Melamine Foam for Handling Laboratory Liquid Chemical Leaks

CHENGDU, China - Jan. 3, 2024 - PRLog -- During experiment, containers containing chemicals often break or spill unexpectedly, causing chemical leakage. Therefore, simple, effective, and rapid safety technical measures need to be taken to eliminate or reduce the danger caused by leakage and prevent chemical leakage from turning into combustion, explosion and other vicious accidents.

When a leak occurs, first try to confirm what substance leaked and whether the leak may cause other dangers. If necessary, notify the fire brigade and emergency services and ask for their help.

After judging that the leakage can be handled by yourself, the leakage volume must be estimated. A leakage below 500ml is considered a small leakage, a leakage between 500ml and 1500ml is considered a medium leakage, and a leakage exceeding 1500ml is considered a large leakage.

Small leakage: You can use a laboratory reagent leak disposal box to quickly deal with on-site leaks, and use melamine foam with strong adsorption power to absorb and wipe them. Put the waste-absorbed melamine foam into a waste collection bag, label it to indicate the degree of danger, and hand it over to a professional agency for disposal.

Medium leakage: Use chemical leakage disposal kits to provide personal protection for experimenters first, and then use melamine foam with strong adsorption capacity (https://www.sinoyqx.com/products/melamine-foam/) to absorb and wipe the leakage. Put the waste-absorbed melamine foam into a waste collection bag, label it to indicate the degree of danger, and hand it over to a professional agency for disposal.

Large leakage: All laboratory personnel evacuate the floor and isolate the leaked contaminated area (if there is a leak of flammable and explosive chemicals, you must call the police and request fire protection professionals for rescue, and at the same time protect and control the scene) . If there is a power outage in the laboratory, the laboratory safety officer or safety responsible person will report it to the relevant departments and leaders, and arrange professionals from the unit to handle it as appropriate. Disposal personnel are strictly prohibited from acting alone and must be equipped with complete personal protective equipment: chemical protective masks, respiratory masks, protective clothing, protective goggles, protective gloves, and protective shoe covers.

Disposal process:

1. Carry out gas detection, promptly discover whether there are flammable and explosive gases, and enter the laboratory when the gas detection is safe;

2. Open the windows for ventilation;

3. Use melamine foam with strong adsorption force to contain the leakage area;

4. Use melamine foam adsorption materials to cover and absorb on-site leakage;

5. Put the melamine foam that has absorbed waste into a waste collection bag, label it to indicate the degree of danger, and hand it over to a professional agency for processing.

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