I would suggest looking up chlorine dioxide incidents.  While working for one of my previous employers, we had a pallet of 1 gallon containers self ignite when placed outside in the sun.  When chlorine dioxide spills and then dries it can self ignite with very little energy input.

Anyone looking for more detail, please give me a call.

Aaron

Cell  609-472-0046

I can't think of such an instance, but Fred may have come across something.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-ungaretta-b287482a

He's been in the High haz biz as long as anyone.

 

Ron Harvey

Echelon Environmental

843-599-0330

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronharvey/

 

 

 

 

From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU> On Behalf Of Harry J. Elston
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Incidents of pyrophorics in storage

 

Does anyone have an example of a container failure of a pyrophoric substance in storage, or even broader, ignition of a stored pyrophore?  I cannot find anything in my stack of stuff apart from finely divided metallic hydrides that have self heated/ignited after >20+ years of storage of the former metal.  

 

"In storage" is key here.

 

Please respond offline to me: helston**At_Symbol_Here**midwestchemsafety.com 

 

Thanks,

 

Harry

 

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