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I'd bet dollars-to-donuts it will come down to "human error". What have we seen so far for the ultimate causes for Biodiesel Plant fires? There was one where a guy mistaken re-routed the concentrated sulfuric acid line into a methoxide holding tank, or something like that. That was a "smart" one: nothing like a rapid acid-base reaction in a sealed container full of flammables. I recall one where a guy was welding on an empty methanol holding tank, without the tank being purged. Misinformed or careless, I can't recall. Though I do seem to think the poor guy was misinformed: told it was purged and took their word for it. What I DON'T recall are any of the mistakes home-brewers make: i.e., I've never read an article where the oil heating system was left on. Or a pump overheated and shorted out. Or a plastic washing tank was melted by a heating element. Those could almost be considered "equipment failures"; as in you should have built with better equipment! | |||
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