Acids explosive hazards

When dispersed as a dust, adipic acid is subject to normal dust explosion hazards. See Table 3 for ignition properties of such dust—air mixtures. The material is an irritant, especially upon contact with the mucous membranes. Thus protective goggles or face shields should be worn when handling the material. Prolonged contact with the skin should also be avoided. Eye wash fountains, showers, and washing faciUties should be provided in work areas. However, MSDS Sheet400 (5) reports that no acute or chronic effects have been observed. 

Polymerizations of methacrylic acid and derivatives are very energetic (MAA, 66.1 kj/mol MMA, 57.5 kJ/mol = 13.7 kcal/mol). The potential for the rapid evolution of heat and generation of pressure presents an explosion hazard if the materials are stored ia closed or poorly vented containers. 

There are explosion hazards with phthahc anhydride, both as a dust or vapor in air and as a reactant. Table 11 presents explosion hazards resulting from phthahc anhydride dust or vapor (40,41). Preventative safeguards in handling sohd phthahc anhydride have been reported (15). Water, carbon dioxide, dry chemical, or foam may be used to extinguish the burning anhydride. Mixtures of phthahc anhydride with copper oxide, sodium nitrite, or nitric acid plus sulfuric acid above 80°C explode or react violently (39). 

Many plants outside of North America pfill or granulate a mixture of ammonium nitrate and calcium carbonate. Production of this mixture, often called calcium ammonium nitrate, essentially removes any explosion hazard. In many cases calcium nitrate recovered from acidulation of phosphate rock (see Phosphoric acid and the phosphates) is reacted with ammonia and carbon dioxide to give a calcium carbonate—ammonium nitrate mixture containing 21 to 26% nitrogen (23). 

Organic Peroxides — (R-O-O-R) are very hazardous. Most of the compounds are so sensitive to friction, heat, and shock that they cannot be handled without dilution. As a result, organic peroxides present a serious fire and explosion hazard. Commonly encountered organic peroxides include benzoyl peroxide, peracetic acid, and methyl ethyl ketone peroxide. 

In solid form, Mg is difficult to ignite because heat is conducted rapidly away from the source of ignition it must be heated above its mp before it will bum. However, in finely divided form it may be ignited by a spark dr the flame of a, match. Mg fires do not flare up violently unless there is moisture present. Therefore it must be kept away from w, moisture, etc. It m y. be ignited by a spark, match flame, or even spontaneously when the Mg is finely divided and damp, particularly with w-oil emulsion. Also, Mg reacts with moisture, acids, etc to evolve H2 which is a highly dangerous fire arid explosion hazard (Ref 23)... 

Peroxomonophosphoric Acid, h3o5p Ignition when an 80% soln contacts org material H.M. Castrantas et al, Fire and Explosion Hazards of Peroxy Com pounds , A3TM Special Publ No 394, Phila (1965), 5... 

Storage stability Store DF in lead and wax-lined carboys, high-density polyethylene bottles, or nickel-lined containers in well-ventilated areas. Never store DF with alcohols DF will react with alcohols to form lethal chemicals, such as crude GB. Incompatible with water, glass, concrete, most metals, natural rubber, leather, and organic materials like glycols. The acidic corrosive hydrolysis products may react with metals, such as Al, Pb, and Fe, to give off hydrogen gas, a potential fire and explosive hazard. 

Reverse Flow Fall in line press, (compressor fails) high pressure at reactor NH3 in compressor — explosion hazard fit non-return valve (NRV1) hot wet acid gas-corrosion fit second valve (NRV4)... 

Because trifluoromethanesulfonic acid is a stronger acid than perchloric acid, under no circumstances should perchlorate salts be used with the neat acid, because the hot anhydrous perchloric acid so formed represents an extreme explosion hazard, especially in contact with transition metal complexes (or with organic materials). See Perchloric acid Dehydrating agents See other ORGANIC ACIDS... 

In the analysis of diethylzinc, a 1 ml sample is cooled to — 196°C and treated with 2 ml of ethanol to give the ethoxide. During subsequent conversion to zinc nitrate (prior to pyrolysis to the oxide) by treatment with 3 ml of 30% nitric acid, cooling must be continued to avoid an explosion hazard. 

A mixture of the alcohol with formic acid rapidly self-heated, then reacted violently [1], A stirred mixture with cyanoacetic acid exploded violently after application of heat [2], Contact with acids causes self-condensation of the alcohol, which may be explosively violent under unsuitable physical conditions. The general mechanism has been discussed [3], The explosion hazards associated with the use of acidic catalysts to polymerise furfuryl alcohol may be avoided by using as catalyst the condensation product of 1,3-phenylenediamine and l-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane [4], See Nitric acid Alcohols (reference 6)... 

Temperature control during pressure hydrogenation of cis- or tram-isomers is essential, since at 155°C violent decomposition to carbon, hydrogen and carbon monoxide with development of over 1 kbar pressure will occur. The material should not be heated above 100°C, particularly if acid or base is present, to avoid exothermic polymerisation [1], The m-isomer is readily cyclised to 2,3-dimethylfuran, which promotes lire and explosion hazards. These were measured for the cis- and tram-isomers, and for fram-3-methyl-l-penten-4-yn-3-ol [2],... 

The dry finely powdered acid is a significant dust explosion hazard. 

Finely powdered pyrites, especially in presence of moisture, will rapidly heat spontaneously and ignite, particularly in contact with combustible materials [1]. Inert gas blanketing will prevent this [2], Precautions to reduce the self-ignition hazards of powdered pyrites, and the explosion hazards of pyrites-air mixtures in the furnaces of sulfuric acid plants have been detailed and discussed [3], Further studies on minimum moisture content of Portuguese pyrites for safe transportation and storage are reported [4],... 

White phosphorus ignites in contact with boiling sulfuric acid or its vapour [1], An explosion hazard exists at industrial scale under milder conditions [2], Even... 

Hydrochloric acid Clear, colorless liquid with no fire or explosion hazard. It is a moderate irritant to the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes and by ingestion and inhalation. Throat irritation occurs with concentrations of 35 ppm. Highly reactive with a wide variety of substances. 

In the third step, the chemical structure is used to determine if the substance is compatible with materials which are common to the process unit, such as air, water, oxidizers and combustibles, acids, alkalies, catalysts, trace metals, and process utilities (see Section 2.2.4). Even if the substance is considered to be a non-explosion hazard (both nonenergetic and compatible with the... 

UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS Never mix or store acids, oxidizing agents, Super Tropical Bleach (STB) or High Test Hypochlorite (HTH) together with DS2 fire or explosion may result. 

Fire and explosion hazards of processes involving the oxidation of hydrocarbons are reviewed, including oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexanone/cyclohexanol, ethylene to ethylene oxide, of cumene to its hydroperoxide, and of p-xylene to terephthalic acid. 

Several explosions or violent decompositions dining distillation of aldoximes may be attributable to presence of peroxides arising from autoxidation. The peroxides may form on the -C=NOH system (both aldehydes and hydroxylamines perox-idise [1]) or perhaps arise from unreacted aldehyde. Attention has been drawn to an explosion hazard inherent to ketoximes and many of their derivatives (and not limited to them). The hazard is attributed to inadvertent occurence of acidic conditions leading to highly exothermic Beckmann rearrangement reactions accompanied by potentially catastrophic gas evolution. Presence of acidic salts (iron(III)... 

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