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|  MATERIALS SUBJECT TO
SPONTANEOUS HEATING
DOE-HDBK-1081-94
Spontaneous Heating and Pyrophoricity
Tendency of
Usual shipping
spontaneous
container or
Precautions against
Name
heating
storage method
spontaneous heating
Remarks
Colors in oil
High
Drums, cans, glass
Avoid contact of leakage from
May be very dangerous if fabrics,
containers with rags, cotton, or
etc., are impregnated.
other fibrous combustible
materials.
Copra
Slight
Bulk
Keep cool and dry.
Heating possible if wet and hot.
Corn-meal feeds
High
Burlap bags, paper
Material should be processed
Usually contains an appreciable
bags, bulk
carefully to maintain safe
quantity of oil which has rather
moisture content and to cure
severe tendency to heat.
before storage.
Corn oil
Moderate
Barrels, tank cars
Avoid contact of leakage from
Dangerous heating of meals, etc.,
containers with rags, cotton, or
unlikely unless stored in large piles
other fibrous combustible
while hot.
materials.
Cottonseed
Low
Bags, bulk
Keep cool and dry.
Heating possible if piled wet and hot.
Cottonseed oil
Moderate
Barrels, tank cars
Avoid contact of leakage from
May cause heating of saturated
containers with rags, cotton, or
material in badly ventilated piles.
other fibrous combustible
materials.
Distillers' dried
Moderate
Bulk
Maintain moisture 7 to 10%;
Very dangerous if moisture content
grains with
cool below 100 F (38 C) before
is 5% or lower.
oil content
storage.
(Brewers' grains)
-no oil content
Moderate
Bulk
Maintain moisture 7 to 10%;
Very dangerous if moisture content
cool below 100 F (38 C) before
is 5% or lower.
storage.
Feeds, various
Moderate
Bulk, bags
Avoid extremely low or high
Ground feeds must be carefully
moisture content.
processed. Avoid loading or storing
unless cooled.
Fertilizers organic,
Moderate
Bulk, bags
Avoid extremely low or high
Organic fertilizers containing nitrates
inorganic,
moisture content.
must be carefully prepared to avoid
combination of both
combinations that might initiate
mixed
heating.
Fertilizers synthetic,
Moderate
Bulk, bags
Avoid free acid in preparation.
Ensure ventilation in curing process
containing nitrates
by small piles or artificial drafts. If
and organic matter
stored or loaded in bags, provide
ventilation space between bags.
Fish meal
High
Bags, bulk
Keep moisture 6 to 12% Avoid
Dangerous if overdried or packaged
exposure to heat.
over 100 F (38 C).
Fish oil
High
Barrels, drums, tank
Avoid contact of leakage from
Impregnated porous or fibrous
cars
containers with rags, cotton, or
materials are extremely dangerous.
other fibrous combustible
Tendency of various fish oils to heat
materials.
varies with origin.
Pyrophoricity
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