pwpa and aattllng tanka. PNTC0000S704 4 Filter A dlaphr*^ pump transfer* the thickened pulp from the Borr thickener to palp storage tank fro* which it floes by gravity to the poor* filter. Qie lioore filter equipment oonslsts of seven rectangular concrete tanka, ten 4-ton ncno-rall hoists, three filter baskets, ten vacuum pumps, five filtrate pumps and recelrar*, and three soodaa filtrate tanka. Robber vacuum hoes and braes pipe are necessary la the portion of the system handling anolyte; the rasmlsdar of the equipment, Including rseel rare. Is of Iron, nth this equipment the shite lead is sashed counter-currently, the enriched aolatlone retained to the aeln anolyte eye tee end the seabed shite lead discharged to e small soodec storage bln. Intermediate storage of sashed pulp beteemi tho filter and dryer Is provided by e rectangular eoodse palp storage bln. the sashed pulp Is pumped from thee# storage bine to the dryer building. Erysr The drying equipment of the original plant consisted of erne tunnel dryer 800 ft. In length. In shleh the shite leed see dried cm trays aarrled am reck ears. In 1081 the lsmgth of the tmmhl sum Increased to 280 ft. and a second tunnel of equal length cometiested. this equipment sue replaced In 19CT and diementled in 19X8. At the present tine, the wnehed shite lead palp, pimped from the storage bins, le deliTered m the dryer building to a 4 ft. x S ft. Oliver filter for denaturing, the filter is equipped slfe a compression belt atteetaont. the filter cake le conveyed by belt conveyers to e aslnglng conveyor discharging the material serose the PNYC0C0097C5 - 8- width of tha dryar hearth. The dryer la a 18 ft. x 60 ft. Lowdm Dryer with wtsaa heated hearth plates of oaat aluainan and brouae wire rabbles. A ventilating system, Including a ruction fan and hood covering tha hearth araa of tha dryer, la naed to raaovc water Taper. The notarial la dried aa it la conveyed over tha haarth surface by tha rabhla mechanism. It la discharged from tha lovdrn tryar for additional drying opon a ataan heated drag conveyor 84 ft. In langth, tha discharge of which la elevated to a atoxaga bin In tha pulverizer building, pulverizer Tha ahlta laad from tha atoraga bln la pulverized In a Baynond Hollar Hill nth air aaparmtlon system, which delivers tha air-floated and drlad product from a ayaloaa oollactor through a paekar Into aoodaa barrala for shipment. Tha air supply to tha air circulation system of tha Baynond Hill la haatad by a HeCann-Harrlaoo haatar, and tha axeasa air la withdrawn through a Draeoo filter. Tha pulmrlzar building la eculpped with a Jhlrfeanke platfom aoala and a Toledo platform aoala for walking the barrelled produet. A sat of rolls la Installed for tha production of special produeta. Tha barrelled product la delivered directly Into earn from a loading platform extending tha langth of tha bonding* *s*gm, A frame and aorru^tad Iron werahouae, hawing a floor araa of 8,500 sq. ft., adjaaant to tha pnlwariaar building d waived by the wane traok. la naed for mnaat stook of barrelled produet and for aqpty barrala. cooo""0'' pH^ -4Sab-Station All powar uasd by ths thrws plants occupying tbs s t m Is purohaaad from tbs northern Indians Public Serrleo Company, and sntars tbs Armeonda Load Products Company Sub-station at 11,000 rolts. All Incoming powar is transformed from 11,000 rolts to 2,200 rolts bsforo distribution. A portion Is further transformed for soulpmsnt requiring lower collages. Tbs sub-station contains srltobboard equipment for gsnaral distribution of power, a 3,400 spoors, 240 rolt motor generator sat eontrollsd by automatlo switchboard equipment, for supplying dlrsot currant to tbs call room, and a 23 JC.S. 280 rolt motor gsosrator sat for furnishing dlrsot currant for hoists. Tha automatlo switchboard equipment was lnstsllsd In 1929. Air for ooollng generators and transformer* la drawn from tha cutslds through a spray waahar and ooolsr. Bollsr Houaa Bis staam hollar aqulpmant of tha original plant oonslstad *=* of two 40 H.P. and ona 38 H.P. locomctlTO-typ# bollara. A 180 H.P. bollsr of similar typa wss sddsd In 1921. A 228 H.P. Stirling bollsr, quipped with antosmtla stoksr, was lnstallad in 19M raplaolng tba loecnotlin typa bollsr aqulpmant, wi tb tbs axaaptlflm of tba 38 H.P. bollsar. tha loeamotlra typa equipment is still lntnat and la arallshlit for naa toen asesssary. Bm hollar plant la aqulppad with fas* aatir baa tar, imps and auxiliary equipment. coni for tha Stirling bailor Is dallrrirod to an orwrhsad bln by n bait alawator. tfcla bollsr plant fumlahas atoam for-drylng tolto laad, boating buildings, sad othsr general purpoaaa as required by tba thraa plants. ' "'coooo,,,,. -7The SB 8.P. looo*otive-type boiler la fired with coke, and uaed aa a sarboa dioxide (U producer for the carbons ting ays tan. A Pars*tit vmtar softener, which furnishes water for the boilers la tha threw plants, la Installed la a snail building adjacent to the boiler plant, thla building alio contains a 280 g.p.a. Oould Triplex pusp, forasrly uaad for delivering water fro* the olty supply to aa elevated woodea atcrage tank. Inoreaae la ol ty water pressure has ends this aqulpnant unnecessary. Uetared elty watar la need cn the iloore filter and for all other purposes. Change House A SO ft. x 40 ft. fneaa building, equipped with steel leakers, ahowar baths sad tollat facilities, la need for a obaage houaa. Shops A 30 ft. x 40 ft. fraae and oorrugpted Iron building, originally used as a general shop, la now used aa a carpenter shop for the three plaats. The equljneat oonalate of a planer, table aaw and hand aaw. A sell fraae sad corrugated iron building adjacent to tha cell roc*, la usad aa a shop fur repair of oathoda fraae. This building fussily housed tha aaoda stralghtaiiag press prior to tha traafar of thla opera tloa to the Refinery. The general offloe bulldlagt, etowersou ead shops, aaalytioal aad research laboratorlaa aad other gauszal aerrlaa daparUanta laaludlag fire protection, oeaed by the International land Refining Oceguny, are used by the isaoo^a Lead Produeta Ccnpany. 10& tfCOO'00' PNYC0C009709