Chemical Spill Kit
Cleaning up chemical spill kit up to 20L, 60L, 120L and 240 liters in volume, this spill kit is designed for sites operating static storage tanks or spill pallet.
Product Details
- 20L / 60L / 120L / 240L Heavy duty, water proof container with two wheels, filled with sorbents.
- Place in a specific location or use to back-up your site response team.
- Sorbents are made of polypropylene melt blown nonwoven.
- Absorbed liquids Aggressive Chemicals, Acids & Corrosive Fluids
- Sales unit: Yellow Container
- Storage: Keep dry and away from sunshine. Does not freeze.
- Waste: According to the regulation.
Cleaning up Oil spill kit up to 20L, 60L, 120L and 240 liters in volume, this spill kit is designed for sites operating static storage tanks or spill pallet. It only absorbs Oil or fuel and repel water.
Product Details
- 20L / 60L / 120L / 240L Heavy duty, water proof container with two wheels, filled with sorbents.
- Place in a specific location or use to back-up your site response team.
- Sorbents are made of polypropylene melt blown nonwoven.
- Absorbed : Oil & Fuel only
- Sales unit: Yellow Container
- Storage: Keep dry and away from sunshine. Does not freeze.
- Waste: According to the regulation.
What is the Absorbent Pads?
Absorbent Pads are commonly used to absorb spills and capture leaks from containers, machinery, pumps and hoses. These pads are manufactured from melt blown polypropylene. They have dimples and scrim for greater durability.
Like golf clubs and kitchen knives, absorbent pads are designed for different tasks, which is why selecting the right one is important. They all have the same general function of cleaning up spills (or catching them as they happen), but it’s what needs to be mopped up that dictates which is the right ‘tool for the job’.
Absorbent pads come in three basic types – to deal with (1) oil, (2) chemicals, and (3) water or general tasks. There’s a colour coding system to explain which one does what job:
- Oil absorbent pads are white
- Chemical absorbent pads are yellow
- General purpose and water absorbent pads are black or grey; these are also known as ‘maintenance’ absorbent pads
White oil absorbent pads
These are made using clever polymers or cotton fibres that are hydrophobic. This means they actually repel water, making them ideal for lifting oil from the surface of ponds and streams. The benefit with this type of pad is that its entire capacity for absorption is therefore used on the spill, which needs to be cleaned up, rather than the pre-existing water, which doesn’t. The other benefit of using a white oil absorbent pad is that the absorbed oil changes the colour of the pad, so it’s easy to see when it’s ‘full’ and needs replacing. (The accompanying picture shows these pads in use during an oil spill in Thailand).
Yellow chemical absorbent pads
These are the ones to use to absorb all industrial liquids, including aggressive chemicals, like those that are corrosive or caustic, as well as coolants and any solvent-based spill. It’s important to remember that aggressive chemicals soaked up by these pads remain aggressive, as a result of which two things are worth mentioning.
Firstly, as much care should be taken with handling and disposing of the pads as would have been the case with the original chemical itself. Secondly, because of their robust polypropylene construction they won’t break up in or after use, which would make the clean-up unnecessarily awkward and potentially hazardous.
