Photo - sulphate of ammonia plant at Westwood

code: LVSAV2019.037

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LVSAV2019.037
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B&W negative copied in 1990 from official albums then held at Grangemouth refinery.

The latest technologies were applied to the construction of a new crude oil works at Westwood. Ammonium Sulphate was a valuable by-product of the retorting process. The evaporators are seen at the top of this picture, below which are aspirators and centrifugal dryers.

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