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The end product specification of a process may be defined by a customer (e.g. gas quality), by transport requirements (e.g. pipeline corrosion protection), or by storage considerations (e.g. pour point). Product specifications normally do not change, and one may be expected to deliver within narrow tolerances, though specification can be subject to negotiation with the customer, for example In gas contracts. 

According to an elegant remark by Davies [5], "Modem scientific data handling is multitechnique, multisystem, and manufacturer-independent, with results being processed remotely from the measuring apparatus. Indeed, data exchange and storage are steps of the utmost importance in the data acquisition pathway. The simplest way to store data is to define some special format (i.e., collection of rules) of a flat file. Naturally, one cannot overestimate the importance of databases, which are the subject of Chapter 5 in this book. Below we discuss three simple, yet efficient, data formats. 

Once the characteristic level is determined, the flavor is put into panel tests. After it passes these panel tests it is then subjected to storage stabihty. 

In unalloyed steel containers formamide discolors slowly during shipment and storage. Both copper and brass are also subject to corrosion, particularly in the presence of water. Lead is less readily attacked. Aluminum and stainless steel are resistant to attack by formamide and should be used for shipping and storage containers where the color of the product is important or when metallic impurities must be minimized. Formamide attacks natural mbber but not neoprene. As a result of the solvent action of formamide, most protective paints and finishes are unsatisfactory when in contact with formamide. Therefore, formamide is best shipped in containers made of stainless steel or in dmms made of, or coated with, polyethylene. Formamide supphed by BASF is packed in Lupolen dmms (230 kg) or Lupolen canisters (60 kg) both in continental Europe and overseas. 

The acceptance of optical data storage iato the mass storage market, which is as yet exclusively dominated by magnetic systems, will be fundamentally boosted if optical drives and media are subject to uniform standards and become fully compatible, and multiuser drives are offered which enable the user to employ alternatively CD-ROM and EOD disks, and maybe WORM disks as well (and CD-R disks, respectively). A prerequisite, however, will be whether rewritable optical memories will use the MOR or the PCR process. This accord especially will be hard to reach. 

Magnetooptic Materials. The appHcation of magnetooptic effects to optical memory systems, such as for laser beam writing and magnetooptic read, has been the subject of much research. Magnetooptic storage media offer the potential of storing over 120 Mbit/cm of information without contact of the read/write head which would thus be very competitive to floppy disks and tape. 

Methanol is stable under normal storage conditions. Methanol is not subject to hazardous polymerization reactions, but can react violendy with strong oxidizing agents. The greatest hazard involved in handling methanol is the danger of fire or explosion. The NFPA classifies methanol as a serious fire hazard. 

Free- Vibration Methods. Free-vibration instmments subject a specimen to a displacement and allow it to vibrate freely. The oscillations are monitored for frequency and damping characteristics as they disappear. The displacement is repeated again and again as the specimen is heated or cooled. The results are used to calculate storage and loss modulus data. The torsional pendulum and torsional braid analy2er (TBA) are examples of free-vibration instmments. 

According to the National Board of Fire Underwriters, activated carbons normally used for water treatment pose no dust explosion ha2ard and are not subject to spontaneous combustion when confined to bags, dmms, or storage bins (64). However, activated carbon bums when sufficient heat is appbed the ignition point varies between about 300 and 600°C (65). 

Explosibility and Fire Control. As in the case of many other reactive chemicals, the fire and explosion hazards of ethylene oxide are system-dependent. Each system should be evaluated for its particular hazards including start-up, shut-down, and failure modes. Storage of more than a threshold quantity of 5000 lb (- 2300 kg) of the material makes ethylene oxide subject to the provisions of OSHA 29 CER 1910 for "Highly Hazardous Chemicals." Table 15 summarizes relevant fire and explosion data for ethylene oxide, which are at standard temperature and pressure (STP) conditions except where otherwise noted. 

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