Yes it is an incredibly suicide way to operate. The guys work this way for many years and nothing happened !!
Before vaccum the solvent tank, they dry it with absorbent material to leave a semi dry solid in the bottom..
The good sense is to use a class 1 div 1 equipment to do the job. To...
I'm looking for reference (books, web site, ..)on the folllowing subject :
mining wastewater treatment (for close or open mines)
mettalurgy wastewater treatment
or more general informations inorganic (metals) wastewater treatment
Tanks for your help
I'm using a parts cleaning machine with a solvent (class II flash point above 37,8 oC).
After empty all the liquid from the bottom storage tank, I was wondering if you could use a commercial shopvac to vacuum the small amount of contaminated residu ? Whta about the risk of incendive or explosion...
