Jones, Lou, Ingredion Inc., Handling Releases, 2015 MECC KC

Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014

Handling Releases

•Prepare•Practice•Prevent

Lou Jones – Ingredion

P 3


Handling Releases – Be Prepared

• Know what to do before it happens

• Have an Emergency Plan (Red Book)






• Know your chemicals• Compatibility/ Reactivity Matrix





Chemical IncompatibilityChemical/Chemical HCl Acetic Anhydride Caustic Hydrogen Peroxide Sodium Hypochlorite Sulfuric Acid QUAT

Acetic Acid formed Decomposition

HCl Heat, HCl NaCl and Water to water and oxygen Chlorine Gas and Heat and HCl No reaction

Fumes, Acetic HEAT Heat and HCl vapors HEAT gas evolution Heat given off

Acid Fumes due to dilution of

HCl

Peracetic acid formed Formation of Acetic

Acetic Acid formed which is unstable and could Acid with acetic

Acetic Anhydride Heat, HCl Sodium Acetate explode if left to age Chlorine Gas and Heat Acetic Acid formed anhydride fumes

Fumes, Acetic formed and Heat Acetic Anhydride Vapors Sodium Acetate formed HEAT HEAT

Acid Fumes H2O2 Decomposion to water

and oxygen, HEAT

NaCl formation Sodium Acetate formed H2O2 decomposes No reaction Sodium sulfate and Formation of Quat 151

Caustic Heat and Water Heat and Acetic to water and O2 Heat of dilution water formed epoxide and heat

Generation Anhydride vapors HEAT HEAT!

Peracetic acid formed No reaction or

Decomposition which is unstable and could H2O2 decomposes No reaction, slight H2O2 decomposes hazardous

Hydrogen Peroxide to water and oxygen explode if left to age to water and O2 heat give off to water and O2 decomposition

Heat and HCl vapors Acetic Anhydride Vapors HEAT HEAT

H2O2 Decomposion to water

and oxygen, HEAT

Formation of Quat 151

Sodium Hypochlorite Chlorine Gas and Chlorine Gas and Heat No reaction No reaction, slight Chlorine Gas and epoxide and heat

Heat Sodium Acetate formed Heat of dilution heat give off HEAT There should be NO

Cl2 gas formation.

Sulfuric Acid Heat and HCl Acetic Acid formed Sodium sulfate and H2O2 decomposes Chlorine Gas and No Reaction

gas evolution HEAT water formed to water and O2 HEAT Heat given off from

dilution of sulfuric acid

No reaction Formation of Acetic

Heat given off Acid with acetic Formation of Quat 151 No reaction or Formation of Quat 151 No Reaction

QUAT due to dilution of anhydride fumes epoxide and heat hazardous epoxide and heat Heat given off from

HCl HEAT decomposition There should be NO dilution of sulfuric acid

Cl2 gas formation.






• Reportable Quantities










• Reportable Quantities

• Pre-prepared Calculations and/or Tables





Chlorine Matrix

1. Simple Formula for Chlorine Release

Volume (gal) X Density (lb

s/gal) X (Concentration(ppm)/1,000,000) = Released Pounds

Notes:

1. Sanitizing make-up solution concentrations will ty

pically be 500 to 2000 ppm.

2. Sodium Hypochlorite is purchased as a 12.5% solution.

3. Sodium Hypochlorite tank storage tank size is 20,000 gallons.

2. Sodium Hypochlorite Density

% Chlorine

Solution Density (lbs/gal)

0.1% (1,000 ppm)

8.4

5.25%

9.0

15.00%

9.5

* Substitute parts per m

illion (ppm) concentration with % concentration by dividing % by 100.

3. Examples

a) 10,000 gallons of hypochlorite solution was sent to

waste treatment where the pH was 6.0. T

he concentration of the hypochlorite solution was 500 ppm, how much chlorine was released?

Volume (10,000 gallons) X Density (8.4 lbs/gal) X Concentration (500 ppm/1,000,000) = 42 lbs of chlorine released if 100% reacted

b) A 30,000 gallon tank of 15.5% hypochlorite ruptured spillin

g 100% of its contents on the ground. A

quick check of the ground pH showed a 4.5 reading and the spilled solution had no

detectable chlorine, how much chlorine was released?

Volume (30,000 gallons) X Density (9.5 lbs/gal) X Concentration (15.5%/100) = 44,175 lbs of chlorine escaped



• Know Who to Contact and When




• Know Who to Contact and When

• Know Your SPCC (Spill Prevention, Controls & Countermeasures)



Handling Releases – Practice

• Run Table Top Drills and Field Exercises

• Information Should be at Your Finger Tips

• Actually Call/Test the Listed Numbers

• Identify and Follow-up on Issues



Handling Releases – Prevent

• Evaluate Transfer/Unloading Areas

• Routine Inspection of Equipment

• Routine Inspection of Containment

• Routine Inspection of SPCC Supplies

• Review of Unloading Procedures

• Audit Practice vs. Procedures



Handling Releases


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