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Did you work with Stauffer Chemical Company sulfuric acid plant asbestos-refractory converter (contact-process SO2? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Stauffer Chemical Company sulfuric acid plant asbestos-refractory converter (contact-process SO2, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs allegedly worked with or around Stauffer Chemical sulfuric acid plant asbestos-refractory converter linings, asbestos-block hot-side lagging, and asbestos-packed flange gaskets at Stauffer contact-process H2SO4 plants across the U.S. Allegedly asbestos-refractory lining and asbestos-block hot-side lagging on multi-pass vanadium-catalyst SO2/SO3 converter vessels, asbestos-block lagging on interpass heat exchangers and superheaters, and asbestos-packed flange gaskets on hot acid and gas piping — released fiber during hot-work tear-out, catalyst screening / turnaround, and re-lagging by refractory masons, chemical plant boilermakers, and chemical plant pipefitters. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Refractory masons, Chemical plant boilermakers, Chemical plant pipefitters, and Chemical plant turnaround crews. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Stauffer Chemical Company sulfuric acid plant asbestos-refractory converter (contact-process SO2 and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Stauffer Chemical Company operated contact-process sulfuric acid plants that used asbestos-refractory converter linings, asbestos-block hot-side lagging on the multi-pass vanadium-catalyst SO2 / SO3 converter vessels, asbestos-block lagging on interpass heat exchangers and superheaters, and asbestos-packed flange gaskets on hot acid and gas piping. According to those publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the asbestos-refractory converter lining allegedly protected the vessel shell from hot SO3 gas, and the asbestos-block hot-side lagging allegedly held skin temperatures down on the converter and heat-exchanger shells.
Plaintiffs alleged that Stauffer sulfuric acid converters required periodic vanadium-catalyst screening and re-charging, during which the asbestos-refractory converter internals were allegedly disturbed and asbestos-block lagging was allegedly stripped and replaced.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs allegedly exposed to Stauffer Chemical sulfuric acid plant asbestos-containing components include:
- Refractory masons and bricklayers relining SO2 / SO3 converter vessels
- Chemical plant boilermakers rebuilding converter shells and heat-exchanger tube bundles
- Chemical plant pipefitters cutting into hot acid, gas, and steam piping at the flanges
- Chemical plant turnaround crews on catalyst screening and re-charging shutdowns
- Chemical plant insulators stripping and re-lagging asbestos-block hot-side lagging
- Chemical plant operators walking converter aisles and interpass heat-exchanger areas
- Chemical plant maintenance on flange packing and gasket renewal
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