Event
- Event ID
- 489
- Quality
- Description
- Hydrogen as product of the reaction process ignited and exploded.
[Zalosh and Short, 1978] - Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Hydrogen Release and Ignition
- Nature of the consequences
- Macro-region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Date
- Main component involved?
- Reactor / Oven / Furnace / Test Chamber
- How was it involved?
- Internal Explosion (H2-Air Mixture)
- Initiating cause
- Unknown
- Root causes
- Unknown (No additional details provided)
Facility
- Application
- Chemical Industry
- Sub-application
- cadmium sulphate production
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- Location type
- Confined
- Location description
- Unknown
- Operational condition
- Description of the facility/unit/process/substances
- Cadmium sulphate hydrate can be prepared by the reaction of cadmium metal or its oxide or hydroxide with dilute sulfuric acid. The process used appears starting from the oxide form.
CdO + H2SO4 → CdSO4 + H2O
Cd + H2SO4 → CdSO4 + H2
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of injured persons
- 0
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Currency
- US$
- Property loss (onsite)
- 5000
Event Nature
- Ignition delay
- Not reported
References
- Reference & weblink
Table II - Industrial Incidents of Appendix A of Zalosh and Short<br />
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN FIRE AND EXPLOSION INCIDENTS<br />
Quarterly Report No. 2 for Period December 1, 1977 - February 28, 1978<br />
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6566131<br />
(accessed September 2020)
JRC assessment
- Sources categories
- Zalosh
