The explosion at Shell Moerdijk in June this year was caused by overpressure in the reactor of the plant. Reported that Shell Wednesday after completing an internal investigation
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The incident on June 3, occurred in one of the factories where raw materials are produced. for the production of plastics The catalyst, which helps to keep it in motion of the chemical process, it was at the time of the explosion just changed and was made ready for production. If a catalyst is changed, it is rinsed with heated liquid ethylbenzene. That did not go well, says Shell. The temperature and the pressure in the reactor were quickly, leading to the explosion opened. Furthermore, even small changes in the composition of the catalyst contributed to the incident
The explosion and fire were two people slightly injured
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