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Internal correspondence from the Materials Engineering Group at Ponce recommending teflon envelope Neoprene or teflon envelope Buna N as manhead gasket materials for the Phenol-Acetone Unit oxidizers. It states the unit was asked for an alternative to its current asbestos gaskets because of a possible future OSHA ban, and reports a laboratory test in which Viton A strips softened, swelled and cracked in cumene hydroperoxide.
- Author
- Ricardo J. Prieto (Materials Engineering Group)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Caribe Inc., Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-2409
- Date
- June 17, 1977
- Number
- Bates UCC 015691 to UCC 015692
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 17388 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17388
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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People and organizations
From Ricardo J. Prieto (Materials Engineering Group) to Mr. E. Báez.
- E. E. Baez (recipient)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- DuPont (named)
- Garlock (named)
- OSHA (named)
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This is document UC-2409 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers UCC 015691 to UCC 015692.
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Ricardo J. Prieto (Materials Engineering Group). “Ricardo J. Prieto to E. Báez on Gasket Materials to Replace Asbestos Gaskets in the Phenol-Acetone Unit Oxidizers.” June 17, 1977. Union Carbide documents, UC-2409, Bates UCC 015691 to UCC 015692. Union Carbide Caribe Inc., Ponce, Puerto Rico. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17388. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17388.
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