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POLYMER REACTION ENGINEERING - 10TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
Volume 302, Issue -, Pages 273-279Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/masy.201000068
Keywords
adiabatic calorimetry; differential scanning calorimetry; inhibitors; mitigation system; runaway; storage and transport safety
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In this work the analysis of an accident in transport of dangerous goods is proposed. The objective of this study is to contribute to the determination of the causes that brought about the self-polymerization of commercial divinylbenzene (DVB 63%) contained in an iso-container, in order to prevent this accident to happen in the future. Time and conditions during transport and storage of monomers (in particular the storage temperature) are very important factors, that affect the self-polymerization aptitude of these substances. To stabilize this monomer, usually 4-tert-Butylcatechol (TBC) is added at a level of 900-1200 ppm by weight to act as an inhibitor to prevent the self-initiated autopolymerization of the material. In particular one hypothesis has been investigated: probably the quantity of oxygen in the tanker was insufficient to activate properly the inhibition mechanism of TBC. From this consideration the self-polymerization of DVB and the inhibition mechanism of TBC have been studied as a function of temperature and monomer exposure to air. Different calorimetric techniques have been applied, in particular Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Adiabatic Calorimetry, to investigate the causes of the accident.
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