Air separation.AIR SEPARATION Linde, Canada's largest supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases is in the process of building an air separation plant at Canadian Pacific Forest Products' mill in Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships. . The plant, to be owned and operated by Linde, will be completed this September and will supply the company with oxygen for a 15-year period. It will generate 150 metric tons of oxygen daily, including 80 tons of low-pressure oxygen for effluent effluent waste from an abattoir carried away in liquid form. Disposal is a major problem because of the need to avoid pollution of waterways. See aerobic effluent treatment, anaerobic effluent treatment. treatment and 40 tons of high-pressure oxygen high-pressure oxygen n. See hyperbaric oxygen. for the bleaching and delignifying process. The remaining 30 tons will supply the local market with liquid oxygen. Linde is a division of Union Carbide Union Carbide Corporation (Union Carbide) is one of the oldest chemical and polymers companies in the United States, and currently has more than 3,800 employees. Canada Limited. |
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