WWII - Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
Man walks thru large Goodyear Synthetic Rubber plant, views of reactor tanks, control panel w/ dials. Man adjusting valves of meter room where control charge is put into reactor tanks. CU of meter.
16:47:28 Ext. Reactor where rubber is made. Recovery plant where excess unreacted hydrocarbons are recovered. Tanks where sulphuric acid solution is formed. Mother liquor (Latex minus rubber) being mixed with sulfuric acid to dilute the solution. Holding tank for more complete coagulation of rubber.
16:48:52 Sluice leading coagulated rubber to holding tank. Coagulated rubber being washed & filters (crumbs). MS Rubber leaving filter into dryer.
16:50:00 LS Rubber bales (from rubber crumbs) leaving press. CU Rubber crumbs dropping into press. LS packed bales of synthetic rubber on pallets. Name on wrapping paper: GR-S Rubber Reserve Co.
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WWII - Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing Man walks thru large Goodyear Synthetic Rubber plant, views of reactor tanks, control panel w/ dials. Man adjusting valves of meter room where control charge is put into reactor tanks. CU of meter. 16:47:28 Ext. Reactor where rubber is made. Recovery plant where excess unreacted hydrocarbons are recovered. Tanks where sulphuric acid solution is formed. Mother liquor (Latex minus rubber) being mixed with sulfuric acid to dilute the solution. Holding tank for more complete coagulation of rubber. 16:48:52 Sluice leading coagulated rubber to holding tank. Coagulated rubber being washed & filters (crumbs). MS Rubber leaving filter into dryer. 16:50:00 LS Rubber bales (from rubber crumbs) leaving press. CU Rubber crumbs dropping into press. LS packed bales of synthetic rubber on pallets. Name on wrapping paper: GR-S Rubber Reserve Co. Home Front; Industry;