From: Harry J. Elston <helston**At_Symbol_Here**MIDWESTCHEMSAFETY.COM>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Incidents of pyrophorics in storage
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 10:33:18 -0500
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Message-ID: CAJ2hcffG0kcV-6S+BW3HBwuOxjVG3FdJ669wcgrhO4BUejjUvA**At_Symbol_Here**mail.gmail.com
Demystify:
Does anyone have an example of a container failure of a pyrophoric substance in storage, or even broader, ignition of a stored pyrophore? I cannot find anything in my stack of stuff apart from finely divided metallic hydrides that have self heated/ignited after >20+ years of storage of the former metal.
+++++++ Harry J. Elston, Ph.D., CIH Principal Company Information Google+ Twitter: **At_Symbol_Here**MidwestChemSafe
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