HIAD Specific Application Supply Chain Stage: Unintended Hydrogen Production - Chemical Reaction

An empty 100-m reservoir of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) exploded at 9:15 am at a chemical site. Installed directly above its retention basin at a height of several metres, this reservoir was projected and…

To repair a corroded flange on a 4500 liter sulfuric acid bowser outlet pipe, an angle grinder was being used to prepare the surface for welding. Within a few seconds of starting work there was a…

In the collective treatment plant of a chemical platform, the truck tank of 25 m containing hydrochloric acid (HCl) rose in pressure at 11 am; leakage of acid solution and gas evolution occurred in…

Fire of drums containing lithium metal powder: Spontaneous combustion took place at drums containing lithium metal powder which were charged with argon gas for experiments. While lithium metal powder…

Fire following vapour explosion at a plant making titanium sponge due to design errors: A vapour explosion, followed by a fire, occurred at a drier in a plant making titanium sponge. When titanium…