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Its not surprising that many people have never heard of ethylene oxide (EO). After all, its an intermediate chemical. That means we use EO to make lots of other products. What is surprising to many people is just how many things are built on EO chemistry.
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Safe Transportation of Ethylene Oxide EO manufacturers load and ship thousands of rail cars throughout North America annually, all in specially designed high-pressure rail cars. Over the past three decades, manufacturers, consumers, rail carriers, and governmental regulatory agencies, working together, have achieved an exceptional safety record related to the transfer of this product. Specific safety-related components included on all ethylene oxide rail cars include: Heat shields, which extend the ability of tanks to withstand loss of strength when exposed to external fires Product tanks constructed of fine-grain high-strength steel with pressure ratings of 300 psig or greater High-strength metal shields on the end of the cars to improve the cars ability to retain tank integrity during a collision or derailment Rail-car housing areas for protection against transfer Valve damage during a collision or derailment Excess-flow valves inside the product tank to prevent release of product if car transfer valves are severely damaged Dow and its affiliates are active members of organizations endorsing the principles of Responsible Care for the production and use of this product. Ethylene oxide was first prepared by French chemist Charles-Adolphe Wurtz in 1859. In 1931, another French chemist, Theodore Lefort, improved the means of preparing EO with direct oxidation of ethylene with air or oxygen. Since 1940, nearly all EO is produced by this method.
Published August 2007 Printed in U.S.A.
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