Re: isopentane aka 2 methyl butane storage
Along the same lines - Is anyone storing there 2.5% Gum Mastic in an explosion proof refrigerator?
Mary Reeves
Technical Specialist
Histology
1-352-265-0680 ext 7-2113
>>> Gayle Callis 06/05/03 11:16AM >>>
This solvent must be stored in an EXPLOSION proof freezer as all flammable,
volatile solvents in a laboratory should be stored. To see what can
happen, read the last and excellent Histo Logic as to what happened at the
University of Arkansas when isopentane was put into a regular freezer!
KABOOM! with extremely expensive consequences. Mainly they are lucky no
one was killed when the lab went to the moon.
I believe you can access this publication via Sakura Finetek website, Vinny
might comment on this.
Gayle Callis
MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
Research Histopathology Supervisor
Veterinary Molecular Biology - Marsh Lab
Montana State University - Bozeman
S. 19th and Lincoln St
Bozeman MT 59717-3610
406 994-6367 (lab with voice mail)
406 994-4303 (FAX)
email: gcallis@montana.edu
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