A presentation at the 2015 Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference, May 13-14, 2015, Overland Park, KS

1. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
Handling Releases
•Prepare
•Practice
•Prevent
Lou Jones – Ingredion
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2. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
Handling Releases – Be Prepared
• Know what to do before it happens
• Have an Emergency Plan (Red Book)
Lou Jones – Ingredion

3. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
Handling Releases – Be Prepared
• Know what to do before it happens
• Have an Emergency Plan (Red Book)
• Know your chemicals
• Compatibility/ Reactivity Matrix
Lou Jones – Ingredion

4. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
Handling Releases – Be Prepared
Lou Jones – Ingredion
Chemical Incompatibility
Chemical/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.

5. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
Handling Releases – Be Prepared
• Know what to do before it happens
• Have an Emergency Plan (Red Book)
• Know your chemicals
• Compatibility/ Reactivity Matrix
• Reportable Quantities
Lou Jones – Ingredion

6. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
Handling Releases – Be Prepared
Lou Jones – Ingredion

7. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
Handling Releases – Be Prepared
• Know what to do before it happens
• Have an Emergency Plan (Red Book)
• Know your chemicals
• Compatibility/ Reactivity Matrix
• Reportable Quantities
• Pre-prepared Calculations and/or Tables
Lou Jones – Ingredion

8. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
Handling Releases – Be Prepared
Lou Jones – Ingredion
Chlorine Matrix
1. Simple Formula for Chlorine Release
Volume (gal) X Density (lbs/gal) X (Concentration(ppm)/1,000,000) = Released Pounds
Notes:
1. Sanitizing make-up solution concentrations will typically 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 million (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. The 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 spilling 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

9. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
Handling Releases – Be Prepared
• Know Who to Contact and When
Lou Jones – Ingredion

10. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
Handling Releases – Be Prepared
• Know Who to Contact and When
• Know Your SPCC (Spill Prevention,
Controls & Countermeasures)
Lou Jones – Ingredion

11. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
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
Lou Jones – Ingredion

12. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
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
Lou Jones – Ingredion

13. Mid-America Environmental Compliance Conference - 2014
Handling Releases
Lou Jones – Ingredion