Acrylic Acid Design, Loading, and Installation.

Although no two Acrylic acid loading solutions will be identical, the product itself determines much of the critical design criteria that will ensure that optimum safety and productivity can work together in harmony. 

Acrylic acid is used mainly in the formation of polymers used in plastics, adhesives, coatings, elastomers, and paints.  It can also be found in the production of medical products, detergents, and wastewater treatment chemicals.

In the United States, Acrylic acid is a “tight-fill” (closed-loop) loading operation and is loaded into rail cars via chemical hoses or 3” stainless steel loading arms. Acrylic acid, if not handled properly can cause serious injuries and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required. Additionally, because operators are on top of the vehicles during the loading process, robust, well-designed fall prevention is essential to ensure increased throughput, without compromising operator safety.

Acrylic acid is typically shipped in 26,000 gallon DOT-111 insulated or non-insulated tank cars with safety valves.  The rails cars themselves are ~ 9′ outside diameter with an overall length of ~45’ to 50′, with a 6’ x 6’ center opening or off-set crash box openings.

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