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BOC Immingham Dissolved Acetylene Project Environmental Statement: Vol. 2 Main Text<br />

Raw Materials and Resources Use and Storage<br />

Chemicals<br />

3.71 The main raw materials are carbide and water. Other process related chemicals include sulphuric<br />

acid and sodium hydroxide (for the scrubbers), glycol (for the cooling water system for cylinder<br />

filling) and acetone (as a solvent for the acetylene). An estimate of raw material and chemical<br />

usage is provided in Table 3.1, along with the location where the material is stored and the main<br />

form of secondary containments (as applicable).<br />

Material Form Usage<br />

Calcium carbide<br />

Sodium<br />

hydroxide<br />

Irregular solid<br />

lumps (5 mm<br />

80 mm)<br />

Table 3.1 Chemical Usage and Storage<br />

3,700 t/yr<br />

Storage<br />

Method<br />

Turnbins<br />

(1.8 t)<br />

Liquid

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