Maintaining the proper temperature of a chemical is often critical for safe storage. For example, sodium hydroxide, at a 50% concentration will start to crystalize at or below temperatures of 60 degrees Fahrenheit. With Poly Processing tanks, heat pads and insulation are available to maintain the specific temperature of the chemical being stored. Heating pads and foam insulation combine to maintain the chemical temperature even when the tank is exposed to lower ambient temperatures.
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Fittings and Accessories,
Tank Design and Materials
Installing ultrasonic level systems for your tanks allows you to monitor liquid levels with added safety and less chance of contamination. These systems constantly track how much is in the tank and display the information remotely.
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Fittings and Accessories
Secondary containment is an important financial safeguard that helps plant operators mitigate the risks associated with chemical spills. With containment options such as open-top vertical tanks and concrete basins, rain, debris and other environmental factors can lead to potential equipment damage and contamination of any chemical that might get into the interstitial space. For these reasons, the initial costs of investing in a SAFE-Tank system versus other secondary containment options, not to mention the potential lifetime savings on maintenance costs, is well worth it.
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Fittings and Accessories,
Tank Design and Materials
It’s common knowledge that the chemical application of any industrial storage system is key to knowing which type of tank to choose. The same holds true for the fittings and accessories used on the chemical storage tank. Let’s take a closer look at chemical compatibility in regards to gaskets and fittings, and how the B.O.S.S. Fitting® (bolted one-piece sure seal) works.
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Fittings and Accessories
In some chemical storage tank applications, it is necessary to install a ladder to allow for inspection, to check gauges, and to service level sensors or mixers. But what ladder options are available, and which ones are best for the chemical you’re storing?
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Fittings and Accessories
Tank blanketing is also referred to as tank padding, and it describes the process of applying an inert gas to the vapor space (or unused space) that exists above the chemical inside a storage tank. Tank blanketing is mainly used to add a layer of gas (usually nitrogen) to keep air or moisture from a chemical inside the tank. Since water and oxygen can degrade some chemicals, a nitrogen blanket may help increase the life of that chemical.
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Fittings and Accessories
We’re all well versed on how important it is to choose your chemical storage tank based on the specific chemical you’re storing. The same goes for the pump you choose. Just as there are different tank options better for one chemical or another, certain chemicals and the location of pump require pump design and selection by an expert. Your Poly Processing distributor has carefully been chosen to be a systems expert, capable of combining features of the tank with other fluid handling equipment such as the pump.
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Fittings and Accessories
Many people think that a double-walled storage tank provides a total solution to secondary containment within a chemical tank storage system. And, for the most part, that is true. A tank-within-a-tank, made from high-density cross-linked polyethylene can provide 110% containment. But, what about the fitting on the tank? Is that also contained? If a chemical storage tank system is configured the right way with a transition fitting, your tank is truly protected, and its integrity maintained, but missing the proper fitting can be an especially costly mistake.
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Fittings and Accessories
Chemical leaks present major challenges on a multitude of levels. Not only do they indicate something has gone wrong, but they can cause damage to storage facilities, danger to employees, cost enormous amounts to fix and cleanup, and waste the chemical you’re storing.
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Fittings and Accessories
The butterfly valve, a lightweight but strong shutoff valve great for IMFO® drains, is easy to install and available in different materials and sizes. One of the many fittings available through Poly Processing, the butterfly valve can be a nice option for your chemical storage tank system.
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Fittings and Accessories
