NaCN Charging

[Vishal Kumar]

How to charge NaCN in a reactor...hopper wont work i think as it is extremely fatal chemical PEL value being so low...so any provision anyone has experienced in charging hazardous solid chemical.? Will a closed cabin arrangement work?

 

[MJCronin]

What has your NaCN supplier told you ? ..... He handles the chemical ..

Ask him for a "Storage and Handling Guideline" .... if he wants to continue sales, he will help you out ...


MJCronin
Sr. Process Engineer

 

[shvet]

NaCN is not so toxic as for me. We handled more hazardous, for example HCN and P₂S₅
Answer depends on type of packing. For extremely hazardous chemicals we use leaktight equipment. For example see:
- Dec Group DCS
- Hecht CFE-K or CFE-L
You will find more special devices in catalogs on sites ehsnow.com, palamatic.com, metolift.com, servolift.de, iedco.com, muellersyshand.com, csv-ls.com.
The same situation with dosing equipment for loading of bulk materials into a vessel, for example see this device. There are a lot of companies and devices for safe unloading, storage, transport and dosing. Any type of material can be handled in a safe manner, price is the only matter.