Carbon dioxide shipment

Production and Shipment. Estimated adiponitrile production capacities in the U.S. in 1992 were about 625 thousand metric tons and worldwide capacity was in excess of lO metric tons. The DOT/IMO classification for adiponitrile is class 6.1 hazard, UN No. 2205. It requires a POISON label on all containers and is in packing group III. Approved materials of constmction for shipping, storage, and associated transportation equipment are carbon steel and type 316 stainless steel. Either centrifugal or positive displacement pumps may be used. Carbon dioxide or chemical-foam fire extinguishers should be used. There are no specifications for commercial adiponitrile. The typical composition is 99.5 wt % adiponitrile. Impurities that may be present depend on the method of manufacture, and thus, vary depending on the source. 

Shipment. The DOT/IMO shipping information is shown in Table 6. Approved materials of constmction for shipping, storage, and associated transportation equipment are lined carbon steel (DOT spec. 105 S 500W) and type 316 stainless steel. Water spray, carbon dioxide, chemical-foam, or dry-chemical fire extinguishers may be used. 

SoHd carbon dioxide is produced ia blocks by hydrauHc presses. Standard presses produce blocks 25 x 25 x 25 cm, 50 x 25 x 25 cm, or 50 X 50 X 25 cm. A 25-cm cube of dry ice weighs 23 kg, allowiag for about 10% sublimatioa loss duriag storage and shipment (some 27-kg blocks are also produced). Dry ice is about 1.7 times as dense as water ice, whereas its net refrigerating effect on a weight basis is twice that of water ice. Automation and improved operating cycles have iacreased dry-ice press capacities so that one 50 x 50 x 30 cm press can produce more than thirty metric tons of dry-ice blocks per day (42). 

Stainless steel or epoxy-lined tank cars and tank tmcks are recommended for shipping. Aluminum also has been used. The tank can be flushed with carbon dioxide before loading and blanketed with nitrogen after loading. Dmm shipments are recommended in epoxy-lined open-head dmms fitted with a bung. Dimer acids and their by-products contaminated with iron or copper show accelerated color deterioration. Exposure to these metals or their salts should be minimised. 

Carbon dioxide supply, for the molten carbonate fuel cell, 72 220 Carbon dioxide ternary systems, phase behavior of, 24 4—5 Carbon diselenide, 22 75t Carbon disulfide, 4 822-842 23 567, 568, 621. See also CS2 in cellulose xanthation, 77 254 chemical reactions, 4 824—828 diffusion coefficient in air at 0° C, 7 70t economic aspects, 4 834-835 electrostatic properties of, 7 621t handling, shipment, and storage, 4 833-834... 

If desired, the methylmagnesium carbonate can be recovered as a white, brittle solid by evaporation of the solution under vacuum at temperatures up to 100°C. Unlike magnesium methoxide, which becomes almost completely insoluble on recovery as a solid, methylmagnesium carbonate solid is very soluble in methanol but tends to dissolve faster if the methanol is presaturated with carbon dioxide. The solid form provides a convenient method of storage or shipment of the material, much like instant coffee. 

There will be pressure for international transport of carbon dioxide because massive, secure reservoirs may well not be available in many countries. This will mean the development of economical and secure oceanic shipment of C02. Again, this will build on an existing base of experience, but one that is at present limited to the operation of three ships throughout the world. 

Another expedient to improve the balance in the supply of chlorine and caustic is to increase the consumption of sodium hydroxide by diverting part or all of this product to production of sodium carbonate (soda ash) [51]. This process reacts sodium hydroxide with the carbon dioxide of clean flue gas (Eq. 8.60). It also simplifies shipment of the product in a dry... 

Under the appropriate DOT and TC regulations, liquid or gaseous carbon dioxide is authorized for shipment as follows [12, 13]... 

Liquefied carbon dioxide is also authorized for shipment in portable tanks conforming to specification DOT 51. The minimum design pressure is the same as for cargo tanks. 

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