All, thank you for the replies. I did not mean to suggest that the principal hazard of acrylic acid handling was flammability. I will continue working through the material you have shared. Pierre, that last file is an earlier version of the BAMM handbook I mentioned earlier. ProSafPlant1 --...
TiCl4, thank you for the word of caution. Yes, that is a perplexing distinction OSHA is making. On the surface, the difference seems to be a chemical plant uses the flammable liquid in the reaction whereas the "chemical operations" in the processing plant do not use the flammable? Or is...
George, yes it is inhibited. Pierre, thank you I will look it over. It is interesting that the EBAM and BAMM safe handling manuals have slight differences. Lots of good information though. Regarding pumping, that is reassuring, I am also gravitating towards switching to pumping to unload. You...
Latexman, good guess but it’s acrylic acid. As an aside, I have read the BAMM manual and looked over their recommendations regarding tank configurations.
Hello all,
My company is looking at putting in a new atmospheric aboveground storage tank for an organic monomer. The chemical is a Class II Liquid (100 F < FP < 140 F) and will be handled below its flash point.
The company has been receiving the chemical by rail and tanker, unloading with air...
